Introduction to Organisms and Environments

Which two organisms are in a PRODUCER-CONSUMER relationship?

• Gray Wolf and Fruits
• Vole and Grass
• Elk and Coyote
• Elk and Gray Wolf

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A wrasse fish feeds on the parasites found on the black sea bass's body. Both species benefit. 

• Mutualism 
• Parasitism 
• Commensalism 

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Which two organisms are in a PREDATOR-PREY relationship?

• Grass and Vole
• Gray wolf and Elk
• Vole and Elk
• Gray Wolf  and Fruits

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Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment

• alive
• biotic 
• abiotic
• living

How many organisms are HERBIVORES?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which two organisms in this food web are COMPETING for food with each other?

• Cougar and Deer
• Rabbit and Snake
• Insects and Grass
• Shrew and Mouse

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Organisms such as mushrooms, bacteria, worms and ants that get energy by breaking down other dead organisms.

• scavengers

• consumers

• decomposers

• carnivores

Which of these correctly describe the NICHE of a rabbit?

• predator and herbivore

• consumer, carnivore

• consumer, herbivore, prey

• producer and prey

If the grasshopper were to be removed completely from the food web, what organism would be most affected?

• The squirrel

• The shrew

• The deer

• The rabbit

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Copper compounds are used to control the growth of algae and other aquatic plants. Copper interferes with photosynthesis in these organisms. What would be the most likely result of an accidental spill of these compounds in an aquatic environment?

• Fish would grow larger than usual
• Zooplankton would increase
• Plants would increase in size and decrease in number
• The plant populations would be reduced

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