Quiz 3 - Ecosystems

Two of the primary consumers in the food web are the

• coyote, rattlesnake, and hawk

• grass and cactus.

• rabbit and grasshopper.

• rabbit, grasshopper, and scorpion.

Which of the following number sequences best represents the flow of available energy from the base of the pyramid to the top of the pyramid in the ecosystem represented above

• 100–100–100–100

• 100– 75 – 50 – 25

• 100– 20 – 5 – 2

• 100- 11 - 2 - 0.1

An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form that can carry out life processes independently.

• organism

• niche

• consumer

The process by which plants and some bacteria use energy from sunlight to produce sugar.

• homeostasis

• photosynthesis

• producer

A habitat is a small group of ducks.

• True: It's ducks.

• False: It's a place where an organism naturally lives and grows

• False: It's a small group of chickens.

• False: It's a place where organisms are taken so they can adapt

Below is a field observation recently recorded in a student's notebook.

grasses

rocks

deer

cedar trees

rabbit

58 degrees F

partly cloudy

The level of organization described above is ―

• ecosystem

• community

• population

• organism

An ecosystem is a community of animals and plants interacting with their ____________.

• habitat
• climate
• environment
• community

Which of these organisms is a producer?

• strawberries
• insect
• mouse
• owl

What is a source of energy for the mouse?

• strawberries
• insects
• other mice
• owls

What is a suitable way to sample plants in a field?

• Counting Random Plants

• Using Quadrates

• Using Pooters

• Using Pitfall traps