Review for Learning Check -Biomolecules/Eco 1

Termites are tiny insects that can cause severe damage to homes and other structures that consist of wood. Termites are an example of what type of factor.

• Biotic

• Abiotic

The Sun is the source of all energy within an ecosystem. Plants depend on light from the sun in order to perform the process of photosynthesis. Sunlight is an example of what type of factor?

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Organisms that can make their own food are called

• Consumers

• Producers

• Omnivores

• Decomposers

Producers get their energy from

• coffee

• the soil

• water

• the sun

Organisms that have to eat other organisms are called

• producers

• autotrophs

• consumers

• prey

Another word for producer is

• autotroph

• heterotroph

• carnivore

• decomposer

An organism that cannot make its own food is called a(n)

• autotroph

• heterotroph

• producer

An organism that only eats plants is call a(n)

• carnivore

• omnivore

• herbivore

• detritivore

An organism that eats both plants and animals is called a(n)

• carnivore

• omnivore

• herbivore

• detritivore

An organism that eats dead material is called a(n)

• carnivore

• omnivore

• herbivore

• detritivore