Life Science

Which organism is a consumer

• oak tree

• rosebush

• prarie dog

• tomato plant

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Which is a living factor of both a grassland and a forest ecosystem?

• soil

• pine tree

• shrub

• rocks

which describes one way that energy is transferred in a food chain?

• from a producer to another producer

• from consumer to producer

• from producer to consumer

• from producer t the sun

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Eelgrass is a major source of food for birds and turtles in an estuary. What will most likely happen to the bird and turtle populations if people remove the eelgrass to build a bridge?

• turtle population will increase but bird population decreases

• both turtle and bird population increases

• bird population increases but turtle population decreases

• both bird and turtle populations decrease

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Which is an example of a consumer?

• algae

• fungus

• raccoon

• pine tree

Which organism most likely lives in the grasslands?

• trout

• bison

• bear

• crab

Why would a population of squirrels not be able to grow and grow forever?

• There are not enough resources

• The aren't an endangered species

• they are predators

• they are extinct

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Why are there more producers than consumers in an ecosystem?

• Producers have to adapt more to survive

• consumers have to adapt more to survive

• there is less energy available to consumers

• there is more energy available to consumers

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In a certain habitat, a coyote's main source of food is the cottontail rabbit. What would happen if the number of coyotes in this habitat were increased?

• number of rabbits increase

• number of rabbits decrease

• rabbits would not exist

• number of rabbits would not change

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Which of the following organisms consume the most energy in an ecosystem?

• prey animals

• consumers

• producers

• carnivores

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