Interdependency

In the food web below, the hawk is obtaining its energy from..

• The grasshopper

• The rabbit

• The snake

• The rabbit and the snake

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The owl will obtain its energy from ...

• grasshopper and mouse

• rabbit and butterfly

• mouse and rabbit

• butterfly and frog

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The arrows in a food web represent...

• They point to the organism that is being eaten.

• It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.

• They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

• They represent each habitat by demonstrating the organisms

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A rabbit will obtain its energy from a mouse and a green tree. A jackal obtains its energy from...

• a green plant and a rabbit

• A goat and a green plant

• A lion and a rabbit

• A goat and a rabbit

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Why is interdependence important in ecosystems?

• It allows ecosystems to be unaffected by changes

• It ensures that no species have any interaction

• It helps organisms to survive by relying on each other for food, shelter, and other needs

• It makes ecosystems simpler

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​ (a)   ​​ ​ is when two or more organisms depends on each other.

• Interdependency

• Hibernation

• Hooves

• Niche

• Extinct

• Migration

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Which of the following best illustrates the concept of interdependence in an ecosystem?

• A lion sleeping in the sun

• A bee pollinating flowers

• A fish swimming alone in the ocean

• A cloud moving across the sky

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What does a food web represent?

• All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.

• The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.

• How carnivores get their food.

• A single pathway or energy flow between organisms.

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What is interdependence in a biological community?

• A mutual reliance between different species for resources and survival

• A competition between species for dominance

• A process of one species evolving into another

• A random interaction between organisms

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Which of the following is an example of interdependence in nature?

• A tree providing oxygen for animals

• A rock eroding over time

• A river flowing into the ocean

• A mountain standing tall

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