Ecology Middle School

Arrows in a food web show the flow of

• energy

• protein

• nutrients

• glucose

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Multiple food chains that interact together are called a ....

• Spider Web

• Food Spider

• Food Web

• Web of Food

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What do decomposers do?

• feed off of dead or decaying organisms

• feed off of living organisms

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Which two animals compete for the same food source?

• rabbit and hawk

• fox and grasshopper

• snake and owl

• frog and snake

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Which animal would be most affected if the dragonfly were to die off due to a parasite?

• Thrush bird

• snake

• the flowering plant

• wolf

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_____________________________________ happens among animals who need food, shelter or mates.

• Adaptation

• Parasitism

• Competition

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This is an example of a short term environmental change.

• urbanization

• forest fire

• pollution

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Which one of these is a long term environmental change?

• volcano erupting

• fire

• pollution

• drought

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What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

• Sunlight

• Wind

• Water

• Soil

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Which of the following is a biotic factor in an ecosystem?

• Temperature

• Water

• Plants

• Rocks

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