Environmental Systems Fall Semester Exam Review

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Organisms that eat both plants and meat are called ________________.

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omnivores

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Organisms that eat only meat are called ________________.

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carnivores

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When a mouse is being chased by a hawk, the mouse is the _______.

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prey

Front

The arrows in a food chain/web represent what?

Back

Energy being transferred

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What does Tragedy of the Commons describe?

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selfish use of resources leading to depletion for the future

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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Define herbivores.

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Organisms that primarily eat plants.

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Define scavengers.

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Organisms that consume dead animals and plants.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment.