Science Unit 6 Review

Organisms that break down wastes and the remains of dead organisms are called:

• producer

• decomposer

• predator

The gradual change of organisms in an ecosystem that follows an event such as a volcanic eruption is called:

• conservation

• food change

• succession

The use of less of something to make its supply last longer is called:

• conservation

• succession

• photosynthesis

A place in the environment that meets the need of an organism is called a(an)

• enviroment

• biome

• habitat

• home

An organism that makes its own food is called a(an)

• consumer

• producer

Plants make their own food through a process called:

• photosynthesis

• conservation

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The transfer of food energy from one organism to the next is called a(an)

• energy pyramid

• food chain

• conservation

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A diagram that shows that energy is lost at each level in a food chain is called a(an)

• food chain

• energy pyramid

• succession

• decomposition

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Which is the initial source of energy in most ecosystems?

• sunlight

• decomposers

• nutrients in soil

• oxygen in the air

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Marc gets a pet rabbit for his birthday. He looks online and learns that rabbits are herbivores. Which of the following foods might he feed his pet rabbit?

• meat scraps

• lettuce

• bacteria

• dead insects