Quiz about Ecology Vocabulary Review

Question 1

Which of the following is an organism that eats only meat?

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carnivore

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herbivore

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omnivore

Question 2

Which of the following terms describes an area where an organism lives?

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habitat

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community

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area

Question 3

Which is represented by all of the bullfrogs living around a pond?

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population

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community

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habitat

Question 4

Which is an example of a parasitic relationship?

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a tapeworm takes nutrients from a dog

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a bee pollinates a flower

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an orchid lives in a tree but does not harm the tree

Question 5

In which type of relationship do both species benefit?

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mutualism

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parasitism

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commensalism

Question 6

Barnacles grow on whales. Whales give the barnacles a place to live but the barnacles do not help or harm the whale. Which type of relationship is this?

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commensalism

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mutualism

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parasitiesm

Question 7

An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:

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Consumer

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Autotroph

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Producer

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Mutualist

Question 8

Consumer that eats plants

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herbivore

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heterotroph

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producer

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community

Question 9

What does a food web represent?

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All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.

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The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.

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A single pathway or energy flow between organisms.

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How carnivores get their food.

Question 10

Where an organism lives

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habitat

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niche

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heterotrogh

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biosphere

Question 11

An illustration that uses arrows to show the MANY possible directions in which matter and energy can pass through the organisms in an ecosystem.

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Food web

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Food chain

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Energy Pyramid

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Succession Map

Question 12

The nonliving aspects of an ecosystem.

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Abiotic factors

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Biotic factors

Question 13

A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving aspects of the environment.

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Ecosystem

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Population

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Community

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Habitat

Question 14

plants that convert energy from the sun

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producer

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decomposer

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primary consumer

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secondary consumer

Question 15

Different populations living and interacting with each other in the same area

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Community

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Biome

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Ecosystem

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Niche

Question 16

What happens when different species try to occupy the same niche?

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The species compete with each other

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The species cooperate with each other

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The species coexist with each other

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All of the above

Question 17

The first organism in a food chain is ALWAYS a:

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producer

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consumer

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decomposer

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Any of the above

Question 18

What is biodiversity?

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The degree of variation of life on Earth

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The different ways species reproduce

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A way to describe similarities between different species

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The process of creating new species

Question 19

All living things get their energy from which of the following sources?

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sun

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food

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water

Question 20

Which of the following is another word for a plant?

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autotroph

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heterotroph

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consumer

Question 21

An oxpecker bird eats ticks off of a zebra. The bird gets food from eating the ticks and the zebra has harmful parasites removed. Which type of symbiosis is this?

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mutualism

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parasitism

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commensalism

Question 22

Barnacles are animals that cannot move. In order to get food, they attach to whales and catch any floating plankton in the water. The whale is neither helped nor harmed in the interaction. What type of symbiosis is this?

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Commensalism

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Mutualism

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Parasitism

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Neutralism

Question 23

In the wild, some alligators gets their teeth cleaned by birds. The birds gets their food from the alligators' teeth.

What type of symbiosis is this?

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Mutualism

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Commensalism

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Parasitism

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Neutralism

Question 24

In an ecosystem, there are populations of moose, rabbits, grass, and pine trees. Suddenly, a fire blazes through the area, which kills all of the populations. As the months go on, new species of grass begin to take root. This attracts animals, and eventually the ecosystem is restored.

What type of ecological succession happened?

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Secondary succession

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Primary succession

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Tertiary succession

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None of the above

Question 25

In this photo, what is an abiotic factor?

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rain

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Deer

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Grass

Question 26

What is this picture describing?

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It is describing the niche of each bird.

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It is describing natural selection.

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It is describing direct competition between flamingos and ducks.

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It is describing abiotic factors of the tundra.

Question 27

What Biome is covered in permafrost (frozen subsoils)?

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Tundra

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Tropical Rain Forest

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Desert

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Tropical Savanna

Question 28

What Biome is also known as the grasslands?

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Tropical Savanna

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Tropical Rain Forest

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Desert

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Tundra

Question 29

What Biome is covered in a dense canopy and an understory?

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Tropical Rain Forest

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Desert

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Tundra

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Tropical Savanna

Question 30

What Biome is very dry; receives very little rainfall?

