Ecosystem

Which organisms can be found at the first, or lowest, trophic level?

• herbivores

• carnivores

• heterotrophs

• autotrophs

A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.

• commensalism

• mutualism

• parasitism

• competition

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What is a group of organisms of ONE species that live in an area at the same time?

• Mutualism

• population

• Predation

• Commensalism

Which describes a decomposer?

• an organism that breaks down dead matter

• an organism that eats only plants

• an organism that makes its own food

• an organism that recieves energy from the sun

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Which terms best describe heterotrophs?

• Plants; producers

• Animals; producers

• Animals; consumers

• Plants; consumers

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Which terms best describe autotrophs?

• Plants; producers

• Animals; producers

• Plants; consumers

• Animals; consumers

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What is a consumer?

• An organism that gets its energy from the sun

• An organism that breaks down dead organisms

• An organism that gets its energy from other living things

• An organism that consumes dead organisms

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What is a producer?

• An organism that breaks-down dead organisms

• An organism that eats dead organims

• An organism that consumes other consumers

• An organism that gets its energy through from the sun to perform photosynthesis

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What is a decomposer?

• An organism that breaks-down dead organisms

• An organism that consumes other consumers

• An organism that eats dead organisms

• An organism that performs photosynthesis by using the sun's energy

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A student wants to grow a sunflower plant. He knows it is a producer 

and can make its own food. 

The plant needs all of the following in order to make its own food EXCEPT 

• carbon - dioxide

• insects

• water

• sunlight

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