Food Webs & Energy Pyramids

An organism that makes it own food using energy from the sun is called a(n)

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

• Consumer

• Herbivore

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What is the ULTIMATE source of energy for life on Earth?

• Plants

• Decomposers

• Sun

• Earth's Core

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An organism that eats other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:

• Mutualist
• Autotroph
• Producer
• Heterotroph

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This term describes a living part of an environment.

• Biotic factor
• Sunlight
• Abiotic Factor
• Niche

Which statement describes a difference between producers and consumers?

• All producers are types of plants, and consumers are types of animals

• Producers live on land, but consumers may live on land or in water

• Producers get energy only from consuming plant materials, and consumers get energy only from consuming other animals

• Producers make their own food, and consumers eat other organisms to get food

Another term for autotroph is:

• Producer
• Heterotroph
• Consumer
• Decomposer

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What does a food web represent?

• All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
• The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
• A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
• How carnivores get their food. 

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Consumer that eats animals or meat

• carnivore
• omnivore 
• consumer
• producer

Consumer that eats plants

• heterotroph
• herbivore
• producer
• community

Which is NOT an abiotic factor:

• soil
• air
• bacteria;
• water

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