Ecology Exam

What is a herbivore?

• an animal that gets energy from eating other animals

• an organism that gets energy from eating only plants

• an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals

• an animal that eats only herbs

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Where do all life forms get their energy?

• Earth's Core

• Water

• Plants

• The Sun

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All food chains begin with a ____________.

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• producers

• scavengers

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An animal that eats other animals is a....

• carnivore

• omnivore

• herbivore

• decomposer

The image provided is an example of a(n):

• Autotroph

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Decomposer

3 types of a symbiosis

• Commensalism

• Competition

• Prey

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

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Whales and barnacles represent what relationship

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Paritsatism

food webs are models that show how energy flows in an ecosystem. What is the ultimate source of energy for all the organisms in the food web shown?

• consumer

• producer

• parasitism

• sun

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Which of the following best describes energy flow in an ecosystem?

• Energy flows in a linear path from producers to consumers

• Energy is recycled within an ecosystem, similar to matter

• Energy flows in a circular path, returning to the sun

• Energy flows in one direction, from the sun to producers and then to various levels of consumers

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In the energy pyramid below, which organism has the least amount of energy available?

• Producers

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Top Predator

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