Hackbarth Ecology Review

Consumers that eat both plants and animals are called

• omnivores

• herbivores

• carnivores

• scavengers

Which of these consumers is a herbivore?

• lion

• deer

• spider

• snake

If a polar bear eats a seal, the polar bear is a

• producer

• consumer

• prey

• decomposer

The overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up a(n)

• food web

• niche

• energy pyramid

• feeding level

In which process does liquid water absorb energy and change into the gas state?

• precipitation

• evaporation

• recycling

• condensation

The step in the water cycle in which water vapor (gas) becomes liquid water is

• recycling

• condensation

• nitrogen fixation

• precipitation

An organism (autotroph)  that can make its own food is called a

• consumer

• decomposer

• producer

• scavenger

The first organism in a food chain is always a

• consumer

• herbivore

• carnivore

• producer

Which of these is NOT an example of precipitation?

• rain

• snow

• groundwater

• hail

Which of the following is a   biotic factor in the prairie ecosystem?

• water

• sunlight

• soil

• grass