Energy in an Ecosystem

Sharks control the prey species population in an ECOSYSTEM. What is a shark considered?

• RESOURCE

• PREDATOR

• HABITAT

• HERBIVORE

The statement, "The BIODIVERSITY was greatly reduced" means...

• the variety of species in an ecosystem increased, or got larger

• the number of species in an ecosystem increased, or got larger

• the variety of species in an ecosystem decreased, or got smaller

• the number of species in an ecosystem decreased, or got smaller

In a food chain, what do the arrows point to?

• The flow of energy

• Animals

• Flowers

• The prey

Animals that breakdown dead organisms are called?

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Animals

Which is likely to come between the grass and the snake on the food chain

• Wheat

• Coyote

• Rabbit

• Bird

At the beginning of a food chain or web producers get their energy from what?

• Food

• Money

• Moon

• Sun

In this food web the mouse is a ?

• Producer

• Consumer

• Consumer and Carnivore

• Producer and Consumer

A_____ links together many food chains

• Chains

• Food Web

• Producers, consumers, decomposers

• Population

A missing link in the food chain would cause that organism who eats that population to?

• Increase

• Decrease

• Maintain

True or False

In the food web only one animals is getting energy?

• True

• False