Ecology Review

Matching Match the term with its definition. Food Chain Shows how energy flows in an ecosystem Food Web Shows several connected food chains Energy Pyramid Shows the amount of food energy Ecosystem All living and nonliving things in one place Community All the populations in an ecosystem at the same time Identify the choices below as either a biotic factor or an abiotic factor. Biotic Factor Animals Plants Fungi Bacteria Abiotic Factor Water Light Rocks Wind Temperature Use the word bank to complete the sentences below: 1. A producer is an organism at the beginning of a food chain because they can produce their own food using energy from the sun.2. Organisms that hunt, kill, and eat other consumers are known as a carnivore.3. A nonliving part of the environment is a(n) abiotic factor.4. A living part of the environment is a(n) biotic factor.5. A consumer that eats only plants is known as a herbivore consumer.6. A consumer that eats both plants and animals is called a(n) omnivore.7. Energyis transferred through an ecosystem by eating or consuming food and is represented on food chains and food webs using arrows.8. Decomposers breakdown decaying organisms and nutrients are put back into the soil by bacteria and fungi.9. Photosynthesis is when carbon dioxide and water with the addition of energy from the sun create glucose, water and oxygen.10. A heterotrophis another term for a consumer.11. An autotrophis another term for a producer. Use the following food web to answer the questions below: - The arrows represent energy.- In this food chain, which organism is the producer? grass- In this food chain, which organism is the primary consumer? grasshopper- In this food chain, which organism is the tertiary consumer? snake- In this food chain, which organism is an herbivore? grasshopper- What type of consumers are the frog and the snake? carnivores- If the frog population increased, what would happen to the grasshopper population? It would decrease.- If the frog population increased, what would happen to the snake population? It would increase.- How much energy transfers with each step on the food chain? 10% Use the food web below to answer the following questions What level of consumer is a wild cat? Primary Consumer Secondary Consumer Tertiary Consumer Producer What level of consumer is a goat? Primary Consumer Secondary Consumer Tertiary Consumer Producer Which organism is the producer? Owl Snake Kite Tree What is my Role? Use the picture of the food web to sort the following organisms.For each organism, decide what role it plays in the food web. Click on the organism and then select the correct category. Omnivore Humans Eats both plants and animals Carnivore Consumer Killer Whale Penguin Leopard Seal Elephant Seal Meat eaters Herbivore Consumer Krill Cod Eats only plants Producer Producer Phytoplankton Make their own food