Match the following terms to the correct description.
Chapter 5 Review

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1.
MATCH QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Gene
Sequence of DNA that codes for a particular trait
Tolerance
Ability to survive and reproduce under changing conditions
Evolution
Change over time
Trophic level
A consumer that kills and eats other animals
Predator
An organism’s rank in feeding hierarchy
2.
MATCH QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Match the following terms to the correct description.
Decomposer
Total amount of living tissue
Biomass
Linear series of feeding relationships
Food chain
Process by which two species evolve in response to each other
Coevolution
Visual map of feeding relationships and energy flow
Food web
An organism that breaks down nonliving matter into simpler parts
3.
MATCH QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Match the following terms to the correct description.
natural selection
when traits that improve an organism's chance of survival are passed on more frequently than those that do not
artificial selection
Process of dividing resources used in common
genetic drift
heritable trait that increases an organisms fitness
adaptation
Biological evolution that occurs by chance
Resource partitioning
Process of selection conducted under human direction
4.
MATCH QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Match the following terms to the correct description.
primary succession
relationship in which one species benefits and the other is unaffected
mutualism
relationship in which two or more species benefit
parasitism
Building of a community when bare rock, sand or sediment is exposed for the first time
commensalism
relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed
secondary succession
Building of a community after a disturbance has altered it, but not destroyed all of the living things or matter in the soil
5.
MATCH QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Match the following terms to the correct description.
fitness
An organism that consumes nonliving organic matter
detritivore
Disappearance of a species
Extinction
Formation of a new species
Speciation
Species that colonize newly exposed land
pioneer species
how reproductively successful an organism is in its environment
6.
MATCH QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Match the following terms to the correct description.
photosynthesis
Process by which producers use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars, releasing oxygen along the way
chemosynthesis
predictable series of changes over time
cellular respiration
species that colonize newly exposed land
pioneer species
process by which organisms use oxygen to release the chemical energy of sugars
succession
process by which producers use energy stored in chemical bonds to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars
7.
MATCH QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Match the following terms to the correct description.
invasive species
Nonnative organism that spreads widely in a community
keystone species
An animal that eats both plants and animals
omnivore
A species that has a wide-reaching or strong impact on a community
carnivore
An organism that is a primary consumer and eats plants
herbivore
An organism that relies on others for energy and nutrients
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