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ecology vocabulary

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An organism that produces its own food supply from inorganic compounds is called a(an)
a)
heterotroph
b)
consumer
c)
detritivore
d)
autotroph
2.
What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
sunlight
c)
water
d)
carbon
3.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
4.

The nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

a)

Abiotic factors

b)

Biotic factors

5.
The living portions of the ecosystem.
a)
Biotic factors
b)
Abiotic factors
6.

The organisms that make up a community and the nonliving parts of the environment that they interact with are a(n)

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Habitat

d)

Ecosystem

7.

Plants that convert energy from the sun are also called

a)

decomposers

b)

primary consumers

c)

secondary consumers

d)

producers

8.

What are the abiotic factors in this image?

a)

water, sunlight, dirt, air

b)

birds and plants

c)

birds, water, dirt

d)

plants, water

9.

An individual belonging to a specific species is a

a)

Biotic

b)

Community

c)

Organism

d)

Reptile

10.
The study of how living things interact with one another and with their environment.
a)
Biology
b)
Lithology
c)
Ecology
d)
Farmacology
11.
Two or more members of a particular species living and interacting in the same area
a)
Community
b)
Population
c)
Organisms
d)
Biosphere
12.
Different populations living and interacting with each other in the same area
a)
Biome
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Community
d)
Niche
13.

All of the fish and aquatic plants living in Mirror Lake are considered a

a)

species

b)

population

c)

community

d)

biome

14.

The portion of the planet in which living things are found

a)

ecosystem

b)

biosphere

c)

biome

d)

atmosphere

15.

Organisms that break down decaying material are

a)

consumers

b)

producers

c)

decomposers

16.

From an ecological standpoint, all of the humans in Meriden are called a

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

species

17.

rivalry among living things for materials, energy sources, and other basic needs for survival, such as space, shelter, and mates

a)

competition

b)

predator

c)

parasite

d)

food web

18.

a consumer that gets energy by eating dead organisms and wastes

a)

decomposer

b)

producer

c)

predator

d)

parasite

19.

a diagram that uses arrows to show how different organisms in an ecosystem feed on or are eaten by other organisms

a)

food web

b)

competition

c)

producer

d)

biotic factor

20.

an organism that a parasite feeds off of

a)

host

b)

predator

c)

producer

d)

decomposer

21.

an organism that feeds on another organism by living on or in its body, usually without killing it

a)

predator

b)

parasite

c)

consumer

d)

decomposer

22.

an organism that kills and consumes another organism

a)

predator

b)

prey

c)

producer

d)

parasite

23.

an organism that is eaten by a predator

a)

producer

b)

prey

c)

decomposer

d)

parasite

24.

Which of the following describes a relationship between organisms that make their own food and organisms that eat other organisms for energy?

a)

producer/consumer

b)

predator/prey

c)

parasite/host

d)

abiotic/biotic

25.

What is a producer?

a)

an organism that chases other organisms to eat it

b)

an organism that eats other organisms

c)

an organism that makes it's own food through photosynthesis

d)

an organism that runs from another organism to they do not get eaten

26.

What is a predator?

a)

the characteristics of an organism

b)

an animal that hunts it's food

c)

an animal that is hunted

d)

An organism that goes through photosynthesis

27.

An organism that lives on or in another organism and takes it's resources is called____________.

a)

Parasite

b)

Host

c)

Biotic

d)

Abiotic

28.

Which of the following is an example of a host?

a)

leeches living on a human

b)

sheep

c)

lions chasing the lamb

d)

air and water

29.

rivalry among living things for materials, energy sources, and other basic needs for survival, such as space, shelter, and mates

a)

competition

b)

predator

c)

parasite

d)

food web

30.

an organism that gets its energy by consuming, or eating, other living things

a)

consumer

b)

prey

c)

producer

d)

host

31.

Which of the following describes a relationship between an organism that hunts and the organism that gets killed for food?

a)

producer/consumer

b)

predator/prey

c)

parasite/host

d)

abiotic/biotic