Ecosystems and Biomes

If a kestrel eats a mouse that eats grass, the kestrel is a ____.

• producer

• second level consumer

• first level consumer

• decomposer

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An organism that can make its own food is called a ___.

• consumer

• decomposer

• producer

• scavenger

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A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms is called a(n) ___.

• energy pyramid

• climate

• biome

• food web

Ponds and rivers are two types of ___.

• marine ecosystems

• rain forest ecosystems

• freshwater ecosystems

• estuary ecosystems

The many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up a(n) ___.

• food web

• niche

• energy pyramid

• feeding level

Which biome is extremely cold and dry?

• desert

• tundra

• grassland

• mountains

Bacteria and fungi are known as ___ because they break down the remains of organisms.

• scavengers

• producers

• energy pyramids

• decomposers

The soil that is frozen all year in the tundra is called ___.

• permafrost

• emergent layer

• canopy

• forest floor

The ____ biome is typically populated by many grasses, along with a few shrubs and trees.

• deciduous forest

• grassland

• temperate rain forest

• tundra

Organisms that capture the energy of sunlight to make food are called ___.

• consumers

• producers

• decomposers

• scavengers

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