Quiz about Food Webs, Chains, and Pyramids

Question 1

Producers are ...

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all of these are true

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plants

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able to do photosynthesis

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also called autotrophs

Question 2

Arrows in a food web represent...

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energy

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eating

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sunlight

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matter

Question 3

All of these are types of consumers except...

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decomposers

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omnivores

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carnivores

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herbivores

Question 4

Who is the producer?

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lettuce

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greenfly

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ladybird

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thrush

Question 5

Who is the herbivore?

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greenfly

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lettuce

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ladybird

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thrush

Question 6

Question 6.

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This is a food web

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This is a food chain

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This is an energy pyramid

Question 7

The original source of energy for a food web is...

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sun

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plants

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producers

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decomposers

Question 8

Which section of the pyramid has the most energy?

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1

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2

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3

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4

Question 9

Which section of the pyramid has the least energy?

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4

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1

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2

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3

Question 10

How much energy moves up each level of the energy pyramid?

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10%

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5%

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50%

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90%

Question 11

Decomposers get energy from...

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dead things and waste

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the sun

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eating plants

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eating animals

Question 12

Example of a consumer

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hawk

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worm

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bacteria

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mushroom

Question 13

Example of a decomposer

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fungus

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mouse

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plants

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frogs

Question 14

A tree is a ....

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producer

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composer

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decomposer

Question 15

Humans are considered...

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consumers

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decomposers

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producers

Question 16

What is a producer?

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an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food

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an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms

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an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste

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an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

Question 17

A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________

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food web

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ecosystem

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environment

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population

Question 18

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 19

Which organism is the top predator in this food web?

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killer whale

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leopard seal

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elephant seal

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crabeater seal

Question 20

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 21

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 22

Which consumer receives energy from the leopard seal?

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killer whale

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blue whale

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penguin

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elephant seal

Question 23

What type of consumer is the shrew?

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carnivore

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herbivore

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omnivore

Question 24

What type of consumer is the impala?

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herbivore

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omnivore

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carnivore

Question 25

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 26

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 27

Which of the following is a predator of the shrew?

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snake

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cricket

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grasshopper

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frog

Question 28

What type of consumer is the wolf?

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carnivore

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herbivore

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omnivore

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decomposer

Question 29

If a disease strikes the snakes the hawks will

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decrease

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increase

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not be affected

Question 30

If a disease strikes the snakes the rabbits will

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increase

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decrease

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not be affected

Question 31

If a disease strikes the snakes the grass will

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decrease

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increase

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not be affected

Question 32

What are animals called in a food chain?

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Consumers

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Producers

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Decomposers

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Plants

Question 33

What are plants called in a food chain?

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Producers

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Consumers

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Decomposers

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Scavengers

Question 34

Which best describes what a food chain shows you?

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Energy flow through an ecosystem

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Food flowing through an ecosystem

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Consumers going into other consumers

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Who eats who

Question 35

Where does the energy start in this food chain?

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Sun

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Plant

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Deer

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Wolf

Question 36

What's the role of consumers in a food chain?

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Eat other species and keep them from overpopulating

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Use sunlight to make food

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Break down dead stuff

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Add nutrients to the soil

Question 37

What is the role of a producer?

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Use sunlight to make food

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Gain energy from eating other organisms

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Keep other species from overpopulating

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Breaking down dead stuff

Question 38

What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?

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Break down dead organisms and add nutrients to the soil

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Use sunlight to make food

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Eat other organisms to gain energy

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Make the food for the whole food chain

Question 39

Which type of consumer eats plants only?

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Herbivores

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Omnivores

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Carnivores

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Scavengers

Question 40

Which type of consumer eats meat and plants?

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Omnivores

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Herbivores

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Carnivores

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Plants

Question 41

Which type of consumer eats meat only?

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Carnivores

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Producers

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Herbivores

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Omnivores

Question 42

Which of these is true about this food web?

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The Mouse is most likely to die, several ways.

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The Owl gets its energy from the producer.

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The Lion gets its energy only from a wild cat.

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The Kite gets its energy from the goat.

Question 43

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

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They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

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They point to the organism that is being eaten.

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It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.

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They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

Question 44

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 45

Several owls live in a forest. The owls prey on mice. Hawks also prey on mice. Which might happen if several hawks move to the forest where the owls live?

