Ecology Review 2

A plant is an example of a/an ___________________________ or a ___________________________.

• producer, autotroph

• herbivore, carnivore

• consumer, autotroph

• omnivore, scavenger

• consumer, decomposer

Living factors that affect an organism are known as ___________________________.

• biotic

• abiotic

• inorganic

• decomposers

• autotrophs

Organisms that cannot make their own food are called ___________________________.

• photosynthesizers

• decomposers

• producers

• autotrophs

• heterotrophs

Organisms that eat dead animals are known as ___________________________.

• scavengers

• producers

• herbivores

• omnivores

Animals that eat other animals are called ___________________________.

• herbivores

• omnivores

• carnivores

• producers

Put in order from smallest to largest: Community, Ecosystem, Organism, Population.

• Ecosystem, Community, Population, Organism

• Community, Ecosystem, Organism, Population

• Population, Organism, Ecosystem, Community

• Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem

• Organism, Community, Population, Ecosystem

Deconstruct the carbon cycle as it relates to photosynthesis, cellular respiration, decomposition, and climate change. Label #1, 2, and 3 in this diagram using these words: respiration, photosynthesis, decomposition.

• 1: Photosynthesis, 2: Respiration, 3: Decomposition

• 1: Respiration, 2: Photosynthesis, 3: Decomposition

• 1: Decomposition, 2: Respiration, 3: Photosynthesis

• 1: Photosynthesis, 2: Decomposition, 3: Respiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Identify the type of symbiotic relationship: "Commensalism", "Mutualism", or "Parasitism" for Type A.

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Competition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

There are usually no more than a few trophic levels in an ecosystem because energy transfer efficiency is only ____ %.

• 10%

• 50%

• 90%

• 100%

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

____________________ is a gas emitted when burning fossil fuels.

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Helium