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Unit 2 Ecology
Study Guide for Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How is an organism's role in a ecosystem determined? | How it obtains its energy |
| Organisms need _______ for growth, reproduction, and general metabolism | Energy |
| All Energy starts with the _____ | Sun |
| The sun is the _______ __________ of energy in all ecosystems | Primary Source |
| What uses the suns energy and uses it to make their own food | Producers |
| Producers are .... | Auto=self Trophic= Feeder |
| What organisms depend on other organisms for their food | Consumers |
| Consumers are.... | HETERO=other TROPHIC=feeder |
| Detritivores | Decomposers that return nutrients back into the soil for use by the producers |
| Decomposers | Heterotrophic |
| _______________ from decomposing organisms and their elements on Earth are broken down and are reused within an ecosystem | Matter |
| __________ such as ________,_______ and the compound ________ cycle throughout the enviroment | Chemical, Nitrogen, Carbon, Water |
| Levels of the food pyramid | Producer, Primary Consumers, Secondary Consumers, Tertiary Consumer |
| Energy within an ecosystem is not recycled it___ from one organism to another | Flows |