Eco 1 Review

Which statement best describes a biotic factor in an ecosystem?

• A physical feature such as sunlight or water

• A living thing, such as a plant or animal

• A chemical substance found in soil

• The average temperature of an area

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What is a secondary consumer?

• An organism that eats only plants

• An organism that eats only animals

• An organism that eats producers

• An organism that eats primary consumers

Which of the following organisms breaks down dead plants and animals?

• A butterfly

• A mushroom

• A sparrow

• A grasshopper

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The energy that is used by a plant to carry out photosynthesis comes from

• A primary consumer

• A decomposer

• The sun

• An herbivore

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If a rabbit eats a plant and

a fox eats the rabbit,

the rabbit is a ____________

• A secondary consumer

• An omnivore

• A primary consumer

• A decomposer

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________________ are consumers that eat ONLY PLANTS.

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

• Producers

__________________ are consumers that eat ONLY MEAT (other animals)?

• Omnivores

• Carnivores

• Producers

• Herbivores

A producer?

• Eats other plants and animals
• Makes its own food
• Eats dead plants or animals
• Makes toys for kids

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A consumer?

• Makes its own food
• Eats dead plants and animals
• Eats plants and other animals for energy
• Buys toys for kids

Who does the owl get energy from? 

• Grass
• Grasshopper
• Mouse
• Ow

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