10.2 Ecology

Question 1

What is a trophic level

Answer 1

A trophic level is a portion of an ecosystem

Question 2

What are the main trophic levels

Answer 2

Producers
Primary consumers
Secondary consumers
Tertiary consumers

Question 3

What is the difference between an autotroph and a heterotroph

Answer 3

An autotroph makes the own food whereas a heterotroph obtains their food through other sources

Question 4

What’s the difference between a herbivore, an ominvore and a carnivore

Answer 4

A carnivore is an organism that only consumes other animals. A herbivore is an organism that only consumes plants. AN omnivore is an organism that consumes both plants and other organisms.