Beginning Ecology

Where do the producers in these food chains get their energy?

• the sun

• the animals

• the ground

• hydrothermal vents

Which of the following animals is a herbivore?

• grasshopper

• blue jay

• owl

• snake

Which of the following animals is a carnivore?

• hawk

• caterpillar

• rabbit

• grasshopper

Which of the following is a producer?

• leaves

• grass

• owl

• snake

What do you call organisms that have to eat?

• consumers

• producers

• primary producers

• decomposers

What do decomposers do?

• they break down dead stuff to return the nutrients to the ecosystem

• they eat all things

• they are tiny and stay out of the way

• they are the beginning of the food web

Which layer of the energy pyramid has the most energy?

• producers

• herbivores

• secondary consumers

• third level consumers

What travels through food webs?

• energy

• arrows

• meat

• fats

You can see whitish steam raising from this beaker of water. Which step in the water cycle does this show?

• evaporation

• condensation

• preciptitation

What part of the water cycle works to make the white fluffy things in this picture?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation