Ecology Unit Review

The non-living components, such as temperature, water, sunlight, and soil in an ecosystem

• Abiotic Factor (A)

• Biotic Factor (B)

Refer to all living organisms, like plants and animals in an ecosystem

• Biotic Factor (B)

• Abiotic Factor (A)

A _______________ is a system of many overlapping food chains.

• Food Web

• Food Chain

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

A _______________ is an organism that obtains energy from the Sun through the process of photosynthesis.

• Producer

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

• Tertiary Consumer

A _______________ is an organism that can be either a carnivore or omnivore that feeds on primary consumers.

• Secondary Consumer

• Primary Consumer

• Producer

• Decomposer

Any living thing is considered to be a(n) _______________.

• Organism

• Machine

• Mineral

• Element

An herbivore that feeds on producers in order to obtain energy is an example of a _______________.

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

• Tertiary Consumer

• Decomposer

A _______________ is a series of events in which one organism eats another in order to obtain energy.

• Food Chain

• Producer

• Organism

• Energy Pyramid

A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another is referred to as a(n) _______________.

• Energy Pyramid

• Food Chain

• Trophic Level

• Biomass Pyramid

A _______________ is a carnivore at the top-most level in a food chain that feeds on secondary consumers.

• Tertiary Consumer

• Primary Consumer

• Herbivore

• Decomposer