Power Words List 11 Practice

What is the primary role of a decomposer in an ecosystem?

• To produce its own food

• To break down dead organic matter

• To primarily eat plants

• To primarily eat other animals

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Which type of organism primarily eats plants?

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Decomposer

What is the process called that converts light energy into chemical energy?

• Cellular Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Metabolism

• Transpiration

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Which organism can produce its own food, typically via photosynthesis?

• Heterotroph

• Herbivore

• Autotroph

• Carnivore

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What is the term for the position of an organism in a food chain or web?

• Trophic Level

• Trophic Pyramid

• Food Web

• Nitrogen Cycle

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Which process involves the conversion of glucose into usable energy?

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular Respiration

• Nitrogen Fixation

• Denitrification

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What is the complex network of feeding relationships in an ecosystem called?

• Trophic Pyramid

• Food Web

• Carbon Cycle

• Metabolism

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Which type of bacteria thrives in oxygen-free environments?

• Aerobic Bacteria

• Anaerobic Bacteria

• Autotrophic Bacteria

• Heterotrophic Bacteria

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What is the process of converting atmospheric nitrogen into usable forms called?

• Denitrification

• Nitrogen Fixation

• Transpiration

• Photosynthesis

Which process involves the movement of carbon through the atmosphere, biosphere, and geosphere?

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Trophic Pyramid

• Cellular Respiration

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