Quiz about Exuberant Ecology Exam Review

Question 1

An individual belonging to a specific species

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Organism

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Biotic

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Community

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Reptile

Question 2

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

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ecosystem

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community

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habitat

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population

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An area where an organism finds food, shelter and water in a specific arrangement

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habitat

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niche

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biosphere

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biome

Question 4

The living part of an ecosystem

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Biotic

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Abiotic

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Mother Earth

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Flowers

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The non-living part of an ecosystem

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Abiotic

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Grass

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Bacteria

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Biotic

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The study of how living things interact with one another and with their environment.

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Ecology

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Biology

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Lithology

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Farmacology

Question 7

Two or more members of a particular species living and interacting in the same area

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Population

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Community

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Organisms

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Biosphere

Question 8

Different populations living and interacting with each other in the same area

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Community

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Biosphere

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Ecosystem

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Niche

Question 9

The area between the highest mountain and the deepest ocean where life can be found

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Biosphere

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Population

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Community

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Ecosystem

Question 10

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

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sunlight

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carbohydrates

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water

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carbon

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An organism that produces its own food supply from inorganic compounds is called a(an)

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autotroph

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heterotroph

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consumer

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detritivore

Question 12

What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a biological community?

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trophic level

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energy path

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food web

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food pyramid

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What does a food web represent?

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All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.

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The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.

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A single pathway or energy flow between organisms.

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How carnivores get their food.

Question 14

The energy at each trophic level in the pryamid of energy decreases by a factor of ____.

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10

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1

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100

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2

Question 15

diagram that shows the energy available to each trophic level in an ecosystem; 10% is passed on to upper levels, the rest is lost as heat

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energy pyramid

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succession

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cellular respiration

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biochemical cycle

Question 16

a relationship between two in which one species, the predator, feeds on the other species, the prey

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predation

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chemosynthesis

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cellular respiration

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commensalism

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symbiotic relationship in which one organisms benefits and the other organism is not affected

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commensalism

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invasive (non-native) species

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mutualism

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nitrogen fixation

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Organisms that breaks down and absorbs nutrients from dead organisms

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decomposer

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consumer

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trophic level

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species

Question 19

A pond ecosystem is shown in the diagram below. Which statement describes an interaction that helps maintain the dynamic equilibrium of this ecosystem?

Which statement describes an interaction that helps maintain the dynamic equilibrium of this ecosystem?

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The catfish population helps control the populations of water boatman and waterfleas.

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The frogs make energy available to this ecosystem through the process of photosynthesis.

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The algae directly provide food for both the rotifers and the catfish.

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The green-backed heron provides energy for the mosquito larvae.

Question 20

What does every food chain start with? (Even if it's an abiotic factor that is not drawn or written there!)

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sun

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producers

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consumer

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decomposers

Question 21

An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:

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Consumer

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Autotroph

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Producer

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Mutualist

Question 22

Consumer that eats plants

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herbivore

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heterotroph

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producer

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community

Question 23

The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:

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Primary Consumer

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Decomposer

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Producer

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Secondary Consumer

Question 24

In this Food Web Pyramid Which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?

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Herbivore

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Carnivore

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Omnivore

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Secondary Consumer

Question 25

Which one is not a carnivore?

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vulture

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anemone

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bear

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shark

Question 26

The image provided is an example of a(n):

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Carnivore

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Herbivore

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Producer

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Autotroph

Question 27

Which of the following organisms is a herbivore.

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butterfly

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snake

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fox

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ladybird

Question 28

The owl receives energy from which organisms?

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mouse and rabbit

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grasshopper and mouse

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rabbit and butterfly

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butterfly and frog

Question 29

Name the producers in this food web.

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phytoplankton and seaweed

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seagull and fish

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penguin and crab

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seaweed and zooplankton

Question 30

The krill is eaten by which consumer?

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blue whale

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phytoplankton

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leopard seal

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penguin

Question 31

What type of consumer is the shrew?

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carnivore

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herbivore

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omnivore

Question 32

They caracal is prey to which animal?

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snake

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mouse

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grasshopper

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baboon

Question 33

According to this food web, how many consumers are herbivores?

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5

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2

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1

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4

Question 34

Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?

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leaves

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mushroom

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mold

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worm

Question 35

Grass is considered a ...

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producer

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consumer

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decomposer

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composers

Question 36

What does a food chain represent?

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A single path of energy transfer within a habitat.

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How all living organisms within a habitat are connected.

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All of the things that a particular animal eats.

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How plants create their own food.

Question 37

Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?

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Shrew

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Hawk

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Spider

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Grasshopper

Question 38

a deer population has significantly increased, the best hypothesis is

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the deer's main predator has been eliminated

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competition increased

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decreased water levels of local ponds

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organisms that rely on similar food sources migrated to the area

Question 39

Which event is the best example of competition between species in a pond?

