Ecology Review

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 the non-living part of the environment?

• Biotic
• Population
• Abiotic
• Antibiotic

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

• Population
• Community
• Ecosystem
• Biome

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The study of how living things interact with their environment and abiotic factors is the study of ____________________.

• Astrology
• Microbiology
• Ecology
• Geology

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How can abiotic factors change in an ecosystem?

• Flooding
• Forest fires
• drought
• All of the above

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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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What is a diagram that shows a direct straight line of a feeding relationship?

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

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A wolf eating a lamb is an example of:

• Parasitism
• Mutualism
• Predator/Prey
• Commensalism

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I had chicken and broccoli for dinner. That makes me a:

• Herbivore
• Carnivore
• Parasite
• Omnivore

What is an animal called that eats only plants?

• Carnivore
• Omnivore
• Parasite
• Herbivore