Ch. 5 How Ecosystems Work

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Consumer

,

(b) Producer

,

(c) Decomposer

• Flower

• Cow

• Grass

• Grizzly Bear

• Fungi

• Hawk

A process in which energy from the sun is used to make sugar molecules is called​ (a)   . ​

• Photosynthesis
• Cellular Respiration
• Food Making
• Energy

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On new islands formed by volcanic activity, you will most likely find ​ (a)   succession.

• primary
• secondary
• old-world

What kind of organism obtains energy directly from the sun?

• Producer

• Consumer

• Herbivores

• Decomposers

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Because plants and algae make their own food they are known as

• decomposers
• heterotrophs
• autotrophs
• consumers

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Which of the following organisms is considered to be a herbivore?

• bear
• wolf
• elk
• vulture

The rabbit 

• is a primary consumer
• is a secondary consumer
• is a tertiary consumer
• is a quaternary consumer

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Which term is used to refer to the many feeding relationships that are possible in an ecosystem?

• energy pyramid
• food web
• food chain
• energy transfer

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Species that colonize a newly available area during ecological succession are referred to as

• pioneer species
• climax species
• dominant species
• recessive species

What is the ultimate source of energy for almost all organisms?

• bacteria

• the sun

• producers

• consumers

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