Ecology Terminology

Consumer that eats plants

• heterotroph

• herbivore

• producer

• community

An illustration that uses arrows to show the MANY possible directions in which matter and energy can pass through the organisms in an ecosystem.

• Food chain

• Food web

• Energy Pyramid

• Succession Map

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What is a producer?

• an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms

• an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food

• an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste

• an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

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Which ecological term best describes the picture?

• Individual

• Community

• Biome

• Population

The feeding positions on a food chain or web.

• Trophic levels

• Heterotroph and autotrophs

• Predators

• Symbiosis

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what do the arrows represent on the food chain

• showing where you go next in the path

• the postion of the chain

• the interconnecting energy flow between organisms

• just pointy things

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carrying capacity

• the number of orginisms in the space

• the numer of cows in the space

• how little organisms can be in the space

• the maximum organisms that can be in a space

A zebra is an example of

• a secondary consumer

• a producer

• a primary consumer

• a detritivore

At which trophic level are dragonflies that consume mosquitoes that feed on herbivorous mammals?

• Primary Producers

• Decomposers

• Primary Consumers

• Secondary Consumers

• Tertiary Consumers

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An ecosystem is a community of organisms interacting with their physical environment. Why are decomposers an important part of ecosystems?

• They break down dead organisms to return nutrients to the soil.

• They produce their own food for survival.

• They play a role in preventing weathering and erosion.

• They provide most of the energy to consumers.

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