Ecology

Which statement represents a characteristic of an ecosystem that is not likely to sustain itself?

• There are interactions between biotic and abiotic factors

• There are more consumers than producers

• Energy is transferred from plants to animals

• The sun provides the needed energy

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Deer ticks feed on the blood of warm-blooded animals. They can be best described as?

• predator

• scavenger

• parasite

• host

Which sequence shows the order of energy flow in a food chain?

• owl - rabbit- grass- sun

• sun-rabbit grass- owl

• sun- grass- rabbit- owl

• grass- rabbit-owl-sun

Which of the following statements is true using the graph?

• When the amount of predators are high so are the prey

• When the amount of prey is low so is predators

• When the amount of prey is high the amount of predators is low

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Which sphere of the Earth includes all living organisms?

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

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A deceased body was found in the snow this will cause a ​ (a)   insect activity, and in the decomposition process.

• decrease

• increase

• not effect

• speed up

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The diagram demonstrates which of the following?

• Ecology

• Succession

• Community

• Biomes

Autotrophs can do which of the following

• Hibernate

• make their own food

• produce carbon dioxide

• emigrate to another area

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The definition of a biotic factor

• non-living parts of an ecosystem

• energy in an ecosystem

• living parts of an ecosystem

• all parts of an ecosystem

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Competition between biotic resources can demonstrated by fighting over limited amount of

• air to breathe

• water to drink

• mates for breeding

• space for nesting

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