Ecology Packet #1: Quiz

A major regional or global community of organisms is a(n) __________.

• biome
• community

• ecosystem

• biosphere

A(n) __________ is all of the living things as well as the nonliving things in an area.

A group of different species that all live together in one area is a(n) __________.

Put the following in order from largest to smallest level of organization: community, biome, population, individual, ecosystem.

• individual

• ecosystem

• population

• biome

• community

Wind and rocks are two examples of _______ factors.

Fungi and plants are two examples of ______ factors.

Which three words or phrases describe an organism that eats other organisms as "food"?

• heterotroph

• producer

• can make their own food

• consumer

• can not make their own food

Which three words or phrases describe an organism that can do photosynthesis or chemosynthesis?

• heterotroph

• producer

• can make their own food

• autotroph

• can not make their own food

Choose the possible energy sources for producers?

• chemicals like sulfates from hydrothermal vents in the ocean

• plants

• sunlight

• detritus

What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

Groups:

(a) Food Chains

,

(b) Food Webs

,

(c) Both

• begin with a producer

• shows one feeding relationship

• arrows show the movement of energy

• includes trophic levels

• shows the most biodiversity

• shows multiple feeding relationship