Ecology Test

An organism that eats other organisms is called a...

• Consumer

• Producer

• Decomposer

• Parasite

An organism that makes its own food is NOT called a heterotroph but an...

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

• Parasite

• Detritivore

An organism that eats meat is called a...

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Frugivore

An organism that eats only plants is called a...

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Insectivore

An organism that eats both meat and plants is called...

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Insectivore

The energy found in nutrients originates from the...

• Sun

• Moon

• Soil

• Wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

When two or more organisms fight for resources it is called...

• Competition

• Predation

• Mutualism

• Symbiosis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

This biome is characterized by the mixing of salt water and freshwater and has animals such as crabs, starfish and beluga whales...

• Estuary

• Lagoon

• Mangrove

• Delta

This biome has lots of pressure, is dark and has many creepy fish and sea creatures... Deep Ocean

• Deep Ocean

• Rainforest

• Desert

• Polar Region

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The organism that gets eaten is called...

• Prey

• Predator

• Parasite

• Scavenger