B1 S1 Energy Transfer

1. Plants get the food they use for energy and growth by ____.

• making it from sunlight.
• absorbing it from the soil.
• eating small insects.
• breaking down bacteria.

2. The diagram shows a transfer of energy in the ecosystem. What belongs on the blank in the first box of the diagram.

• Bacteria
• Soil
• Sun
• Water

3. For plants to make food, they need water, carbon dioxide and

• nutrients from the soil
• energy from the sun
• dead and decaying animals
• minerals found in rocks

4. Which of the following supports the transfer of energy between members of an ecosystem?

• All organisms depend on other organisms for food.
• Every animal gets its energy from another animal.
• All organisms will be eaten by another organism at some time.
• The original source of energy for ALL organisms is the sun.

5. Animals get the energy they need for growth and repair from ____.

• the action of muscles.
• protective coloration.
• the food they eat.
• avoiding predators.

6. ___________ means to make the body well again.

• Energy
• Body Repair
• Growth
• Motion

7. What is needed to do work or cause change?

• Body Repair
• Motion
• Energy
• Growth

8. An increase in size, abundance, or complexity is called ________________.

• Body Repair
• Energy
• Growth
• Motion

9. ____________ is how an object moves from one place to another.

• Body Repair
• Energy
• Growth
• Motion

10. Which of the following food chains represents the correct flow of energy from the sun?

• Grass --> Rabbit --> Wolf
• Rabbit --> Grass --> Wolf
• Wolf --> Rabbit --> Grass
• Grass --> Wolf --> Rabbit