Ecology Vocabulary Quiz

An organism that produces its own food supply from inorganic compounds is called a(an)

• heterotroph
• consumer
• detritivore
• autotroph

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The nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

• Abiotic factors

• Biotic factors

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The organisms that make up a community and the nonliving parts of the environment that they interact with are a(n)

• Population

• Community

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

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Plants that convert energy from the sun are also called

• decomposers

• primary consumers

• secondary consumers

• producers

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What are the abiotic factors in this image?

• water, sunlight, dirt, air

• birds and plants

• birds, water, dirt

• plants, water

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Two or more members of a particular species living and interacting in the same area

• Community
• Population
• Organisms
• Biosphere

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Different populations living and interacting with each other in the same area

• Biome
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Niche

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The portion of the planet in which living things are found

• ecosystem

• biosphere

• biome

• atmosphere

Organisms that break down decaying material are

• consumers

• producers

• decomposers

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Desert, tropical rain forest, deciduous forest, and tundra are types of

• ecosystems

• biomes

• communities

• biospheres