Junior Cycle Science - Ecology

The study of how living things interact with one another and with their environment.

• Biology
• Lithology
• Ecology
• Farmacology

Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?

• mushroom

• leaves

• mould

• worm

Example of a producer

• frog

• algae

• worm

• mouse

A tree is a ....

• composer
• decomposer
• producer

What is a producer?

• an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms

• an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food

• an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste

• an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

What is a herbivore?

• an animal that gets energy from eating other animals
• an organism that gets energy from eating only plants
• an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
• an animal that eats only herbs

What is a carnivore?

• an animal that gets energy by eating other animals
• An animal that gets energy by eating only plants
• an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals
• an animal that makes its own energy through photosynthesis

An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a 

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore
• autotroph

The shrew provides energy for the _______?

• cricket
• grasshopper
• frog
• snake

Which of the following is a herbivore?

• cricket
• frog
• hawk
• shrew