Ecology

Members of a species in a defined area

• Ecosystem

• community

• biodiversity

• population

Consumer that eats plants

• heterotroph

• herbivore

• producer

• community

Series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

• foodweb

• consumer

• food chain

• omnivore

Organisms that relies on other organisms for food; consumer

• herbivore

• decomposer

• heterotroph

• species

All the organisms in a particular location, including their nonliving environment

• ecosystem

• carnivore

• niche

• population

What does fungi do to dead plants and animals?

• Leave them there

• Decompose them

• Wait for other animals to eat them

• Move away

What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?

• The insects in the habitat would increase.

• The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.

• The willow tree population would decrease.

• Foxes would dies due to no food source. 

In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in the producers gets passed to the herbivores?

• 10%

• 20%

• 80%

• 90%

Which of the following leads to a decrease in biodiversity?

• protection of ecosystems

• pollution control

• selective cutting

• introduction of exotic or invasive species

In the food web shown, the snail would be considered...

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• tertiary consumer

• producer