Ecology quiz #3 25

What is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment called?

• Biology

• Ecology

• Geology

• Chemistry

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Which of the following is a biotic factor?

• Sunlight

• Water

• Bacteria

• Temperature

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Match the following

Groups:

(a) Biotic

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(b) Abiotic

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What is the main role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

• Produce food

• Recycle matter back into the ecosystem

• Consume plants

• Capture sunlight

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What type of consumer eats both plants and animals?

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Producer

According to the 10% Rule, if a plant contains 10,000 J of energy, how much energy would be available to the primary consumer?

• 10 J

• 100 J

• 1,000 J

• 10,000 J

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Which of the following best describes a food chain?

• Interconnected food relationships

• One simple path of energy flow

• All living and nonliving factors

• Only decomposers and producers

What happens to most of the energy as it moves up each trophic level?

• It is recycled

• It is lost as heat

• It increases

• It is stored in producers

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If decomposers were removed from an ecosystem, what would most likely happen?

• More energy would be available to consumers

• Nutrients would not return to the soil, causing ecosystem collapse

• Producers would increase in number

• Carnivores would become producers

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Which sequence correctly represents the flow of energy in a typical food chain?

• Consumers → Producers → Decomposers

• Producers → Consumers → Decomposers

• Decomposers → Producers → Consumers

• Consumers → Decomposers → Producers

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