Chapter 14.4 Animals, Plants, and Geography

Which of the following is not a classification of consumers

Autotrophs are plants that use photosynthesis to live, grow, and reproduce.

Species that feed only on plants are called ____ consumers.

Which of the following is not classified as a primary consumer?

the Burmese python has become an invasive species in the Flordia Everglades.

Animals that eat both plants and animals.

___ are organisms that break down dead plant and animal material.

Which of the following is not a trait generally seen in invasive species?

Organisms that feed on dead matter, all are decomposers.

The food ___ is the interaction of many food chains.

The name of the invasive species of fish that has invaded the Mississippi River is the ____ carp.

Predators are eaten by prey animals

How do comsuers gain energy?

Organisms that feed on dead plants and animals.

Species that feed on secondary consumers are called ____ consumers.

Heterotrophs use photosynthesis to produce their own food.

Animals that eat other animals

Which of the following is not a classification of consumers?

Opossums are one of the most common species of omnivores.

Heterotrophys, or consumers, ___.

The species that are at the top of the food chain are called _____ predators.

Primary consumers feed on secondary consumers.

Dung beetles are considered decomposers

Species that feed on primary consumers are called ____ consumers.

An animal that is eaten by other animals is called the prey.

All invasive species start out as ____ species.

Animals that eat only plants.

Where one species lives in or on another species and consumes it for food.

tertiary consumers feed only on plants.

____ are considered an invasive species in the United States.

Carrying _____ is the maximum population of a species that a parcel of land can sustain indefinitely.

No plants are considered to be invasive species.

A food ____ is a simple model of how energy flows from one living organism to another.