Ecology

Series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

• foodweb
• consumer
• food chain
• omnivore

Consumer that eats plants

• heterotroph
• herbivore
• producer
• community

Members of a species in a defined area

• Ecosystem
• community
• biodiversity
• population

Organisms that relies on other organisms for food; consumer

• herbivore
• decomposer
• heterotroph
• species

What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?

• The insects in the habitat would increase.
• The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.
• The willow tree population would decrease.
• Foxes would dies due to no food source. 

In the food web shown, the snail would be considered...

• primary consumer
• secondary consumer
• tertiary consumer
• producer

What are plants that convert energy from the sun called?

• decomposer

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• producer

Ecology is the study of:

• only the living things in the environment

• only the nonliving things in the environment

• how living things interact with each other and the nonliving things in the environment

• scientists who perform research on living things

What term do ecologists use to describe where an animal lives (an animal’s home)?

• Ecosystem

• Ecologist

• Habitat

• Population

Which of the following is NOT a nonliving thing? (which one is living?)

• Sun

• Rocks

• Milk

• Wood