Ecology Vocab. Review!

Air, water, light, minerals, and temperature are all what kind of factors?

• Abiotic

• Living

• Biotic

• Block

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All the organisms of a certain kind in a particular place is known as

• Biosphere

• Carrying capacity

• Population

• Ecological niche

_______ are organisms that feed by breaking down organic matter from dead organisms.

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One of the steps in a food chain or food pyramid is called _______ ______.

Limiting factors stop a population from growing endlessly.

• True

• False

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Humans are

• carnivores

• omnivores

• herbivores

• detritivores

Where does the energy start in this food chain?

• Plant
• Sun
• Deer
• Wolf

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What's the role of consumers in a food chain?

• Use sunlight to make food 
• Eat other species and keep them from overpopulating
• Break down dead stuff
• Add nutrients to the soil

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What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?

• Use sunlight to make food
• Eat other organisms to gain energy
• Make the food for the whole food chain
• Break down dead organisms and add nutrients to the soil

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Which type of consumer eats plants only?

• Herbivores
• Omnivores
• Carnivores
• Scavengers