Ecology Review

What do we call the non-living part of the environment?

• Biotic
• Population
• Abiotic
• Antibiotic

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What does the direction of the arrow represent in a food chain or energy pyramid?

• the flow of energy
• which way is north
• the expenditure of energy
• increase of energy

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What do we call several different populations interacting in some way?

• Population
• Community
• Ecosystem
• Biome

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What is the diagram that shows all feeding relationships possible with available resources in an ecosystem?

• energy pyramid
• food pyramid
• food chain
• food web

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Bees pollinating flowers is an example of:

• Predation
• Commensalism
• Mutualism
• Parasitism

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Your cat has fleas. Fleas suck blood and your kitty gets an infection.

• Mutualism
• Predation
• Commensalism
• Parasitiem

A remora hitches a ride with the shark. It gets a free ride unbeknownst to the shark.

• Parasitism
• Predation
• Commensalism
• Mutualism

What is an animal called that eats only plants?

• Carnivore
• Omnivore
• Parasite
• Herbivore

What is the lowest level of ecological organization?

• Biosphere
• ecosystem
• community
• individual

Algae, grasses and trees are all __________. 

• decomposers
• consumers
• autotrophs/producers
• pyramids

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