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frogs and toads eating flies

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dragonflies landing on lily pads

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lizards and snakes lying in the sun

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hawks eating mice

Question 40

Biodiversity is

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the variety of species within an ecosystem

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a large number of the same species in an ecosystem

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an abundant amount of the same primary consumers

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the ability to have an abundant source from the same species

Question 41

The table provides information on population density of mayflies (prey), a kind of insect, in a certain area over a few years. Many birds (predators) eat these mayflies.

Use the data about mayflies (prey) to predict which time period had the greatest increase in the bird (predator) population.

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2006-2007

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2005-2006

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2007-2008

Question 42

The chart shows predator and prey relationships in four different ecosystems.. Which is a correct example of a change that would happen to one population because of a change in the other population because of a predator/prey relationship?

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During hunting season when many deer are killed by hunters, the mountain lion population will decline.

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When the population of sharks decreases because of fishing, the population of small fish will decrease.

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When the population of sharks decreases because of fishing, the population of small fish will decrease.

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When the mice population increases due to having more resources, the population of snakes will decrease.

Question 43

The graphs show how the number of mice predators (animals that eat mice) and the food source of the mice (plants) changed from 1996 to 2002.

Based on this information about predators and food, which year would you predict would have the highest population of mice?

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1998

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1996

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2000

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2002

Question 44

This occurs when niches overlap between species and they have to compete for resources.

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competition

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interspecific

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parasite

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intraspecies

Question 45

Leeches are organisms that live in ponds and feed on the blood of fish and other animals. They produce enzymes which cause the animal on which they feed to continue bleeding even after the leech is done feeding. What type of relationship does this describe?

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parasitism

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mutualism

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commensalism

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intraspecies

Question 46

What type of symbiosis?  Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.

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mutualism

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commensalism

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parasitism

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predation

Question 47

Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.

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commensalism

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mutualism

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competition

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parasitism

Question 48

What type of symbiosis?  Skunks often live in burrows that have been dug and abandoned by woodchucks.

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commensalism

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mutualism

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parasitism

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predation

Question 49

When a mosquito bites you, you are the __________ and the mosquito is the  ____________.

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host, parasite

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host, hostess

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parasite, host

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prey, predator

Question 50

Aphids are tiny insects that live on and eat the leaves of plants, removing vital nutrients from the plants.

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Parasitism

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Predation

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Commensalism

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Mutualism

Question 51

Rabbits and sheep both graze on shrubs, grasses, and other plants.  The increase in the population of rabbits in a region may result in a shortage of plants for sheep to graze upon.  After the increase of rabbits the relationship between sheep and rabbits will be __________.

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Competition

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Predation

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Mutualism

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Parasitism

Question 52

Limiting factors are sometimes helpful because they can keep the population from getting too large.

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True

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False

Question 53

Food, water, sunlight, shelter, and space are resources that are  __________.

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limiting factors

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wet

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messy

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found in rocks

Question 54

If the population of a certain predator increases, there is often _______ its prey

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a decrease the population of

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an increase of the population of

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great news for its prey of

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no  impact found on

Question 55

If there is more food than usual in an ecosystem, then...

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Populations will increase

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Populations will stay the same

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Populations will decrease

Question 56

If a disease destroying barley plants in a field swept through an ecosystem, what would happen to the barley eating bird population in the the field ?

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The bird population would decrease

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The bird population would stay the same

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The bird population would infinitely increase

Question 57

What is the carrying capacity of the graph?

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1000

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8000

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800

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600

Question 58

What happens if a population grows past its carrying capacity?

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The population starts to die off

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The population keeps growing

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The entire species will go extinct

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The carrying capacity just increases

Question 59

This may cause a population to increase

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all of these

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increase of food supply

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removal of predators

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removal of disease

Question 60

The largest number of individuals that an environment can support long term is...

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carrying capacity

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emigration

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immigration

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population density

Question 61

Which of the following would INCREASE the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?

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increase in available food

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increase in predators

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disease

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drought

Question 62

When death rate is equal to birth rate...

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population stays the same.

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population increases

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population decreases

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population rapidly increases then becomes stable

Question 63

Which of the following is the correct order in a food chain?

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Sun --> producer --> herbivores --> carnivores --> scavengers

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Sun --> producer --> herbivores --> carnivores --> scavengers --> carnivores

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Sun --> producer --> scavengers --> carnivores

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Sun --> consumers --> predators --> parasites --> hosts

Question 64

The ecological role an organism performs in their specific environment is considered the organism's...

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Niche

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Habitat

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Population

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Biome

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