Identify the statements below, if any, that best describe a producer. (3 points)

Question

True False
Producers obtain energy by eating only plants.
Producers are at the top of the trophic pyramid
Producers consume plant and animal remains and other dead matter.
Producers are autotrophs
Producers use the energy they take in from the environment to convert inorganic molecules into complex organic molecules.
Producers rely on other organisms for their energy and food supply.

Answer 1

False
False
False
True
True
False

Answer 2

A bird stalks, kills, and then eats an insect. Based on its behavior, which of the ecological terms describes the bird? Select all that apply (2 points)
consumer herbivore predator heterotroph decomposer producer autotroph

Answer 3

consumer
predator

Answer 4

Complete the sentence using the word bank provided. (1 point) Two different species of monkey eat the same food and live in the
same area. These two species of monkeys are
 in a symbiotic relationship  mutualists  in a commensalistic relationship
 in competition with each other

Answer 5

in competition with each other

Answer 6

Natural selection is the direct result of species that are better adapted to certain environments, thus increasing their fitness. What is the best description of fitness? (1 point)
Being the strongest individual
Being able to reproduce and survive Being able to survive into adulthood Being able to outpace any predator

Answer 7

Being able to reproduce and survive

Answer 8

In a phylogenetic tree, what does a branch point (node) represent? (1 point)
The common ancestor of the lineages being compared. An extinct species.
The root of the tree.
A recent evolutionary change within a species.

Answer 9

The common ancestor of the lineages being compared.