Producers
Consumers
Trophic Levels
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100
Which of the following is not a producer?
a) flower b) squirrel c) oak tree d)phytoplankton
b, squirrel
100
Which is an example of primary consumer?
a) snake b) hawk c) rabbit d) green plant
c, rabbit
100
What type of consumer only eats plants?
an herbivore
100
Fungi is an example of a ____________?
decomposer
100
What is the primary source of energy in most ecosystems?
the sun
200
What is the primary importance of producers in an ecosystem?
they provide the foundation of energy
200
An organism that feeds on secondary consumers, often at the top of the food chain.
tertiary consumer
200
If an energy pyramid shows 6000 J for producers, then how many J would transfer to the primary consumers?
600 J
200
What is a biotic factor?
any living or once living organism
200
Organisms that use energy from the sun to make their own food are called
a) heterotrophs
b) autotrophs
c) ominvores
b) autotrophs
300
Organisms that create their own food through processes like photosynthesis, primarily plants and algae.
producers
300
What type of consumer feeds directly on producers?
primary consumer
300
the population of grasshoppers
300
the grasshopper
300
What organism breaks down dead matter in an ecosystem?
decomposers
400
What is the primary function of cellular respiration?
to break down glucose for ATP (energy)
400
tertiary consumer
400
A group of zebras living together in the same area is an example of:
A) An ecosystem
B) A community
C) A population
C) population
400
What is a detritivore?
type of decomposer that feeds on dead organisms
400
Where does cellular respiration occur in cells?
mitochondria
500
Where does photosynthesis occur in plant cells?
Chloroplasts
500
What type of consumer eats both plants and animals?
omnivore
500
What would happen in an ecosystem without decomposers?
dead matter would accumulate
500
What do we call a geographic area where biotic and abiotic organisms interact?
an ecosystem
500
The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide (CO2) and water.
photosynthesis