Energy Transfer in Ecosystems

What is an environment that meets the needs of an organism?

• energy pyramid

• food chain

• food web

• habitat

From where does a first-level consumer get most of its energy?

• predators

• producers

• second-level consumers

• top-level consumers

Which organism is not an herbivore?

• hyena

• lion

• bear

• human

Where do green plants get most of the energy they need to make their own food?

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• sunlight

• water

What is the term for the role that each living thing has in its habitat?

• food web

• fossil

• niche

• prey

Which animal is a carnivore?

• cow

• lion

• mouse

• rabbit

What is the term for food chains that overlap?

• consumer

• extinction

• food web

• producer

Miguel is writing a report about producers, consumers, herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores. Which of the following is a false statement that he should not include in his report?

• Producers eat consumers.

• Herbivores eat only plants, or producers.

• Omnivores eat both plants and other animals.

• Carnivores eat only other animals.