Ecology

This is an image of a _________.

• consumer
• scavenger
• decomposer
• producer

What is represented by this lichen?

• A parasitic relationship

• A climax community

• A mutualistic relationship

• Secondary succession

The image provided is an example of a(n):

• Producer
• Autotroph
• Consumer
• Insect

An organism that produces its own food supply from sulfur and NOT light is called a(an)

• photoautotroph

• parasite

• pioneer species

• chemoautotroph

What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?

• carbohydrates
• sunlight
• water
• carbon

Which of the following would be the definition of a detritivore?

• Animals that eat insects.
• Organisms that feed on rocks, recycling the nutrients back into the ground.
• Organisms that eat only pants
• Things that feed on dead organisms, recycling the nutrients back into the ground.

The nonliving aspects of an ecosystem.

• Abiotic factors
• Biotic factors

A collection of organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another.

• Population
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Ecosphere

Organisms that feed on both living producers and other consumers.

• Carnivores
• Omnivores
• Herbivores
• Detritivores

What would a vulture NOT be?

• Detritivore

• Heterotroph

• Consumer

• Producer