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The number of owls and mice will decrease.

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The number of owls will increase, and the number of hawks will decrease.

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The number of mice will increase, and the number of owls will decrease.

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The number of owls and hawks will increase.

Question 46

This diagram shows how energy flows through an eco-system. What is the first source of energy in this pyramid?

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algae, plankton and seagrass

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sharks and large birds

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herbivorous fish, crustaceans and sea urchins

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seals and carnivorous fish

Question 47

Use the dichotomous key to identify fish y

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glass eye snapper

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trumpet fish

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spotted eagle ray

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spotted goat fish

Question 48

Over time, honey suckle flowers developed a sweet smell to attract pollinators. This is and example of _________

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natural selection

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selective breeding

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dichotomous key

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extinction

Question 49

How can farmers best use selective breeding to increase apple production?

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By choosing trees that consistently have the most apples.

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By increasing the amount of water and fertilizer the trees receive.

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By choosing trees that are the largest in size.

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By limiting the number of trees growing so they have more space.

Question 50

A species of bird ate many types of seeds.  The individuals vary in beak size.  If a drought were to kill off the trees that produce small seeds and leave only large seeds, how would the population change?

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The birds with larger beaks were better at eating the large seeds than those with smaller beaks, so only the birds with larger beaks got enough food to survive, reproduce, and pass the trait of large beaks to the next generation.

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The birds with smaller beaks had to work harder than those with larger beaks to crack open the large seeds.  The more they used their beaks, the larger their beaks became, so they were able to get enough food to survive, reproduce, and pass the traits of large beaks to the next generation.

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The birds with smaller beaks grew their beaks so that they would be better able to eat the large seeds and get enough food to survive, reproduce, and pass the trait of larger beaks to the next generation.

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Beak size is random and will not be determined by the types of seeds available.

Question 51

Which of the following is REQUIRED for the process of natural selection to occur?

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Traits must be inherited from one generation to the next.

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Members of the same species must compete with one another.

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Members of different species must compete with one another.

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There must be a sudden environmental change.

Question 52

A Viceroy butterfly looks like the Monarch butterfly. The Viceroy tastes terrible to birds, so birds won't take the chance and eat the Viceroy. What is this kind of adaptation?

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Mimicry

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Camouflage

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Hibernation

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Migration

Question 53

An organism has thick white fur, a bushy tail, and short ears. It often burrows holes and curls into a ball for warmth. For which environment is this organism most likely adapted?

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Arctic Tundra

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Grassland

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Coniferous Forest

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Desert

Question 54

Beak shape depends on...

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diet (fish or seeds)

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where birds live

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who they hang out with

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exercise

Question 55

An example of a behavioral adaptation is

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Penguins huddling together for warmth

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The long neck of a giraffe

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A camel's hump used to store water

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A polar bear's white fur used for camouflage

Question 56

Which biome is the driest? It receives less than 10 inches of rain a year.

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desert

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grassland

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deciduous forest

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tropical rain forest

Question 57

In which biome would you find giraffes and elephants?

Accepted Answer

savanna

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desert

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deciduous forest

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tundra

Question 58

In which biome would you find permafrost? This is the layer of soil that is frozen all the time.

Accepted Answer

tundra

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coniferous forest (taiga)

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desert

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grassland

Question 59

Which biome gets the most amount of rain every year?

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tropical rain forest

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decidious forest

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desert

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tundra

Question 60

Which biome has the greatest amount of biodiversity? (the most different kinds of organisms)

Accepted Answer

tropical rain forest

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tundra

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grassland

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desert

Question 61

Which biome has trees that lose their leaves in the fall and regrow them in the spring?

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deciduous forest

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coniferous forest (taiga)

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tropical rain forest

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desert

Question 62

Which biome is the coldest?

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tundra

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desert

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grassland

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savanna

Question 63

Which biome has conifer trees or evergreens? These trees have needles that are coated in a waxy substance and drop cones.

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coniferous forest (taiga)

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deciduous forest

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desert

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tropical rain forest

Question 64

Which biome has NO trees because much of the ground is frozen all the time?

Accepted Answer

tundra

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desert

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savanna

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coniferous forest (taiga)

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