Question

Match the organism on the left with its role in the ecosystem on the right.

a. Butterfly orchid
b. Tree frog
c. Parrot fish
d. Cotton mouse
e. Climbing aster
f. Burmese python
g. Hardwood hammock

1. Producer
2. Niche
3. Decomposer
4. Secondary consumer
5. Animal
6. Primary consumer
7. Habitat

Answer 1

Butterfly orchid - Producer, Tree frog - Primary consumer, Parrot fish - Secondary consumer, Cotton mouse - Animal, Climbing aster - Niche, Burmese python - Secondary consumer, Hardwood hammock - Habitat

Step-by-step explanation:

In an ecosystem, organisms have specific roles. Here are the matches:

• a. Butterfly orchid - Producer (plants that make their own food through photosynthesis)
• b. Tree frog - Primary consumer (eats plants)
• c. Parrot fish - Secondary consumer (eats primary consumers)
• d. Cotton mouse - Animal (generic term for organisms in the animal kingdom)
• e. Climbing aster - Niche (the specific role an organism plays in an ecosystem)
• f. Burmese python - Secondary consumer (eats primary consumers)
• g. Hardwood hammock - Habitat (the place where an organism lives)

Answer 2

a. Butterfly orchid

b. Tree frog

c. Parrot fish

d. Cotton mouse

e. Climbing aster

f. Burmese python

g. Hardwood hammock

Step-by-step explanation:

a. Butterfly orchid- producer

b. Tree frog- consumer

c. Parrot fish- secondary consumer

d. Cotton mouse- primary consumer

e. Climbing aster- niche

f. Burmese python- animal

g. Hardwood hammock- habitat