Ecology Review

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What happens to 90% of the energy as you move up a food pyramid or chain?

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heat to the environment

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What percentage of energy is passed on to the next trophic level?

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10%

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What would most likely happen to the deer population if all wolves were removed from the environment?

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The deer population would increase and begin to compete for food.

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All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?

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Sun

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Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?

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More than one organism may eat them.

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Barnacles sometimes live on the outside surface of other larger shelled organisms without causing any harm. What is the ecological relationship?

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Commensalism

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Cows and pronghorn both eat the same types of food in areas of Utah. What is the ecological relationship? Options: Cooperation, Parasitism, Commensalism, Competition

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Competition

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A clownfish uses a sea anenome as a safe place to live. While living there, the clownfish lures in food for the anenome. This is an example of what type of relationship? Options: Predator-Prey, Commensalism, Mutualism, Parasitism

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Mutualism

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A mosquito feeds off of the blood of different organisms. This usually causes discomfort to the organism and sometimes disease and death. This is an example of: Parasitism, Decomposition, Commensalism, Mutualism

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Parasitism

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Vines grow on a tree. The vines get light but the tree is not affected. What kind of relationship is this?

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Commensalism