Ecology

Each of the following is an abiotic factor in the environment EXCEPT

• temperature

• soil

• sunlight

• plant life

A bird stalks, kills, and then eats an insect. Based on its behavior, which ecological terms describe the bird?

• Herbivore, Decomposer

• Producer, Heterotroph

• Carnivore, Consumer

• Autotroph, Herbivore

Eats dead or or decaying animal carcasses

• carnivore

• scavenger

• herbivore

• omnivore

kills, hunts, stalks and eats its prey

• carnivore

• herbivore

• scavenger

• decomposer

eats both animals and plants

• carnivore

• herbivore

• omnivore

• decomposer

The branch of biology dealing with interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment is called

• ecology

• modeling

• recycling

• economy

illustration that shows who eats whom

• food web

• food chain

• food cycle

• herbivore

Another name for producer that means "self eater"

• autotroph

• consumer

• heterotroph

• preditor

Another name for consumer that means to consume other organisms

• autotroph

• heterotroph

• producer

• prey

What does water turn into when it evaporates?

• ice

• water

• fidget spinners

• water vapor