Question

11.1 The Science of Ecology Lesson 11.1: True or False Name __________________ Class ______________ Date ________ Write true if the statement is true or false if the statement is false. _____ 1. Biotic factors include sunlight, soil, temperature, and water. _____ 2. Like nutrients and water, energy also recycles through an ecosystem. _____ 3. An ecosystem consists of all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and their interactions. _____ 4. Herbivores are a necessary link between producers and other consumers. _____ 5. A niche refers to the place an organism lives within its ecosystem. _____ 6. Dung beetles eat animal feces. _____ 7. Autotrophs make their own food. _____ 8. Organisms use 90% of the available energy at each trophic level. _____ 9. Carnivores include lions, polar bears, hawks, frogs, salmon, and deer. _____ 10. Biomass increases at the upper levels of a food chain. _____ 11. Producers occupy the first trophic level. _____ 12. Scavengers include vultures and raccoons. _____ 13. In a complex ecosystem, it is likely that two different species will occupy the same niche. _____ 14. The habitat is the role of a species in its ecosystem. _____ 15. A food web shows how energy flows through an ecosystem.

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Explanation:

1. Biotic factors include sunlight, soil, temperature, and water. FALSE

Biotic factors include animals, plants, fungi, bacteria and protists.

2. Like nutrients and water, energy also recycles through an ecosystem. FALSE

3. An ecosystem consists of all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and their interactions. TRUE

4. Herbivores are a necessary link between producers and other consumers. TRUE

5. A niche refers to the place an organism lives within its ecosystem. TRUE

6. Dung beetles eat animal feces. TRUE

7. Autotrophs make their own food. TRUE

8. Organisms use 90% of the available energy at each trophic level. FALSE

9. Carnivores include lions, polar bears, hawks, frogs, salmon, and deer. FALSE

Deer is a herbivore.

10. Biomass increases at the upper levels of a food chain. FALSE

11. Producers occupy the first trophic level. TRUE

12. Scavengers include vultures and raccoons. TRUE

13. In a complex ecosystem, it is likely that two different species will occupy the same niche. FALSE

14. The habitat is the role of a species in its ecosystem. FALSE

15. A food web shows how energy flows through an ecosystem. TRUE