Quiz about Ecology Review

Question 1

An organism that can make its own food (autotroph)

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producer

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decomposer

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consumer

Question 2

Breaks down and feeds on the remains of other dead organisms after the scavengers are done with it- to recycle the nutrients back into the soil

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decomposer

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consumer

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producer

Question 3

Small consumers that are hunted and eaten by larger consumers and that must try to adapt by hiding or camouflaging themselves to survive

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prey

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producer

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predator

Question 4

Interacting food chains found in an ecosystem that show multiple paths of energy flow are called?

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food web

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food chain

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predator

Question 5

An animal that hunts and eats other animals for energy. Primarily carnivores. The top of the food chain.

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predator

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prey

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decomposer

Question 6

These organisms CANNOT make their own food; they must eat something for energy (heterotroph)

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consumer

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decomposer

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producer

Question 7

NON-living things found in an ecosystem that living things depend on and need to survive

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abiotc

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biotic

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habitat

Question 8

LIVING things in an ecosystem, or once was living like plants, animals, bacteria and fungi

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biotic

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abiotic

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ecosystem

Question 9

Choose the producer. They must go through photosynthesis.

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tree

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rock

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cow

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bird

Question 10

Choose the decomposer.

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bacteria

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grass

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elephant

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bird

Question 11

Where does the food chain START? The ultimate source of all energy.

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with the sun giving energy to producers

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with consumers that eat grass

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with the sun giving energy to consumers

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with consumers eating other consumers

Question 12

What do you call the body of water near the coast where fresh water from rivers and streams flows into the ocean and mixes with salt water?

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Estuary

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Intertidal Zone

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Ecosystem

Question 13

The air we breathe is a biotic factor.

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FALSE

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TRUE

Question 14

A MUSHROOM is a

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Decomposer

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Herbivore

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Carnivore

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Omnivore

Question 15

An ecosystem is a community of animals and plants interacting with their ____________.

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environment

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habitat

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climate

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community

Question 16

Which is an example of an abiotic factor in a desert?

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sand

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cactus

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scorpion

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snake

Question 17

Which answer best describes the role of the producer in an ecosystem?

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a living organism that produces its own food and is food for other living organisms-using the suns energy

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a living organism

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a living organism that produces its own food

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a living organism that produces and consumes other living organisms

Question 18

Which answer best describes a decomposser?

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an organism that gets energy by breaking down dead organisms

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an organism that produces oxygen

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an organism that is dead and decomposing

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an organism that is not natures recycler

Question 19

One plant or animal is a ___________. First, smallest level of ecology organization.

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Individual/Organism

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Population

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Biosphere

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Community

Question 20

A group of rabbits living in the forest is an example of a __________. The second level of ecology organization.

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Population

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Biome

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Individual/Organism

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Community

Question 21

Which of these is NOT an example of an ecosystem?

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A city

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Rainforest

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Desert

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Deep ocean

Question 22

Which ecosystem is usually found near the earth's equator where it is very warm and has lots of trees and animals such as parrots and jaguars.

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Rainforest

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Desert

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Taiga

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Chapparal

Question 23

Which is an example of parasitism?

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human and tapeworm

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cat and mouse

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tadpole and frog

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caterpillar and butterfly

Question 24

Which term best describes two predators living in the same habitat who feed on the same prey?

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competition

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coexistence

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mutualism

Question 25

In the ocean, a sea anemone attaches itself to the shell of a hermit crab. The stinging arms of the sea anemone protect the hermit crab, while the movement of the hermit crab brings food to the sea anemone. Which best describes the relationship between the sea anemone and the hermit crab?

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mutualism

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commensalism

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parasitism

Question 26

Dead matter and waste would pile up without which type of organism?

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decomposer

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consumer

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producer

Question 27

As a dog walks through thick brush, a tick attaches to its leg. Which best describes the relationship between the dog and the tick?

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parasitism

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mutualism

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commensalism

Question 28

Which best describes the relationship between decomposers and producers?

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Producers absorb nutrients from decomposed material in the soil.

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Decomposers provide producers with water.

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Decomposers absorb nutrients produced in the soil.

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Producers release energy from the sun through decomposers.

Question 29

Which best represents the niche (role) of phytoplankton and algae in a marine ecosystem?

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producers

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consumers

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scavengers

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decomposers

Question 30

The place where an organism lives is its __________.

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habitat

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ecosystem

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organism

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population

Question 31

The energy transfer process is very _________________ because from level to level, very little energy is transferred and most is lost.

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inefficient

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effective

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productive

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pointless

Question 32

Which is an example of an ABIOTIC factor?

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precipitation

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hummingbird

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dead tree branch

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skunk

Question 33

Which is an example of a BIOTIC factor?

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algae

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lightning

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sand

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clouds

Question 34

Which are located at the very BOTTOM of an energy pyramid? These autotrophs use the energy from the Sun to make their own food.

