7 Topic 11 Test Review

How does a whooping crane depend on grass and algae?

• It is not dependent on them

• It eats animals that depend on grass and algae

• It eats only plants

• It uses vegetation as shelter

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Which cycles help keep ecosystems balanced? (Select all that apply)

• Water cycle

• Carbon cycle

• Nutrient recycling by decomposers

• Rock cycle

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Which set correctly matches food web roles?

• Producer → Primary Consumer → Secondary Consumer → Tertiary Consumer

• Producer → Tertiary Consumer → Secondary Consumer → Primary Consumer

• Tertiary Consumer → Secondary Consumer → Primary Consumer → Producer

• Primary Consumer → Secondary Consumer → Tertiary Consumer → Producer

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What are the correct order for the water cycle?

• 1: Evaporation, 2: Condensation, 3: Precipitation

• 1: Evaporation, 2: Precipitation, 3: Condensation

• 1: Precipitation, 2: Condensation, 3: Evaporation

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Plants take in nitrogen from the soil, and it is returned by what?

• tertiary consumers

• tertiary consumers

• producers

• decomposers

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What best describes the energy available at the top in a pyramid?

• It has 50% of the pyramid’s energy

• It has the most energy

• It has no energy

• It has the least energy

Which energy values are correct in a pyramid from bottom to top?

• 1 kcal → 10 kcal → 100 kcal → 1000 kcal

• 100 kcal → 10 kcal → 1 kcal → 1000 kcal

• 1000 kcal → 100 kcal → 10 kcal → 1 kcal

• 100 kcal → 1000 kcal → 10 kcal → 1 kcal

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Why are beluga whales less common than bumblebees?

• Bumblebees have no predators

• Whales have no predators

• Bumblebees are at the bottom and eat more

• Whales are top predators and get less energy

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

• Break down dead organisms and return nutrients

• Break down bacteria

• Eat dead things and create bacteria

• Pass on energy through photosynthesis

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What happens to energy as you go up a pyramid? (Select all that apply)

• Energy decreases at higher levels

• Producers have less energy than consumers

• Energy is lost at each level

• Top predators have the most energy

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