Success Energy Flow in the Ecosystem Test

Which of the following is true regarding autotrophs and heterotrophs?

• Autotrophs gain energy by consuming other organisms, Heterotrophs gain energy by absorbing sunlight
• Autotrophs gain energy by sunlight, Heterotrophs gain energy by consuming other organisms
• Autotrophs are typically animals, and heterotrophs are typically plants
• Autotrophs are consumers, and heterotrophs are producers

Where does energy come from in all food webs and food chains

• Sun
• Decomposers
• Producers

True or False: Decomposers are responsible for breaking down biotic matter in an ecosystem

• True
• False

Select ALL of the statements that are true about Producers

• Producers are typically plants
• Producers are autotrophs
• Producers are heterotrophs
• Producers consume other organisms

Which of the following is an example of a primary consumer (herbivore)?

• Deer
• Fungi
• Sunflower
• Lion

Which of the following best describes a food web?

• Are made of many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
• A series of events in which one organism eats another
• Only show a producer, an herbivore, and a carnivore

Which of the following is NOT a decomposer?

• Bacteria
• Mushroom
• Earthworm
• Caterpillar

Which best describes an omnivore?

• An organism that consumes ONLY plants
• An organism that consumes ONLY animals
• An organism that consumes BOTH plants and animals
• An organism that breaks down dead matter

Select all of the types of Consumers

• Herbivore
• Carnivores
• Omnivores
• Heterotrophs
• Liquivores

An animal that only eats other animals is called what?

• Omnivore
• Carnivore
• Herbivore