ES Unit 2: Biosphere 1 – review

Rain carries soil into a nearby pond. This is an interaction between which two ‘spheres’ of the Earth?

• Hydrosphere and atmosphere

• Atmosphere and biosphere

• Geosphere and hydrosphere

• Atmosphere and geosphere

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The unique role a species plays in its environment is its ______.

• Abiotic factor

• Niche

• Trophic level

• Community

Many species together in one place are called a ______.

• Niche

• Community

• Population

• Mutualism

Which level of an energy pyramid is most likely to have the highest number of organisms?

• Producers

• Primary consumers

• Secondary consumers

• Tertiary consumers

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______ feed on dead animals, while ______ break down plants and animals into simpler molecules.

• Decomposers; producers

• Scavengers; decomposers

• Producers; decomposers

• Decomposers; scavengers

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We know that energy from the sun is transferred into an organism because of the ______.

• First law of thermodynamics

• Second law of thermodynamics

• Third law of thermodynamics

• None of the above

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A coral snake is venomous while its mimic, the scarlet king, is not. This is an example of ______ mimicry.

• Müllerian

• Chemical

• Malthusian

• Batesian

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The viceroy butterfly and the monarch butterfly both taste bad to predators and look alike. This is ______ mimicry.

• Müllerian

• Batesian

• Aggressive

• Automimicry

A barnacle attaches to a whale without harming it. This is an example of _______.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Amensalism

• Parasitism

Cowbirds laying eggs in other birds’ nests is an example of _______.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Neutralism

• Parasitism