Community Ecology II

The efficiency of energy transfer from a lower trophic level to the next highest level is roughly

• 1%
• 10%
• 100%
• 1000%

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In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in each level gets lost as heat or used by the organism for survival?

• 80%
• 90%
• 10%
• 20%

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What is a keystone species?

• A species that helps to hold an ecosystem together

• A species that lives in or around rocks

• Keys and stones have nothing to do with ecology

• A keystone isn't a living thing, it's just a stone

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An organism's _________ is defined as the environment in which it lives.

• habitat
• niche
• social structure
• ecosystem

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A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving aspects of the environment.

• Population
• Community
• Habitat
• Ecosystem

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Use the diagram to answer the question.
The trout is a source of food for the human and the eagle. When there are more than one organism vying for the same source we call this____?

• Population
• Resources
• Community
• Competition

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animals or plants that other parts of the ecosystem depend on

• prey

• pack

• keystone species

• predators

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Identify the process shown in this diagram.

• Extinction
• Toxin Accumulation
• Pollution
• Biomagnification

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The process when concentrations of a harmful substance increases in organisms at higher trophic levels in a food chain or food web.

• Biomagnification
• Predation
• Extinction
• Accumulation

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Using pesticides like DDT may cause

• healthier teeth
• Eutrophication in lakes
• no effect
• Biomagnification in a food chain

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