Vocab: Ecology

An Autotroph is...

• A nonliving, factor that shapes an ecosystem

• An organism that is able to caputre energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compunds

• An organism that obtains food by consuming other living things

• all the organisms that live in a place, together with their nonliving environment

A Heterotroph is...

• a nonliving factor that shapes an ecosystem

• an organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds

• an organism that obtains food by consuming other living things

• all the organisms that live in a place, together with their nonliving environment

An Abiotic Factor is...

• a nonliving factor that shapes an ecosystem

• an organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds

• an organism that obtains food by consuming other living things

• all the organisms that live in a place, together with their nonliving environment

An Ecosystem is...

• a nonliving factor that shapes an ecosystem

• an organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds

• an organism that obtains food by consuming other living things.

• all the organisms that live in a place, together with their nonliving environment

A Producer is also known as...

• an autotroph

• an abiotic factor

• a heterotroph

• an ecosystem

A consumer is also known as...

• an abiotic factor

• an autotroph

• a heterotroph

• an ecosystem

Which of the following is an example of an autotroph?

• A Maple Tree

• Your Best Friend

• A Vulture

• A Mushroom

Which of the following is a heterotroph?

• A Maple Tree

• Your Best Friend

• A Vulture

• A Mushroom

A pig can eat both plants and animals. This makes it...

• A Primary Producer

• An Herbivore

• A Carnivore

• An Omnivore

Photosynthesis is...

• a process in which chemical energy is used to produce carbohydrates

• a process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen

• a process used by plants and other autotrophs to capture light energy and use it to power chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy-righ carbohydrates such as sugars and starches

• the scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment.