Science Review Chapter B2 - Ecosystems

Which item below do producers most use to get energy?

• consumers

• decomposers

• wind

• sunlight

How would you classify a crab in community?

• as a producer

• as a consumer

• as a decomposer

• as a food chain

Which organism is a producer?

• deer

• spider

• ladybug

• sunflower

What is the role of an organism in its community?

• ecology

• niche

• habitat

• population

Which organism below is a consumer?

• spruce tree

• tulip

• bald eagle

• dogwood flower

What are all the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with one another called?

• population

• community

• ecosystem

• habitat

What is an instinct?

• a behavior taught by the parents

• a relationship between two organisms

• a behavior an organism inherits

• the number of organisms in a given area

What is the area in which an organism lives? It provides food, water, and a place to live.

• population

• community

• ecosystem

• habitat

When an animal dies in an ecosystem a mushroom will sometimes grow on the remains of the animal. Which best describes the role of the mushroom in the ecosystem?

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• scavenger

An organism that makes its own food is a/an

• producer.

• consumer.

• predator.

• prey.