Ecosystem

Which group do fungi, bacteria, and termites belong to?

• decomposers
• producers
• herbivores
• omnivores

Which organism make their own food through the process of photosynthesis? 

• decomposer
• consumer
• herbivore
• producer 

Which describes a decomposer?

• an organism that eats only plants
• an organism that makes its own food
• an organism that breaks down dead matter
• an organism that recieves energy from the sun

If the population of prey increases, the population of predators will ________because of the availability of food.

• decrease
• stay the same
• increase

What are interconnected food chains called?

• consumers
• predators
• food web

All food chains_____________________

• have more consumers than producers
• produce and use same amount of energy
• begin with a producer
• are unhealthy 

How does energy enter an ecosystem? 

• sunlight
• soil 
• animals 
• invasive species 

How do consumers get their energy? 

• laying in the sun
• eating other organisms 
• providing food for other organisms
• surviving in an ecosystem 

All the members of one species that live within an area of an ecosystem

• population

• community

• niche

Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?

• Hawk
• Spider
• Grasshopper
• Shrew