Ecology Review

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Barnacles attach to whales to catch plankton. The whale is neither helped nor harmed. What type of symbiosis is this?

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Commensalism

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In the wild, some alligators get their teeth cleaned by birds. The birds get their food from the alligators' teeth. What type of symbiosis is this? Options: Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism, Neutralism

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Mutualism

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What type of ecological succession happens when a fire kills all populations and new species begin to take root, restoring the ecosystem?

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Secondary succession

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In this photo, what is an abiotic factor? Options: Deer, Grass, rain

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rain

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Members of a species in a defined area

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population

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Organisms that relies on other organisms for food; consumer

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heterotroph

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What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?

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The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.

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In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in the producers gets passed to the herbivores? Options: 10%, 20%, 80%, 90%

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10%

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In the food web shown, the snail would be considered... (Options: primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer, producer)

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primary consumer

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Volcano erupting would be an example of what type of succession?

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Primary