Ecology Quiz

Which statements describe the feeding interaction between bears and salmon? (Check ALL that apply)

• The bear is the predator.

• The salmon is the predator.

• The bear is the prey.

• The salmon is the prey.

If a dam built in the river causes salmon populations to decrease, the bear population will probably _____________.

• decrease.

• increase.

• remain stable.

If large groups of humans start fishing for salmon, the bear population may ___________________.

• decrease.

• increase.

• remain stable.

What does the direction of the arrows in a food web represent?

• Direction of Energy Flow

• Who eats who

• Opposite direction of Energy Flow

In an energy pyramid, which level has the most energy available?

• Producers

• Primary consumers

• Secondary consumers

• Tertiary consumers

All living and nonliving parts of an environment found in a specific location is called a(n) ____________________.

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Community

Who are the primary consumers in this food web? (Check ALL that apply)

• tadpole

• mink

• duck

• brown trout

If the grasshopper were to be removed completely from the food web, what organism would be most effected?

• The squirrel
• The shrew
• The deer
• The rabbit

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What is the organism called that gets its energy by breaking down dead things and returning the nutrients to the soil?

• niche

• community

• population

• decomposer

Name the producers in this food web.

• grasshopper and rabbit

• green fly and butterfly

• berries and plantains

• fox and buzzard