Ecology - Flow of Energy

The ___________ is the ultimate source of energy for most life on Earth.

• a. sun
• b. land
• c. land and oceans
• d. plants and animals

An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:

• autotroph
• producer
• heterotroph
• mutualist

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Heterotroph that eats only producers...

• omnivore
• herbivore
• scavenger
• carnivore

What does a Primary Consumer eat?

• Tertiary Consumers
• Secondary Consumers
• Producers

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An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a(n) ...

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore
• autotroph

What is a carnivore?

• an animal that gets energy by eating other animals
• an animal that gets energy by eating only plants
• an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals
• an animal that makes its own energy through photosynthesis

An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms or waste ...

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer
• autotroph

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An animal that eats other animals is a....

• carnivore
• omnivore
• herbivore
• decomposer

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What is this called?

• Food Web
• Food Chain
• Abiotic Factors

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Every food chain must start with a ...?

• producer
• sun
• consumer
• decomposer

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