Ecology Vocabulary

What is an ecosystem?

• A biological community and its physical environment

• An individual organism

• A group of the same species

• A part of the cell

What is a biome?

• A specific cell type

• A small population

• A large region with specific climate and organisms

• A kind of rock layer

What is a producer?

• Eats only meat

• Creates energy through photosynthesis

• Breaks down dead matter

• Consumes plants

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What is a consumer?

• Produces food from sunlight

• A non-living factor

• An organism that eats others

• Decomposes organic matter

What is a decomposer?

• Breaks down dead organisms

• A predator

• A type of plant

• A photosynthetic algae

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What is a trophic level?

• A location in a cell

• A step in a food chain

• A type of animal

• A weather event

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What is a food chain?

• A system of equations

• A series of organisms each dependent on the next for food

• A transportation route

• A photosynthetic cell

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What is a cell?

• An organism

• A spider’s web

• A cell

• A data table

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What is a food web?

• interconnected set of food chains

• nest

• structure

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What is an energy pyramid?

• A drawing of ancient ruins

• A tool for measuring temperature

• A diagram showing energy loss at each level

• A cell nucleus

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