Ecology

An organism that can make its own food is called a

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

• scavenger

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If a kestrel eats a mouse that eats grass, the kestrel is a

• producer

• second-level consumer

• first-level consumer

• decomposer

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The best way to represent a large, complex system, such as the nitrogen cycle, would be a

• written paragraph

• bar graph

• model

• graph

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An invasive species is moved from one ecosystem to another. After it has been moved the species is __________________ to the new ecosystem.

• native

• non-native

• carnivore

• detrius

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A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms is called a(n)

• energy pyramid

• food chain

• food web

• biome

An organisms habitat provides

• carrying capacity

• space

• food, water and shelter

• abiotic factors

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By looking at the skull of a mammal you can tell if the animal is a(n)

• organism

• carnivore, herbivore or omnivore

• biotic or abiotic

• incisors, molars, premolars

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The many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up a(n)

• food web

• food chain

• energy pyramid

• feeding level

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Consumers that eat both plants and animals are called

• carnivore

• herbivore

• producer

• omnivore

Mushrooms, bacteria and mold are types of _______________.

• decomposers

• scavengers

• herbivores

• carnivores

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