Ecology Review

All are abiotic factors except

Seawater, pebbles, and broken seashells are abiotic factors at the ocean.

Organisms that break down organic matter and return it to the environment are called

Animals getting energy from eating other dead animals are called

Which description about ecosystem organization is correct?

The most simple grouping which includes more than one species is called a(an)

The lowest level of ecology which includes living and nonliving components is called a

On an energy pyramid, all arrows point to:

A biotic factor that affects a population size in a specific ecosystem is:

A word that means the same thing as heterotroph is

Most of the energy an organism gets from eating is

Organisms within an ecosystem are abiotic factors in that ecosystem.

The study of interactions among organisms and with their environment is called ecology.

Animals that eat plants are called consumers.

Abiotic and biotic factors interact in this example:

Which are examples of abiotic factors?

Which eats producers and consumers?

How are herbivores and carnivores similar?

The branch of biology dealing with environmental interactions is called

Plant-eating animals such as caterpillars are called

If the bottom level of an energy pyramid has 1000 calories of energy, the next level has

How do most producers make their own food?

A cat stalks and eats a mouse.  Based on this, what pair of terms describes the cat?

Plants are