Ecology EOC Review

What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?

• carbohydrates
• sunlight
• water
• carbon

symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit

• competition
• Mutualism
• nitrogen fixation
• energy pyramid

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A living relationship between two species in which one organism is harmed is called...

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• niche

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which of this energy roles is always located at the bottom of an energy pyramid?

• Producer
• Second-Level Carnivores
• Herbivores.
• First-Level Consumers.

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment

• alive
• biotic 
• abiotic
• living

According to the energy pyramid, the organism that obtains the least energy is the ___

• Garter Snake
• Field Mouse
• Red-tailed Hawk
• Alfalfa

What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?

• The insects in the habitat would increase.
• The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.
• The willow tree population would decrease.
• Foxes would dies due to no food source. 

If all of the mice died in this energy pyramid, which organisms would be affected?

• The snakes and the eagles
• All of the organisms would be affected in some way.
• Only the omnivores
• Only the eagle

Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• Combustion
• Respiration
• Photosynthesis
• Death

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.

• community
• habitat
• population
• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3