Column One
What is the term for a series of organisms linked by their feeding relationships, showing the transfer of energy from one organism to another?
Food chain
Which kingdom includes organisms that can produce their own food through photosynthesis?
Plant kingdom
What is the term for a graphical representation of the energy transfer between different levels of organisms in an ecosystem?
Energy pyramid
What is the term for an organism that breaks down the remains of dead organisms and returns nutrients to the environment?
Decomposer
What is the term for an organism that eats other organisms for energy and nutrients?
Consumer
What is the term for a network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem?
Food web
Which kingdom includes organisms that are mostly single-celled and have a nucleus?
Protist kingdom
What is the term for an organism that eats both plants and animals for energy and nutrients?
Omnivore
Which level of an energy pyramid contains organisms that eat herbivores?
Secondary consumers
What is the term for an organism that eats only plants for energy and nutrients?
Herbivore
Which level of an energy pyramid contains organisms that obtain energy by feeding on other organisms?
Tertiary consumers
Which kingdom includes organisms that are single-celled and lack a nucleus?
Bacteria kingdom
What is the term for an organism that eats other animals for energy and nutrients?
Carnivore
What is the term for an organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis?
Producer
How many kingdoms are there in the five-kingdom classification system?
Five kingdoms
In a food web, what is the term for an organism that eats plants and animals and is eaten by other organisms?
Prey
What is the role of fungi in the ecosystem?
Fungi transform nutrients and break down plant and animal debris.
How do fungi obtain nutrients?
Fungi absorb nutrients from the environment around them.
Name one common example of a fungus.
Mushroom, mold, or yeast.
How do fungi reproduce?
The formation and release of spores.