Introduction to Ecology

A population is...

• A group of one species in one area

• Multiple species that live in one area

• All of the living and nonliving things in an area

• None of these

All the green plants that provide the energy for consumers.

• consumers

• producers

• decomposers

• herbivores

A diagram that shows the transfer of energy from one organism to another (who is eaten by what).

• ecosystem

• environment

• food chain

• food web

A diagram that shows the transfer of energy in an ecosystem by using several food chains.

• ecosystem

• food web

• environment

• food chain

The place where an organism lives is its __________.

• habitat
• ecosystem
• organism
• population

All of the living AND non-living things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an __________.

• community
• habitat
• population
• ecosystem

A group of different species that live together and interact in an environment are called a/an __________.

• community
• habitat
• population
• ecosystem

ALL energy flow for an ecosystem begins with ...

• plants
• the moon
• the sun
• algae

When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

When plants give off drops of water it is called

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation