Energy in the Ecosystem
a. herbivore
f. adaptation
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b. carnivore
g. mutualism
c. omnivore
d. niche
e. producer
h. commensalism
i. parasitism
____Eats both plants and animals
____Eats plants
____Eats animals
____Makes its own food
____an animal’s place in the ecosystem
____a feature that helps it survive in its environment
7.____ A relationship where one species benefits and the other is not helped or harmed
8.____ A relationship where both species benefits
9.____ A relationship where one species benefits and the other is harmed
10. An example of a decomposer is:
11. A deer is most likely to eat what?
12. A hawk eats a mouse. The mouse is:
13. Energy for an ecosystem originally comes from:
14. The many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up:
Use this food web to answer the next 3 questions.
15. Which animal is a consumers and producers in this food web?
16.How many organisms in this food web are carnivores, herbivores, omnivores?
17. Available energy ___________ with each step along a food chain.
18. What would happen to the number of deer if the cougars were removed from this food
web? Why?
Use the diagram below to answer the next 3 questions.
20. Which organism would most likely be found a level A?
21. In the diagram above, which level would have the most available energy?
22. Which organism would most likely be found at level D?
23. Refer to the food web on page 2 of this test.