Ecology

Sharks are messy eaters that swim around all day with a small remora fish attached to their undersides. The remora eats any food that the shark may drop. The remora does nothing for the shark. This is an example of...

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

• competition

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What word best describes mammals, fish, birds, and plants, as well as the sun, soil, air and water in an environment?

• Abiotic

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Biosphere

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The five levels of organization in the environment, from the first to the fifth level are

• Organism, population, biosphere, ecosystem, community

• Organism, population, biotic elements, abiotic elements, community

• Organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere

• Organism, population, biosphere, abiotic elements, ecology

The study of how things interact with each other and with their environment is called

• Ecology

• Community studies

• Symbiosis

• Social Studies

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A bird eats a worm. Who is the predator?

• Worm

• The bird and the worm

• Bird

• Neither the bird or the worm

What is an example of an abiotic elements that may change an area?

• Introducing a new type of grass to the prairie

• Water flooding a prairie

• Two birds species competing for nest habitat

• Uncontrollable mold growth on trees

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At each level of the energy pyramid, only ________ % of the available energy is passed to the next consumer.

• 1%

• 5%

• 10%

• 50%

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Animals that a variety of meats, fruits, and vegetables are

• Producers

• Omnivores

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

When a parasitic tapeworm gets inside a dog's intestine to obtain food, who is the host?

• The Worm

• The producer

• The decomposer

• The dog

Grass the gains energy from the sun is an example of a ___________ .

• Consumer

• Parasite

• Decomposer

• Producer

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