ECOLOGY 6TH EDITION ACTUAL TEST PAPER
SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Consumer.
Answer: -An organism that eats producers or other organisms for
energy
-Also called Heterotrophs
4 kinds of consumers:
-herbivores
-carnivore
-omnivore
-scavenger
◉ Herbivore.
Answer: -a consumer that eats plants
◉ Carnivore.
Answer: -a consumer that eats animals
,◉ Omnivore.
Answer: - a consumer that eats both plants and animals
◉ Scavenger.
Answer: -a consumer that feeds on the remains of dead animals
◉ Decomposer.
Answer: -organisms that get their energy by breaking down the
remains of dead organisms
Examples:
-fungi
-bacteria
-beetles
-earthworms
◉ Food chain.
Answer: -diagram showing how energy in food molecules flow from
one organism to another
-one energy path way
, *Arrow points to where the energy is going!!
◉ Food Web.
Answer: -diagram of many energy pathways
-many food chains combined
◉ Energy Pyramid.
Answer: -diagram showing the loss of energy at each level of the
food chain
-how much energy is available at each level
-most energy available at the base (producers)
-less energy available at the top (carnivores and scavengers)
◉ Habitat.
Answer: -the environment where an organism lives
Examples:
-pond
SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Consumer.
Answer: -An organism that eats producers or other organisms for
energy
-Also called Heterotrophs
4 kinds of consumers:
-herbivores
-carnivore
-omnivore
-scavenger
◉ Herbivore.
Answer: -a consumer that eats plants
◉ Carnivore.
Answer: -a consumer that eats animals
,◉ Omnivore.
Answer: - a consumer that eats both plants and animals
◉ Scavenger.
Answer: -a consumer that feeds on the remains of dead animals
◉ Decomposer.
Answer: -organisms that get their energy by breaking down the
remains of dead organisms
Examples:
-fungi
-bacteria
-beetles
-earthworms
◉ Food chain.
Answer: -diagram showing how energy in food molecules flow from
one organism to another
-one energy path way
, *Arrow points to where the energy is going!!
◉ Food Web.
Answer: -diagram of many energy pathways
-many food chains combined
◉ Energy Pyramid.
Answer: -diagram showing the loss of energy at each level of the
food chain
-how much energy is available at each level
-most energy available at the base (producers)
-less energy available at the top (carnivores and scavengers)
◉ Habitat.
Answer: -the environment where an organism lives
Examples:
-pond
