Ecology 1

A community of living and nonliving things in their natural environment makes up a 

• habitat
• ecosystem
• community
• population

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What is a producer?

• an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
• an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
• an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
• an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

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What is a herbivore?

• an animal that gets energy from eating other animals
• an organism that gets energy from eating only plants
• an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
• an animal that eats only decomposers

An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer
• carnivore

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A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________

• food pyramid
• food web
• energy pyramid
• food chains

An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer
• scavenger

What is a carnivore?

• an animal that gets energy by eating other animals
• An animal that gets energy by eating only plants
• an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals
• an animal that makes its own energy through photosynthesis

An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a 

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore
• decomposer

Which of the following is NOT a consumer

• grass
• dog
• shark
• fish

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Which of the following is a living part of the ecosystem?

• Air
• Sunlight
• Mushroom
• Soil

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