Aice cambridge marine chapter 2

The non-living parts of an ecosystem are termed--

• benthic

• biotic

• populations

• abiotic

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The living parts of an ecosystem are termed –

• benthic

• biotic

• populations

• abiotic

A consumer that eats both producers and other consumers is a (n)

• herbivore

• carnivore

• insectivore

• omnivore

A diagram that shows many interconnected feeding relationships in a community is

• a biotic diagram

• a food chain

• a food web

• confusing

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The primary source of energy for all life on Earth is

• chemical reactions

• the sun

• electricity

• nuclear fission

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Which of the following is a biotic part of a community?

• coral

• a crab

• a fish

• all of the above

Autotrophs differ from heterotrophs because they:

• don’t require sunlight to live

• use photosynthesis to create food

• eat other organisms to use their energy

• all of the above

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The word "detritus" means

• life at the top of the ocean

• life together

• a mutually beneficial partnership

• a dead or decaying organism

Plant-like plankton which perform photosynthesis; extremely important producers in the ecosystem--

• phytoplankton

• anemones

• zooplankton

• bacteria

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Animal-like plankton which consume other plankton--

• phytoplankton

• anemones

• zooplankton

• bacteria

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