Energy in the Ecosystem

Correctly label each trophic level

a

b

c

d

e

apex predator

producers

tertiary consumers

secondary consumers

primary consumers

Match the following

• Herbivore

• 
• Carnivore

• 
• Omnivore

• 
• Producer

• 

Put in order from MOST to LEAST amount of energy.

• Apex predator

• Primary consumer

• Tertiary consumer

• Secondary consumer

• Producer

A ​ is an ​ (a)   organisms that can make its own food using the energy from the sun, while other organisms that feed off of other organisms for energy are ​ (b)  

• autotroph
• heterotrophs

If a scientist in New Zealand was studying how a group of herbivores interacted with a group of omnivores, and all of their abiotic surroundings, what level of ecology would she be studying?

• Community

• Population

• Species

• Ecosystem

• Biome

If there are 100 KJ of energy available at the secondary consumer level, how many KJ of energy are available at the producer level?

• 10 KJ

• 1,000 KJ

• 10,000 KJ

• 1 KJ

In an ecosystem, living things are called _ and non-living things are called _.

• biotic, abiotic

• abiotic, biotic

• organisms, decomposers

• herbivores, decomposers

Plants that make their own energy from the sun through photosynthesis are called (choose 2) -

• carnivores

• consumers

• autotrophs

• producers

Organisms that eat other organisms to get energy are called (choose 2) -

• autotrophs

• consumers

• producers

• heterotrophs

An organism that ONLY eats plants is called a(n) (choose 2) -

• primary consumer

• omnivore

• herbivore

• carnivore