WorksheetsEcology 1-2 Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Ecology is all about...
Animals
Food Chains
Autotrophs
Interactions
What is each level on a food pyramid or food chain called?
Energy Pyramind
Trophic Level
Limiting Factor
The frog eats the cricket. Give 3 words to describe the frog.
primary consumer (1°), carnivore, autotroph
secondary consumer (2°), herbivore, heterotroph
primary consumer (1°), omnivore, heterotroph
secondary consumer (2°), carnivore, heterotroph
What is a population?
groups of different species living in the same area
group of the same species living in the same area
includes all of the organisms and non-living things in an area
major regional or global community
What is a community?
Different populations of organisms living in the same environment.
One population of organism living in the same environment.
Different populations of organisms living in more than two environments.
One population of organism living in more than two environments.
In an ecosystem, living things are called _ and non-living things are called _.
biotic, abiotic
abiotic, biotic
organisms, decomposers
herbivores, decomposers
What do the arrows show in the food web?
they show which organisms are doing cellular respiration
they show which way the energy is flowing
they show which organisms are doing photosynthesis
Part of the earth’s surface that includes land, water, and atmosphere where living organisms exist
Decomposer
Ecosystem
Population
Biosphere
All of the interacting species within a particular ecosystem
Population
Biome
Organism
Community
Heterotrophic organisms that must consume other organisms for survival
Consumer
Decomposer
Producer
Organism
An organism that feeds on dead or decaying plant or animal remains
Detritivore
Decomposer
Producer
Consumer
A living thing that portrays the basic characteristics of life
Organism
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Autotrophic organisms that undergo photosynthesis
Producers
Consumers
Detritivores
Decomposers
What are the abiotic factors in this image?
water, sunlight, dirt, air
birds and plants
birds, water, dirt
plants, water
All of the fish and aquatic plants living in Mirror Lake are considered a
species
population
community
biome
