Ecological Relationships terms part 2

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Organisms that have to eat other organisms are called

• producers

• autotrophs

• consumers

• prey

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An organism that cannot make its own food is called a(n)

• autotroph

• heterotroph

• producer

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An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste is a(an) ___________.

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer
• autotroph

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What does the root "bio" mean...

• living

• nonliving

• toxic

• variety

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What does the root "diversity" mean...

• living

• nonliving

• toxic

• variety

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High biodiversity is 

• having a lot of the same organism.
• having a few of the same organism.
• having a lot of variety of different organisms.
• only having one of each organism. 

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Which ecosystem is more likely to survive a change in the environment?

• One with High biodiversity

• One with Low biodiversity

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According to the image, what is the producer?

• plant

• insect

• mouse

• snake

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What are "producers" producing?

• the energy for the food chain

• the insects for the food chain

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The process of plants using energy from the sun to create the first trophic level is called?

• Photosynthesis
• Chemosynthesis
• Cellular Respiratation
• Primary Producers

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Another word for producer is

• autotroph

• heterotroph

• carnivore

• decomposer

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remains of something that was once alive

• biota

• organic matter

• parent material

• sediment

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process that changes once-living material into organic matter

• biota

• parent material

• decomposition

• pore

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A(n) _____ is an animal that eats both plants and animals.

A(n) _____ is an animal that eats dead plants and animals.

• detritivore, omnivore

• omnivore, detritivore

• carnivore, herbivore

• herbivore, carnivore

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What unit is energy measured in?

• Newtons 
• Joules 
• Grams 
• Volts

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What are tiny organisms that float near the surface of the water?

• plankton
• organisms
• abiotic factor
• insects

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Plankton that uses photosynthesis:

• Phytoplankton
• Zooplankton

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Drifting animals in the ocean

• Phytoplankton

• Zooplankton

• Diatoms

• Algae

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What is pesticides?

• Pesticides are compounds used to control pests.

• Pesticides are natural components of crop production.

• Pesticides are the balance of nature.

• Pesticides are chemical components of crop production.

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Increase in amount of a chemical in organisms as you move up a food chain

• Biomagnefication

• 10% Rule

• Bioaccumulation

• Metabolism

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What are the potential dangers of biomagnification in food chains?

• Increased biodiversity in the ecosystem

• Decreased levels of pollution in the environment

• Enhanced nutrient cycling in the food chain

• Toxins becoming more concentrated as they move up the food chain

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The word "primary" means "first."

If that's true, what does primary consumer mean?

Hint: look carefully at the food chain!

• the first organism in a food chain

• the first organism that consumes something else for energy

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What kind of organisms are usually primary consumers?

• plants

• herbivores

• carnivores

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A secondary consumer

• Only eats meat

• Only eats plants

• makes its own food

• eats the primary consumer

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tertiary consumers

• Eat the primary consumer

• Eat plants and animals

• Consume the producer

• eat the secondary consumer

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a producer always

• eats other producers

• gets energy from the sun

• is a herbivore

• is a plant