EES Ecology Review MCFA

An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:

• Autotroph
• Producer
• Consumer
• Mutualist

The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:

• Decomposer
• Producer
• Secondary Consumer
• Primary Consumer

What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a biological community?

• energy path
• food web
• trophic level
• food pyramid

The nonliving aspects of an ecosystem.

• Abiotic factors
• Biotic factors

A graphic illustration that shows each trophic level and the amount of useable energy contained within.

• Food chain
• Food web
• Energy Pyramid
• All of these

What are the Abiotic factors in this image? 

• water, sunlight, dirt, air
• birds and plants
• birds, water, dirt
• plants, water

An area where an organism finds food, shelter and water in a specific arrangement

• niche
• biosphere
• biome
• habitat

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

• carbohydrates
• sunlight
• water
• carbon

What is an effect of deforestation?

• decrease in biodiversity

• decrease in the amount of water available in the area

• decrease of carbon dioxide in the air

• decrease of erosion caused by water run off

How are surface mining and peat harvesting similar in the ways they effect an ecosystem?

• both increase air pollution and cause acid rain

• both remove vegetation in the area and destroy natural habitats

• both flood the area with water decreasing soil erosion

• both release carbon dioxide decreasing global temperature