Ecology Test

Front

Role of mushrooms in an ecosystem's food chain? Options: decomposer, herbivore, predator, producer

Back

decomposer

Front

In a food chain made of grass, mice, snakes, and owls, which consumer level has the greatest amount of energy available to it?

Back

grass

Front

Which type of consumer feeds on BOTH plants and animals?

Back

omnivore

Front

Which of the following is an abiotic factor? human, air, frog, grass

Back

air

Front

Under a log, Kendrick finds ants, termites, worms, and roaches. All of these organisms belong to a(n)_____.

Back

community

Front

Jordin sees many deer crossing the road while she is riding her bike through the countryside. All of the deer belong to a __________. Options: community, population, organism, abiotic factor

Back

population

Front

Why do producers have the most energy available to them?

Back

The sun provides their energy.

Front

On an energy pyramid, what is located at trophic level number 2?

Back

herbivores

Front

The role or job of an organism in an ecosystem is called its ________.

Back

niche

Front

Animals are _____________________; they obtain energy when they feed on producers and other animals.

Back

consumers