Ecology

A tree is an example of a ....

• composer

• decomposer

• producer

Humans are considered...

• consumers
• decomposers
• producers

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

A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________

• ecosystem

• food web

• environment

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

An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a

• herbivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

The shrew provides energy for the _______?

• cricket

• grasshopper

• snake

Which of the following is a herbivore?

• cricket

• frog

• hawk

What is this called?

• Food Web

• Food Chain

• Abiotic Factors

What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?

• The insects in the habitat would increase.

• The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.

• The willow tree population would decrease.