Ecosystems and Biomes Review

A snake eats a mouse that eats grass. The snake is a _______________.

• producer

• second-level consumer

• first-level consumer

• decomposer

An organism that can make its own food is called a _________________.

• consumer

• decomposer

• producer

• scavenger

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The best way to represent a large, complex system, such as the water cycle, would be a _______________.

• graph

• life-size drawing

• computer model

• bar graph

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Which process do producers use carbon from carbon dioxide to produce other carbon-containing molecules?

• nitrogen cycle

• photosynthesis

• precipitation

• water cycle

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What would the shape of the carbon cycle look like?

• linear

• triangular

• circular

• linear with stops and starts

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A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms is called a(n) __________________________.

• energy pyramid

• climate

• biome

• food web

Ponds and rivers are two types of ___________________.

• marine ecosystems

• rain forest biomes

• freshwater ecosystems

• estuary ecosystems

Dandelions, horses, and other organisms that were brought by humans from one part of the world to another are examples of _____________________.

• native species

• exotic species

• parasites

• endangered species

The many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up a(n) __________________.

• food web

• niche

• energy pyramid

• feeding level

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Which biome is extremely cold and dry?

• desert

• tundra

• grassland

• mountains