Ecosystem Final Review

Insects such as crickets and grasshoppers are considered __________ consumers because they eat _______________.

• secondary/other consumers

• primary/ producers

• tertiary/producers

• tertiary/other consumers

Certain plants in the rainforests have adapted to live in the tops of trees so they can more what?

• Oxygen
• Nutrients
• Sunlight

All of the following are characteristics of what type of biome?
*no trees
*low-growing plants
*permafrost
*less than 10 inches of precipitation a year

• Tundra
• Savannah
• Deciduous Forest
• Rain Forest

True or False: Secondary Consumers require the GREATEST amount of energy in a food

• True
• False

Which of the following would be an example of a parasitic relationship?

• a pilot fish that eats the leftovers from a shark's meal
• the small birds that ride on the backs of zebras and eat insects
• caterpillars eating the leaves of an oak tree
• a bee taking pollen from a flower

Which of the following is the best explanation as to why trees with deep roots survive in desert?

• Deep roots can reach water

• The roots are cooler

• There is less pollution in sand so the roots grow stronger

• The roots are too deep for animals to eat them

Which of the following would have a direct affect on the world's ocean life?

• The logging industry
• Chemical pollutants that enter waterways (such as rivers)
• Underground mining or exploration
• The use of herbicides that affect air quality

True or False: The difference seen in these Galapagos Island finches beaks is more than likely due to the fact that they have different prey in their habitats.

• True

• False- the difference is because they all came from a different species

Which of the following events would be devastating to the survival of an organisms who spawn/reproduce only during annual rainfalls?

• fire

• years of drought

• increase in the number of predators

• extreme cold temperatures for an extended period of time

Which list below contains ONLY abiotic factors?

• Light, sand, rainfall
• Light, producers, air
• Consumers, producers, soil
• Water, sand, producers