Understanding Ecosystem Vocabulary

What is a carnivore?

• An organism that primarily eats plants

• An organism that primarily eats meat

• An organism that eats both plants and animals

• An organism that breaks down dead material

Which of the following is a consumer in an ecosystem?

• A plant that produces its own food

• An animal that eats plants or other animals

• A fungus that decomposes organic material

• A rock that provides minerals

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What role does a decomposer play in an ecosystem?

• Produces energy from sunlight

• Consumes other animals

• Breaks down dead organisms and waste

• Competes with predators for prey

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What is an ecosystem?

• A single organism living in isolation

• A community of living organisms and their physical environment

• A group of the same species living together

• A collection of rocks and minerals

What is energy in the context of an ecosystem?

• The ability to do work or cause change

• A type of plant that grows in the desert

• A mineral found in rocks

• A type of animal that lives in water

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What is a herbivore?

• An organism that eats only meat

• An organism that eats only plants

• An organism that eats both plants and animals

• An organism that decomposes organic material

What is matter?

• Anything that has mass and takes up space

• A type of energy

• A specific type of plant

• A specific type of animal

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What is an omnivore?

• An organism that eats only plants

• An organism that eats only meat

• An organism that eats both plants and animals

• An organism that decomposes organic material

What is a predator?

• An organism that is hunted and eaten by other animals

• An organism that hunts and eats other animals

• An organism that produces its own food

• An organism that decomposes dead material

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

• An organism that hunts and eats other animals

• An organism that is hunted and eaten by other animals

• An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis

• An organism that decomposes dead material

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