Ecology 2

Question 1

Biosphere

Answer 1

The regions of the surface and atmosphere and hydrosphere

Question 2

Population

Answer 2

A group of the same species living in a particular area

Question 3

Producer

Answer 3

An organism that makes its own food

Question 4

Consumer

Answer 4

An organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms

Question 5

Primary consumer

Answer 5

An organism that eats plants and provides the energy needed for other types of consumers

Question 6

Secondary consumer

Answer 6

Organisms that receive energy from the primary consumers

Question 7

Tertiary Consumer

Answer 7

Organisms that can eat both primary and secondary consumers

Question 8

Decomposer

Answer 8

Organisms that break down dead organisms

Question 9

Energy pyramid

Answer 9

A model that shows the flow of energy

Question 10

Relationship Web

Answer 10

An inner circle of close relationships and the outer circle

Question 11

Type?
Detrivore

Answer 11

A decomposer that eats dead or decaying matter like earthworms, millipedes and dung beetle

Question 12

Type?
Herbivore

Answer 12

Consumer - Herbivores areanimals that primarily eat plants.They are known as primary consumers and occupy level 2 or higher in the food chain.

Question 13

Type?
Carnivore

Answer 13

Consumer

Question 14

Type?
Photosynthesis

Answer 14

Producer

Question 15

Type?
Autotroph

Answer 15

producer - makes its own food by using photosynthesis

Question 16

Type?
Heterotroph

Answer 16

Consumer that is a A heterotroph is an organism that can’t make its own food and must get energy by eating other plants and animals.
Examples of heterotrophs include:
Herbivores: Eat only plants
Carnivores: Eat only other animals or meat
Omnivores: Eat both plants and animals
Decomposers: Break down dead organisms or their waste products into nutrients for soil
Detritivores: Eat detritus which is dead or decaying matter

Question 17

Type?
Native Species

Answer 17

Consumer

Question 18

Type?
Invasive Species

Answer 18

Consumer

Question 19

Prefix/Suffix
Troph

Answer 19

Nourishment

Question 20

Prefix/Suffix
Vore

Answer 20

Carnivore

Question 21

Prefix/Suffix
Photo

Answer 21

Synthesis

Synthesis isthe process of combining two or more components to produce a new entity

Question 22

Where does all the energy in an ecosystem come from?

Answer 22

The energy from an ecosystem comes from the sun

Question 23

In a food web what do the arrows represent? And which way do arrows point?

Answer 23

To show which animals eat the other like a food chain or a food web

Question 24

What is the role of plants in a food web?

Answer 24

The role of the plants in the food web is to make their own food by doing photosynthesis

Question 25

What does competition mean in terms of a food web?

Answer 25

That means the two animals will compete for the same resources

Question 26

Can an organism be a consumer at multiple levels in an ecosystem?

Answer 26

An organism can be a different trophic levels this occurs when an organism is an omnivore which means it consumes both plants and animals

Question 27

Why are decomposers important to the food web and ecosystem?

Answer 27

They decompose the dead organisms so they can give nutrients to the soil so they can make more green plants

Question 28

A bean plant is an autotroph because it…

Answer 28

A bean plant is an autotroph because it produces his own food by using photosynthesis and other chemicals