Ecosystem Interactions

What is a producer in an ecosystem?

• An organism that breaks down dead material

• An organism that makes its own food

• An organism that eats other organisms

• An organism that competes for resources

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Which of the following is an example of an autotroph?

• Lion

• Mushroom

• Oak tree

• Eagle

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What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

• An organism that produces its own food

• An organism that consumes other organisms for energy

• An organism that decomposes organic material

• An organism that competes for sunlight

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Which of the following is a heterotroph?

• Grass

• Algae

• Rabbit

• Sunflower

What is a food chain?

• A network of interconnected food webs

• A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass

• A group of organisms that live in the same habitat

• A competition between organisms for resources

In a food web, what role does a decomposer play?

• Produces energy from sunlight

• Consumes plants and animals

• Breaks down dead organisms and recycles nutrients

• Competes for food with other organisms

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Which of the following is an example of a carnivore?

• Cow

• Deer

• Wolf

• Rabbit

What is an omnivore?

• An organism that only eats plants

• An organism that only eats meat

• An organism that eats both plants and animals

• An organism that decomposes organic material

What is a community in ecological terms?

• A group of the same species living in an area

• All the different populations living together in an area

• The physical environment of an organism

• The competition between species for resources

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What is a population in an ecosystem?

• A group of different species living in the same area

• A group of the same species living in the same area

• The physical environment of an organism

• The interactions between different species