Biology EOC Review - Ecology

Examples of a producer

• frog
• algae
• worm
• mouse

Example of a decomposer

• fungus
• mouse
• plants
• frogs

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What is a producer?

• an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
• an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
• an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
• an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

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In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?

• Producers
• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Top Predator

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If there is 1000 Kcal available in the producers in trophic level 1, how much energy is available in the herbivores in trophic level 2?

• 10 Kcal
• 1 Kcal
• 100 Kcal
• 1000 Kcal

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What is the carrying capacity mean?

• The number of individuals an area can carry

• the number of births

• The number of deaths an area has

• not sure

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The exponential graph is a graph that shows us population size increasing quickly, which one below shows us that

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What is the arrow pointing at?

• carrying capacity

• biotic potential

• density-independent

• density dependent

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parasites, disease, predators, are examples of what type of limiting factors?

• density dependent

• density independent

• survivorship

• type 1 curve

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In a forest, the carrying capacity for squirrels is about 100. If humans cut down part of the forest to build houses, what will happen to the carrying capacity for the squirrels?

• it will increase

• it will decrease

• it will stay the same

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