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producers

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consumers - Level 1

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consumers - Level 2

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decomposers

Question 35

A relationship where both organisms benefit is called __________.

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mutualism

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commensalism

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parasitism

Question 36

A bird hitches a free, safe ride on the back of a grey elephant. The elephant doesn't seem to mind and barely notices the bird. Which type of relationship is this?

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commensalism

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mutualism

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parasitism

Question 37

Carnivores, herbivores, omnivores, and scavengers are all examples of __________.

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consumers/heterotroph

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producers/autotroph

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decomposers

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abiotic factors

Question 38

An individual living thing is a/an ___________. This is the smallest level of organization in ecology.

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organism

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habitat

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ecosystem

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population

Question 39

What is this biome? Also called a prairie.

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Grassland

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Desert

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Rain forest

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Taiga

Question 40

What is this biome? AKA Taiga

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Coniferous Forest

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Desert

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Rain forest

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Tundra

Question 41

A biome is......

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A large region of earth with a certain type of climate- classified by temperature, precipitation and soil quality.

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Like a snowglobe that you shake and can see different types of animals.

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An area of earth only found in the United States.

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A community of living things.

Question 42

True of False?
Animals that live in the desert have adapted to live with little water since the desert gets little rainfall.

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True

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False

Question 43

The earth's coldest biome is the....

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Tundra

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Antartica

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Grasslands

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Freshwater

Question 44

The climate in a tropical rain forest can be described as

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warm and wet (humid & hot)

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cold and wet

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warm and dry

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cold and dry

Question 45

Which biome has deciduous trees (which lose their leaves)? Very mild climate.

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Temperate Forest

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Rainforest

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Grasslands

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Taiga

Question 46

Which biome has coniferous trees (which don't lose their leaves)? The lower part of Canada

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Taiga

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Temperate Forest

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Desert

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Grasslands

Question 47

Which biome is home to cacti, scorpions, coyotes, kangaroo rats, and lizards?

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Desert

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Grasslands

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Temperate Forest

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Taiga

Question 48

Biome with many scattered shrubs, tall grasses and small trees. Found in Africa.

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Savanna

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Grassland

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Desert

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Taiga

Question 49

Cold, dry biome where the soil stays frozen the entire year. Very little precipitation.

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tundra

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savanna

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taiga

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desert

Question 50

Area of the forest that is formed by the leaves of tall trees-block rain and sunlight from reaching the ground.

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canopy

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understory

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jungle

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roof

Question 51

Plants in this biome are adapted to poor soil, extreme temperatures and less than 25 centimeters of rainfall per year.

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Desert

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Tundra

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Taiga

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Grasslands

Question 52

This biome has rich, fertile soil and much of the crop production in the U.S. is from this biome (located in the mid western United States)

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Grasslands

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Tundra

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Desert

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Tropical Rainforest

Question 53

This biome has the largest diversity (largest number of different kinds) of plant and animal species

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Tropical Rainforest

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Desert

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Tundra

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Deciduous Forest

Question 54

Lichens, mosses, grasses, and other low-growing plants are common vegetation in this biome due to the permafrost, low rainfall, and very cold temperatures

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Tundra

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Desert

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Taiga

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Grasslands

Question 55

This biome gets the highest percentage of rain yearly

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Tropical Rainforest

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Taiga

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Temperate Deciduous Forest

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Grasslands

Question 56

Where does plankton get food? Phytoplankton is the base for all marine food webs. It feeds the fish we eat.

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phototsynthesis

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fish

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seaweed

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algae

Question 57

Leaves change color in the Fall. Has many trees that lose all their leaves to save water. We live here.

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temperate deciduous forest

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coniferous forest

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tundra

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temperate grassland

Question 58

A close long term relationship is....

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symbiosis

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habitat

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niche

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carrying capacity

Question 59

Which trophic level/feeding level of the energy pyramid are the tertiary consumers in?

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4

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2

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1

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3

Question 60

In order to keep balance in an ecosystem, you would expect the population of consumers (biomass) to ____________________ as you move up the food web/energy pyramid.

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decrease

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increase

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stay the same

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none of above

Question 61

Which of the following is the correct order for organizing the environment in Ecology? Start where the Human Body stopped.

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organism-population-community-biome-biosphere

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cells-ecosystems-population-biosphere-galaxy

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organism-community-biosphere-biome-population

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tissues-community-biome-biosphere-population

Question 62

In a forest habitat, young deer were the main food source for wolves. A severe weather event killed many of the deer one year. What probably happened the next year?

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some wolves died or moved to another habitat

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deer moved south to reproduce

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deer population was destroyed

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the wolves learned to eat producers (plants)

Question 63

If the population of a primary consumer decreased or went extinct, you could expect the following to occur...

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all of above

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a slight increase in the population of producers

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a decrease in the population of tertiary consumers

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a decrease in the population of secondary consumers

Question 64

What do the arrows of a food chain or food well show?

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energy flow

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heat transfer

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who eats what

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sunlight

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