Interactions in Ecosystems

What is the term for organisms that cannot make their own food and must eat other organisms?

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Autotrophs

What is an organism that makes its own food?

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Producer

• Herbivore

What is the term for a group of different species living together in a specific area?

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Community

• Habitat

What does it mean to rely on someone or something else?

• Independent

• Dependent

• Autonomous

• Self-sufficient

What is a representation of the flow of energy from the Sun through producers to consumers and decomposers in an ecosystem?

• Food chain

• Energy cycle

• Nutrient flow

• Ecosystem web

What is the term for a series of steps in which energy is transferred from one organism to another through food?

• Food chain

• Energy cycle

• Nutrient flow

• Trophic level

What is the term for the place where an organism lives?

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Niche

What is the term for the interaction between organisms of different species in an ecosystem?

• Intra-species interaction

• Inter-species interaction

• Symbiosis

• Competition

What is the term for the maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support?

• Carrying capacity

• Population density

• Ecological footprint

• Biodiversity

What is the representation of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem that includes the flow of energy from the Sun through producers to consumers and decomposers?

• Food web

• Food chain

• Energy pyramid

• Trophic level