ecology quiz: organization, climate, ecosystems

Populations of plants and animals that interact with each other in a given area with the abiotic components of that area.

• habitat

• ecosystem

• community

• ecology

Nonliving components of the environment.

• abiotic

• biotic

organisms that make their own food. (bottom of the food chain).

• decomposer

• producer

• consumer

• scavenger

a type of consumer that eats only plants

• decomposer

• producer

• herbivore

• carnivore

an animal that eats other animals

• producer

• decomposer

• herbivore

• carnivore

An animal that eats plants and other animals

• omnivore

• producer

• consumer

• herbivore

an organism that feeds on dead organic material; add nutrients to the soil

• herbivore

• decomposer

• producer

• carnivore

ALL energy flow for an ecosystem begins with ...

• plants
• the moon
• the sun
• algae

What is made up of all the populations in an area?

• Habitat

• Niche

• Community

• Ecosystem

Tell if the item is an abiotic factor or biotic.....

Sandy Soil

• Abiotic

• Biotic