Ecology review

What is a producer?

• an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
• an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
• an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
• an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

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

• Autotroph
• Producer
• Consumer
• Mutualist

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What is a herbivore?

• an animal that gets energy from eating other animals
• an organism that gets energy from eating only plants
• an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
• an animal that eats only herbs

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An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste is a(an) ___________.

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer
• autotroph

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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

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The shrew provides energy for the _______.

• cricket
• grasshopper
• frog
• snake

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Which of the following organisms in competition with the weasel for their food source?

• grass

• rabbit

• fox

• snake

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What would happen to the rabbit population if the fox population moved out of the area represented by the food web?

• The rabbit population would increase

• The rabbit population would decrease

• The rabbit population would neither increase nor decrease

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What might happen if you remove a primary consumer from the ecosystem?

• There would be more food for secondary consumers.
• The number of primary consumers would increase.
• The number of plants would increase.
• The number of secondary consumers would increase.

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How does the mouse get energy in this food web?

• From a producer

• From a consumer

• By turning light into food

• By releasing Carbon Dioxide

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