Energy in Ecosystems

Organisms that do not make their own food are called _____________.

• producers

• consumers

• community

• habitat

A scientist would look at a group of rabbits that live in a meadow and call them a _____________.

• succession

• population

• community

• habitat

Organisms that make their own food are called ___________.

• producer

• consumer

• population

• habitat

A scientist who is describing the place where an organism lives is defining the organism's ___________

• consumers

• habitat

• food chain

• photosynthesis

The transfer of food energy from a producer to consumer is called a(n) __________

• producers

• community

• food chain

• succession

Plants make their own food through a process known as ________________.

• producers

• habitat

• consumers

• Photosynthesis

The gradual change of organisms in an ecosystem that follows an event, such as a volcanic eruption is called ________________.

• succession

• population

• consumers

• habitat

A group of plants and animals that live in the same area and interact with each other is called a(n) _________________.

• population

• succession

• community

• habitat

A new shopping center was built on a vacant lot. The table shows the numbers of plants before and after construction. Based on these data, which is true?

• humans did not change the environment.

• there were fewer total plants before the shopping center was built

  there were more kinds of plants before the shopping center was built.

• There were more kinds of plants before the shipping center was built.

• There were more kinds of plants after the shopping center was built.

A tree has fungi growing on one side. What are fungi, and what are these organisms doing?

• Fungi are producers. The are making their own food.

• Fungi are scavengers. The are eating the dead parts of the tree.

• Fungi are producers. They are providing the tree with food.

• Fungi are decomposers. They are decomposing parts of the tree.