Ecology Vocab (11/10 Quiz)

Question 1

An organism that synthesizes its organic molecules from simple inorganic substances

Answer 1

Autotroph

Question 2

A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.

Answer 2

Community

Question 3

An organism that ingests other organic matter that is living or recently killed

Answer 3

Consumer

Question 4

An organism that ingests non-living organic matter

Answer 4

Detritivore

Question 5

The study of relationships between living organisms and between organisms and their abiotic envirnoment

Answer 5

Ecology

Question 6

A community of organisms and their abiotic environment.

Answer 6

Ecosystem

Question 7

A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

Answer 7

Food Chain

Question 8

A complex arrangement of interrelated food chains illustrating the flow of energy between interdependent organisms

Answer 8

Food Web

Question 9

The type of environment in which an organism or groups normally lives

Answer 9

Habitat

Question 10

An organism that obtains organic molecules from other organisms

Answer 10

Heterotroph

Question 11

A group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time

Answer 11

Population

Question 12

An organism that lives on or in non-living organic matter, secreting digestive enzymes and absorbing digested products

Answer 12

Saprotroph

Question 13

A group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring

Answer 13

Species

Question 14

The feeding level in a food web defined by the number of energy transfers away from the original source of energy

Answer 14

Trophic Level