Ecology & Biomes

What is the study of interactions among organisms with each other and their environment?

• ecology
• biomes
• ecosystem
• biosphere

The portion of the planet where life exists is termed the

• ecology
• biomes
• ecosystem
• biosphere

A large area that has a particular climate, particular plants and particular animals is a

• ecology
• biome
• ecosystem
• biosphere

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

• carbohydrates
• sunlight
• water
• carbon

Autotrophs make up the _______ level in all ecosystems.

• First
• Second
• Third
• Fourth

This is an image of a _________.

• consumer
• scavenger
• decomposer
• producer

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What does a food web represent?

• All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
• The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
• A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
• How carnivores get their food. 

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

• Carnivore
• Herbivore
• Producer
• Autotroph

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

• Producer
• Autotroph
• Consumer
• Insect

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.