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Vocab: Ecology

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

An Autotroph is...

a)

A nonliving, factor that shapes an ecosystem

b)

An organism that is able to caputre energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compunds

c)

An organism that obtains food by consuming other living things

d)

all the organisms that live in a place, together with their nonliving environment

2.

A Heterotroph is...

a)

a nonliving factor that shapes an ecosystem

b)

an organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds

c)

an organism that obtains food by consuming other living things

d)

all the organisms that live in a place, together with their nonliving environment

3.

An Abiotic Factor is...

a)

a nonliving factor that shapes an ecosystem

b)

an organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds

c)

an organism that obtains food by consuming other living things

d)

all the organisms that live in a place, together with their nonliving environment

4.

An Ecosystem is...

a)

a nonliving factor that shapes an ecosystem

b)

an organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds

c)

an organism that obtains food by consuming other living things.

d)

all the organisms that live in a place, together with their nonliving environment

5.

A Producer is also known as...

a)

an autotroph

b)

an abiotic factor

c)

a heterotroph

d)

an ecosystem

6.

A consumer is also known as...

a)

an abiotic factor

b)

an autotroph

c)

a heterotroph

d)

an ecosystem

7.

Which of the following is an example of an autotroph?

a)

A Maple Tree

b)

Your Best Friend

c)

A Vulture

d)

A Mushroom

8.

Which of the following is a heterotroph?

a)

A Maple Tree

b)

Your Best Friend

c)

A Vulture

d)

A Mushroom

9.

A pig can eat both plants and animals. This makes it...

a)

A Primary Producer

b)

An Herbivore

c)

A Carnivore

d)

An Omnivore

10.

Photosynthesis is...

a)

a process in which chemical energy is used to produce carbohydrates

b)

a process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen

c)

a process used by plants and other autotrophs to capture light energy and use it to power chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy-righ carbohydrates such as sugars and starches

d)

the scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment.

11.

Chemosynthesis is...

a)

a process in which chemical energy is used to produce carbohydrates

b)

a process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen

c)

a process used by plants and other autotrophs to capture light energy and use it to power chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy-righ carbohydrates such as sugars and starches

d)

the scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment

12.

A Food Chain is...

a)

a series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

b)

a network of complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships among the various organisms in an ecosystem

13.

A Food Web is...

a)

a series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

b)

a network of complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships among the various organisms in an ecosystem

14.

An Ecological Pyramid is...

a)

a model of the relative amounts of energy or matter contained within each trophic level in a given food chain or food web

b)

a material made up of decaying bits of plant and animal material

c)

the total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level

d)

a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms

15.

In the open ocean, there are organisms called phytoplankton that use the power of the sun to perform photosynthesis. This makes them...

a)

Herbivores

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Carnivores

d)

Autotrophs