Interactions within Ecosystems Review

What are TWO (yes 2!!!!!) decomposers are best known for? You NEED to Pick TWO answers!!

• Hunting animals for food

• Consuming Dead organisms

• Producing energy from the sun

• Returning nutrients to the ecosystem

• Living deep within the earth's oceans and seas

A catalpa is a tree, in order for this organism to get food (energy) it likely uses _______________ to get its energy.

• Photosynthesis

• Predation

• Symbiosis

• Evolution

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Plants get their energy from the ________.

• soil

• sun

• water

• air

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What types of things do omnivores eat? Select ALL that apply.

• Plants

• Meat

• Nothing

If an oxpecker eats ticks and pests off a rhino, is it an example of...

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

When sunflowers are planted outdoors, moths and beetles eat them.

What type of relationship is between the moths and beetles?

• Friendly

• competition

• predator-prey

• symbiotic

Which of the following models BEST shows the energy flow when sunflowers are planted outdoors?

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What animals are the following classified as?

• Producers

• Consumers

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What is this classified as?

• Consumer

• Producer

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According to the food web, which organism has no natural predators?

• Krill

• Orca

• Sea Lion

• Penguin

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