Ecology Terms

A group of organisms of the same species, living in the same area at the same time is a -

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biome

An organism that obtains nutrients by ecreting digestive enzymes onto detritus and then absorbing the products of digestion is a -

• Saprotroph

• Producer

• Consumer

• Herbivore

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Fungi is an example of a -

• Herbivore

• Detritivore

• Saprotroph

• Autotroph

A group of dogs would be considered a -

• Biome

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

A group of different populations living together and interacting in a given area is a -

• Biome

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Community

All the living things in this image would be considered a -

• Community

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Biome

A community and also its environment - all biotic and abiotic factors - is called...

• An ecosystem

• A population

• A community

• A biome

All the living AND nonliving things in this image would be considered a(n)-

• Community

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Biome

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An organism that makes its own nutrients (organic compounds like glucose) from inorganic molecules (like carbon dioxide, water and minerals) by using basic energy sources (ATP) is a(n)-

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

• Consumer

• Primary Consumer

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Organisms that obtain energy and nutrients by ingesting (feeding) on other organisms that are still alive or recently dead. They then use chemical energy stored in organic molecules to fuel life processes are -

• Consumers

• Producers

• Autotrophs

• Chemotrophs

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