WorksheetsEcosystem Vocabulary Quiz Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What do we call the depiction of the amount of energy in each trophic level of an ecosystem?
food web
energy pyramid
organism relationship
primary consumer
What do we call a living thing, such as an animal or plant, that influences or affects an ecosystem?
biotic factor
abiotic factor
nonliving
granite
What is a nonliving condition or thing that affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it?
biotic factor
abiotic factor
living
squirrel
What do we call an animal that is hunted or seized for food by another animal?
predator
producer
cycad
prey
What do we call an organism that exists by hunting and eating other organisms?
predator
producer
prey
cycad
What do we call all the individuals of one species living in an area?
community
ecosystem
consumers
population
What do we call a carnivore at the top of a food chain; it feeds on other carnivores and consumers?
producer
primary consumer
tertiary consumer
none of these
What do we call a carnivore that feeds on herbivores but not tertiary consumers?
producer
primary consumer
secondary consumer
tertiary consumer
What do we call an animal that feeds on plants? It is often called an herbivore.
producer
primary consumer
secondary consumer
tertiary consumer
This is an organism that is able to make its own food from inorganic substances.
producer
primary consumer
secondary consumer
tertiary consumer
This shows how living things get food. It also shows how nutrients & energy are passed from creature to creature.
biome
resource
interaction
food chain
This shows how organisms relate in all the interrelated food chains of a community.
autotroph
heterotroph
food web
all of these
What do we call a community of living things & the nonliving parts of the environment, interacting as a system?
ecosystem
population
community
none of these
What is an environmental factor that tends to limit population size?
limiting factor
community
population
environment
What is the term for the position or function of an organism in a community of plants and animals?
niche
yoga
x = y+2
none of these
