Ch, 14 Vocab Quiz Practice

What is a producer in an ecosystem?

• An organism that eats other organisms for energy

• An organism that makes its own food using sunlight or chemical energy

• An organism that breaks down dead material

• An organism that hunts and eats other organisms

Which term describes an organism that eats only plants?

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Predator

What is a decomposer?

• An organism that makes its own food

• An organism that eats only animals

• An organism that breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients

• An organism that is hunted and eaten by a predator

What does a food chain represent?

• A complex diagram showing multiple food chains

• A simple model showing how energy moves from one organism to another

• A step in a food chain or energy pyramid

• A diagram that shows the amount of energy available

What is a food web?

• A simple model showing energy movement

• A diagram showing the amount of energy available

• A complex diagram showing multiple food chains and interconnections

• A step in a food chain or energy pyramid

What is a trophic level?

• A type of symbiosis where both organisms benefit

• A step in a food chain or energy pyramid

• A non-native species that spreads quickly

• A species that has a major impact on its ecosystem

What does an energy pyramid show?

• The variety of life in an ecosystem

• The amount of energy available at each trophic level

• A close relationship between two species

• How organisms fight for the same resources

What is a predator?

• An organism that is hunted and eaten

• An organism that makes its own food

• An organism that hunts and eats other organisms

• An organism that eats only plants

What is mutualism?

• A type of symbiosis where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

• A type of symbiosis where both organisms benefit

• A type of symbiosis where one organism benefits and the other is harmed

• An ecological interaction affecting multiple species

An organism that his hunted & eaten by a predator

(a)