WorksheetsVocab: Ecology
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
An Autotroph is...
A nonliving, factor that shapes an ecosystem
An organism that is able to caputre energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compunds
An organism that obtains food by consuming other living things
all the organisms that live in a place, together with their nonliving environment
A Heterotroph is...
a nonliving factor that shapes an ecosystem
an organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds
an organism that obtains food by consuming other living things
all the organisms that live in a place, together with their nonliving environment
An Abiotic Factor is...
a nonliving factor that shapes an ecosystem
an organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds
an organism that obtains food by consuming other living things
all the organisms that live in a place, together with their nonliving environment
An Ecosystem is...
a nonliving factor that shapes an ecosystem
an organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds
an organism that obtains food by consuming other living things.
all the organisms that live in a place, together with their nonliving environment
A Producer is also known as...
an autotroph
an abiotic factor
a heterotroph
an ecosystem
A consumer is also known as...
an abiotic factor
an autotroph
a heterotroph
an ecosystem
Which of the following is an example of an autotroph?
A Maple Tree
Your Best Friend
A Vulture
A Mushroom
Which of the following is a heterotroph?
A Maple Tree
Your Best Friend
A Vulture
A Mushroom
A pig can eat both plants and animals. This makes it...
A Primary Producer
An Herbivore
A Carnivore
An Omnivore
Photosynthesis is...
a process in which chemical energy is used to produce carbohydrates
a process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen
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
the scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment.
Chemosynthesis is...
a process in which chemical energy is used to produce carbohydrates
a process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen
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
the scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment
A Food Chain is...
a series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
a network of complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships among the various organisms in an ecosystem
A Food Web is...
a series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
a network of complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships among the various organisms in an ecosystem
An Ecological Pyramid is...
a model of the relative amounts of energy or matter contained within each trophic level in a given food chain or food web
a material made up of decaying bits of plant and animal material
the total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level
a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms
In the open ocean, there are organisms called phytoplankton that use the power of the sun to perform photosynthesis. This makes them...
Herbivores
Heterotrophs
Carnivores
Autotrophs
