NR Unit 2 Review

What is an animal that only consumes plants for food?

• carnivore

• herbivore

• omnivore

• detritivores

What is an animal called that consumes both plants and animals for food?

• carnivore

• herbivore

• omnivore

• detritivores

Microorganisms that break down organic material for energy and body-building materials is called?

• heterotrophic organism

• decomposers

• detritivores

• autotrophic organism

An organism that can produce its own food through photosynthesis is called?

• autotrophic organism

• herbivory organism

• heterotrophic organism

• producers

What are animals that only eat other animals called?

• herbivores

• carnivores

• omnivores

• detritivores

Organisms that make food materials from simple inorganic substances are called?

• consumers

• decomposers

• detritivores

• producers

Organisms that are unable to synthesize their own food from inorganic substances are called?

• consumers

• decomposers

• producers

• carnivores

An organism that must consume other organisms, or their products, to gain energy are called?

• autotrophic organism

• herbivory organism

• heterotrophic organism

• limiting factor

Organisms that feed on the organic matter of dead plants and animals is called?

• consumers

• decomposers

• herbivores

• detritivores

An element of the environment that controls the population growth or population distribution of an organism in an ecosystem is called?

• heterotrophic organism

• limiting factor

• herbivory organism

• autotrophic organism