10.2 Ecology

Question 1

Tropic Levels

Answer 1

the position of an organism in the food chain

Question 2

Autotroph vs. Heterotroph

Answer 2

Autotroph- makes their own food on their own
Heterotroph- needs to eat other things for food

Question 3

Herbivore vs. Omnivore vs. Carnivore vs. Detritivore

Answer 3

Herbivore- eats plants
Carnivore- eats meat
Omnivore- eats plants and meat
Detritivore- eats decomposed matter

Question 4

pyramid of energy vs. a pyramid of numbers vs. a pyramid of biomass

Answer 4

Pyramid of energy- amount of energy that passes through a tropic level over a period of time
Pyramid of numbers- number of organisms at each level
Pyramid of biomass- amount of mass of biological material at each tropic level