Biology Eco Quiz (04/13-04/17)

Trophic levels are represented by 

• squares
• circles
• pyramids
• lines

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Which animal is the apex predator?

• hawk
• lizard
• snake
• grass

Why is a shark a carnivore.

• because it eats seaweed
• because it eats dead animals
• because it eats sand 
• because it eats other animals

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

• They point to the organism that is being eaten.
• It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
• They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
• They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

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An organism that uses an outside source of energy like the sun to create energy-rich food molecules.

• Consumer
• Producer
• Decomposer
• Parasite 

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An organism that obtains energy by consuming plants and animals.

• Omnivores
• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Humans 

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What is a herbivore?

• an animal that gets energy from eating other ANIMALS
• an organism that gets energy from eating only PLANTS
• an animal that gets energy by eating BOTH plants and other animals

Which of the following is NOT a consumer

• grass
• dog
• shark
• fish

This is an example of a

• food chain
• water cycle
• food cycle
• food web

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Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.

• mutualism
• commensalism
• competition
• parasitism

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