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Desert

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Tropical Rain Forest

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Tundra

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Tropical Savanna

Question 31

Members of a species in a defined area

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population

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Ecosystem

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community

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biodiversity

Question 32

Consumer that eats plants

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herbivore

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heterotroph

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producer

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community

Question 33

Series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

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food chain

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foodweb

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consumer

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omnivore

Question 34

Organisms that relies on other organisms for food; consumer

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heterotroph

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herbivore

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decomposer

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species

Question 35

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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The insects in the habitat would increase.

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The willow tree population would decrease.

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Foxes would dies due to no food source.

Question 36

In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in the producers gets passed to the herbivores?

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10%

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20%

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80%

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90%

Question 37

Which of the following leads to a decrease in biodiversity?

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introduction of exotic or invasive species

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protection of ecosystems

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pollution control

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selective cutting

Question 38

In the food web shown, the snail would be considered...

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primary consumer

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secondary consumer

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tertiary consumer

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producer

Question 39

What is the correct order for this food chain?

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Grass, Grasshopper, Mouse, Owl

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Owl, Mouse, Grasshopper, Grass

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Grass, Mouse, Owl, Grasshopper

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Grass, Owl, Grasshopper, Mouse

Question 40

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

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Primary

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Secondary

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Tertiary

Question 41

All of the biotic and abiotic factors.

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ecosystem

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community

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population

Question 42

symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit

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mutualism

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competition

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predation

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commensalism

Question 43

What are plants that convert energy from the sun called?

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producer

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decomposer

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primary consumer

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secondary consumer

Question 44

The shrew provides energy for the _______?

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snake

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cricket

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grasshopper

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frog

Question 45

Which of the following illustrates the correct ordering of trophic levels?

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producers-herbivores-carnivores-decomposers

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decomposers-carnivores-autotrophs-herbivores

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herbivores-autotrophs-carnivores-decomposers

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carnivores-producers-omnivores

Question 46

Which organism recieves the least amount of energy from the producer?

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Owl

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Grasshopper

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Lilypad

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Mouse

Question 47

Rabbits introduced into Australia over 100 years ago have become a serious pest to farmers. Rabbit populations increases so much that they displaced many native species of plant eaters. What is the most logical explanation for their increased numbers?

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There are few effective predators.

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Rabbits have a high death rate.

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Additional rabbit species have been introduced.

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There is an increase in rabbit competitors.

Question 48

Ecology is the study of:

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how living things interact with each other and the nonliving things in the environment

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only the living things in the environment

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only the nonliving things in the environment

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scientists who perform research on living things

Question 49

What is a species?

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A group of similar organisms that can reproduce with each other

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Different animals that compete for the same resources

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A group of organisms that live together

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A group of organisms that are physically and functionally very different from each other

Question 50

Which of the following is an example of a living thing?

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A bacterium

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A shell

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Water

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Sweat

Question 51

Which of the following is NOT a nonliving thing? (which one is living?)

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Wood

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Sun

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Rocks

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Milk

Question 52

What type of organism can make its own food?

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A producer (an autotroph)

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A consumer (a heterotroph)

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A decomposer

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All of the above

Question 53

Organisms that can make their own food do so by the process of:

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photosynthesis

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decomposition

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respiration

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scavenging

Question 54

What type of consumer eats plants?

Accepted Answer

Both herbivore and omnivore

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Herbivore

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Omnivore

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Carnivore

Question 55

How does oxygen cycle between plants and animals?

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Animals take in oxygen that is produced by plants

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Plants and animals both release oxygen

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Plants and animals convert water into oxygen

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Plants take in oxygen that is produced by animals

Question 56

Which statement best describes how water cycles in the environment?

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Water cycles between living things and the nonliving parts of Earth

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Water only cycles from plants to animals

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Water only cycles between plants and the soil

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Water only cycles between animals and the hydrosphere

Question 57

When we say that a species adapts to changes in the environment, we mean that:

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the species adjusts and copes with the changes

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the species becomes extinct

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the species has to move to a new environment

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the species is completely unaffected by the changes

Question 58

What is biodiversity?

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The degree of variation of life on Earth

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The different ways species reproduce

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A way to describe similarities between different species

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The process of creating new species

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