Life Science Final Review

 If a hawk eats a mouse that eats grass, the hawk is a 

• second-level consumer.

• decomposer.

• first-level consumer.

• producer.

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The many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up a(n) 

• feeding level.

• energy pyramid.

• niche.

• food web.

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A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web is 

called a(n) 

• ecosystem.

• energy pyramid.

• niche.

• food chain.

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In an energy pyramid, which level has the most available energy?

• third-level consumer level

• second-level consumer level

• first-level consumer level

• producer level

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In which process do producers use carbon from carbon dioxide to produce other carbon-containing molecules? 

• precipitation

• the water cycle

• photosynthesis

• the nitrogen cycle

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Dandelions, horses, and other organisms that were brought by humans from one part of the world to another are examples of 

• exotic species.

• endangered species.

• parasites.

• native species.

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The ocean prevents the Australian kangaroo from dispersing throughout the world. The ocean is an example of which limit to dispersal? 

• a physical barrier

• an exotic species

• competition

• climate

A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms is called a(n) 

• climate.

• food web.

• biome.

• energy pyramid.

 An organism that can make its own food is called a 

• producer.

• scavenger

• decomposer.

• consumer.

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Vultures, which feed on the bodies of dead organisms, are 

• producers.

• herbivores

• scavengers.

• first-level consumers.