Ecology

A species’ role in its ecosystem is called its

• biomass

• trophic level

• niche

• habitat

Which statement about producers is true?

• All producers use energy to make food.

• All producers make food by photosynthesis.

• All producers are plants.

• All producers need sunlight.

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A necessary link between autotrophs and carnivores is filled by

• detritivores

• herbivores

• scavengers

• decomposers

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A given food web includes hawks, grasses, foxes, and rabbits. Which organisms are primary consumers in this food web?

• hawks

• rabbits

• foxes

• grasses

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Higher trophic levels of a food web generally have

• more organisms

• larger organisms

• less energy available

• greater biomass

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reservoirs in the water cycle include

• the atmosphere

• living things

• the ocean

• all of the above

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Human actions that release carbon into the atmosphere include

• breathing

• making cement

• burning fossil fuels

• all of the above

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A rain shadow occurs on the

• windward side of a mountain range

• leeward side of a mountain range

• north side of a lake or ocean

• south side of an intertidal zone

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Biodiversity is usually greater

• in drier climates

• in colder climates

• at the poles

• where it is humid

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Which type of biome occurs at high latitudes and high altitudes?

• chaparral

• taiga

• tundra

• savanna