Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Food Chains
Food Webs
Miscellaneous
100
Nonliving elements in an ecosystem are...
a. abiotic factors
b. biotic factors
c. unimportant to the ecosystem
a. abiotic factors
100
Consumers that only eat producers are...
a. omnivores
b. herbivores
c. carnivores
d. decomposers
b. herbivores
100
Identify the producer in this food chain.
Grass/flowers
100
Where does the energy from the deer go?
To the mountain lion.
100
Which diagram is more complex: a food web or a food chain?
A food web because it shows multiple paths energy can take in an ecosystem, whereas a food chain focuses on one path energy takes.
200
The living elements in an ecosystem are...
a. abiotic factors
b. biotic factors
c. the only necessary elements in the ecosystem
b. biotic factors
200
Consumers that eat only other consumers are...
a. omnivores
b. herbivores
c. carnivores
d. decomposers
c. carnivores
200
In this food chain, which organism is considered an apex predator?
The bird
200
Which consumer is considered a scavenger?
The vulture
200
Which is larger: an ecosystem or a biome?
A biome is larger because a single biome can contain several different ecosystems.
300
Organisms that make their own food through the process of photosynthesis are called...
a. decomposers
b. consumers
c. producers
c. producers
300
Consumers that eat both consumers and producers are...
a. omnivores
b. herbivores
c. carnivores
d. decomposers
a. omnivores
300
What type of consumer is the grasshopper in this food chain?
An herbivore
300
Identify 2 apex predators in this food web.
Mountain lion, coyote, vulture
300
Explain why fungi (ex: mushrooms) cannot be considered plants. What don't they do?
Fungi cannot do photosynthesis, so they cannot be considered plants.
400
Organisms that get their energy from breaking down dead organic material are called...
a. decomposers
b. consumers
c. producers
a. decomposers
400
Which type of consumer is an apex predator (in most cases)?
a. herbivore
b. carnivore
c. omnivore
d. decomposer
In most cases, an apex predator is a carnivore.
400
Which organism gets its energy from something not shown in this image? What is the energy source?
The plant. It gets its energy from the sun.
400
Identify which organisms in this food web are herbivores. (there are 4)
deer, gopher, squirrel, and grasshopper
400
If scavengers get energy from dead organisms, why aren't they considered decomposers?
Because scavengers have to consume (eat) dead things, whereas decomposers break them down through other means.
500
Organisms that must eat other organisms to get energy are called...
a. decomposers
b. consumers
c. producers
b. consumers
500
Give an example of a decomposer.
Fungi or bacteria
500
Which consumer in this food chain is getting the MOST energy from what it eats? (think back to the energy pyramid)
The grasshopper
500
Where does the coyote get energy FROM?
gopher, squirrel, and grasshopper
500
Should humans be considered apex predators? Why or why not? *remember, you can choose either answer, but you have to support your response!
Answers will vary