Ecology Unit Review

Organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain energy from external sources are called

• autotrophs
• heterotrophs
• thylakoids
• plants

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What is an autotroph?

• an organism that can make their own food. 
• an organism that cannot make their own food
• Herbivore
• Omnivore

Which term is synonymous (means the same thing) with producer?

• autotroph
• heterotroph
• consumer
• decomposer

Which term is synonymous (means the same thing) with consumer?

• autotroph
• heterotroph
• consumer
• decomposer

What is a herbivore?

• an animal that gets energy from eating other animals
• an organism that gets energy from eating only plants
• an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals

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An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer

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What is a carnivore?

• an animal that gets energy by eating other animals
• An animal that gets energy by eating only plants
• an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals

What process occurs when light energy is captured in autotrophs and converted into sugar?

• Photosynthesis
• Cellular Respiration

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What is chemosynthesis?

• Where bacteria use light energy to make glucose.
• Where plants use light energy to make glucose
• Where bacteria use chemical reactions to make glucose

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What is a small piece of dead and decaying plant and animal remains? 

• decompsers
• carnivores
• scavengers
• detritus

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