Ecology

Front

A bee receives nectar from a flower and carries the pollen to other flowers.

Back

mutualism

Front

Mistletoe grows and spreads on trees, taking their nutrients. Options: predation, parasitism, mutualism, commensalism

Back

parasitism

Front

What would happen within a few months after the formation of a volcanic island?

Back

pioneer species would grow

Front

What would be a good example of a primary consumer?

Back

herbivore

Front

Which organisms would be at the top or last trophic level? Options: plant, herbivore, omnivore, carnivore

Back

carnivore

Front

The monkey would be a: decomposer, producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer

Back

secondary consumer

Front

Introduced species disrupt ecosystems because they are a/an:

Keystone Species

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Endemic Species

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Invasive Species

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Native Species

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Invasive Species

Front

Example of where primary succession could occur:

• a glacier melts and exposes new rocks
• natural fire burns a prairie
• a corn field is abandoned and left to overgrow
• flood covers a piece of land

Back

a glacier melts and exposes new rocks

Front

Barnacles do not affect whales as they grow, but receive the benefit of a food source. This is:

parasitism

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mutualism

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commensalism

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neutralism

Back

commensalism

Front

Mice might grow in population and destroy the community by eating all of the berry bushes if:

• wolves and snakes were removed from the food web
• another predator migrated in to the community
• the snake population grew
• none of these

Back

wolves and snakes were removed from the food web