Ecology Vocabulary

What refers to the unique ways an organism survives, obtains food and shelter, and avoids danger in an ecosystem?

• Niche

• Hibernation

• Photosynthesis

• Mutation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is anything that can limit the size of a population, including living and nonliving features of an ecosystem?

• Population control

• Environmental constraints

• Resource limitations

• Limiting factors

What is a energy pyramid?

• An energy pyramid is a representation of the water cycle in an ecosystem.

• An energy pyramid shows the trophic levels in an ecosystem, showing the flow of energy from one level to another.

• An energy pyramid is a type of food chain in an ecosystem.

• An energy pyramid is a tool used for measuring temperature in an ecosystem.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the transfer of energy from one organism to another through food webs?

• Nutrient sharing

• Energy flow

• Food exchange

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is an organism that makes its own food called?

• Photosynthesis

• Heterotroph

• Autotroph

• Decomposer

What is an organism that cannot make its own food called?

• autotroph

• photosynthesis

• producer

• heterotroph

What consumes wastes and dead organisms?

• Predators

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

What is a complex network of many interconnected food chains and feeding relationships?

• Food chain network

• Feeding web

• Nutrient cycle

• Food web

An animal that hunts and kills other animals for food.

• Producer

• Prey

• Predator

• Insects

What eats producers and consumers?

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

• Decomposers

• Omnivores

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3