Ecology

Question 1

Food Web

Answer 1

Consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem.

Question 2

Food Chain

Answer 2

One possible path that energy and nutrients may take as they move through the ecosystem.

Question 3

Trophic Level

Answer 3

The grouping for organisms in a food web based on their role (Producers)

Question 4

Autotrophs

Answer 4

Make their own food and do not depend on other organisms for nutrition.

Question 5

Carnivore

Answer 5

Animals that eat other animals

Question 6

Omnivore

Answer 6

Animals that eat both plants and animals

Question 7

Consumer

Answer 7

Eats other organisms for food

Question 8

Primary Consumers

Answer 8

Are Herbivores, eat plants and other animals

Question 9

Herbivore

Answer 9

eat plants, algae, and other producers

Question 10

Secondary Consumers

Answer 10

Eat the herbivore or primary consumer

Question 11

Tertiary Consumers

Answer 11

Eat the secondary consumers

Question 12

Apex predator

Answer 12

Top consumer or top predator

Question 13

Detritivores

Answer 13

Organisms that eat nonliving plant and animal remains (a scavenger)

Question 14

Scavenger

Answer 14

Organisms that eat nonliving plant and animal remains (detritivores)

Question 15

Decomposers

Answer 15

Break down dead organisms into nutrient rich soil for use by producers.

Question 16

Producers

Answer 16

make their own food and do not depend on any other organisms for nutrition (autotrophs)