Ecology Quiz Review

__________ is an organism that only eats plants for energy.

• Carnivore
• Herbivore
• Omnivore
• Terivore

__________ is an organism that only eats meat for energy.

• Omnivore
• Borivore
• Herbivore
• Carnivore

__________ is an organism that eats BOTH plants and animals for energy.

• Omnivore
• Darnivore
• Carnivore
• Herbiovre

Lions only eat buffalo, antelopes, zebras and crocodiles. They are called __________.

• Omnivore
• Herbivore
• Carnivore
• Delivore

Elephants only eat leaves, fruit, nuts and grass. They are called __________.

• Omnivore
• Fortivore
• Herbivore
• Carnivore

Which is the primary source of energy for plants?

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• sun

Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?

• There would be a decrease in the small bird population.

• There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.

• There would be a decrease in the mice population.

• There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.

Grass is considered a ...

• consumer
• producer
• decomposer
• composers

An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer
• prey

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

• They point to the organism that is being eaten.
• It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
• They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
• They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.