Ecology Review

What is an organism that eat meat called

• carnivore

• herbivore

• omnivore

• detritivore

An autotroph such as plants is referred to as

• secondary consumer

• primary consumer

• primary producer

• heterotroph

Which of the following terms refers to living things?

• biotic

• Abiotic

What term refers to all of the area below the earth and above the earth where living things are found?

• biome

• ecosystem

• biosphere

• community

What is the process where liquid water moves to the atmosphere as a gas?

• condensation

• precipitation

• run off

• evaporation

What is it called when water falls from the sky after it is cooled?

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• transpiration

What is the term that refers to the level of energy in a food chain?

• energy tier

• trophic level

• pyramid level

True or False: A primary consumer is the same as a producer

• true

• false

Which of the following describes a human being?

• herbivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

• detritivore

Living and non-living things that cause a population to decrease or stop growing are

• limiting factors

• carrying capacity

• nutrient loss