Quiz about Ecological Relationships and Food Webs

Question 1

What is an organism that gets its food by eating other living organisms?

Accepted Answer

Consumer

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Producer

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Autotroph

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Decomposer

Question 2

When two species within a community rely on the same limited resource for survival it is called --

Accepted Answer

competition

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symbiosis

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predation

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niche

Question 3

These organisms eat only producers in an ecosystem.

Accepted Answer

herbivores

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carnivores

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omnivores

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decomposers

Question 4

Which of the following is a correct list of the symbiotic relationships in nature?

Accepted Answer

parasitism, commensalism, mutualism

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mutualism, commensalism, predation

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predation, mutualism, parasitism

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commensalism, producer, parasitism

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT considered to be a symbiotic relationship?

Accepted Answer

A hawk feeding on a field mouse

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Worms living in a cow's intestine

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A deer tick feeding on a host animal

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A bee pollinating a flower

Question 6

What is mutualism?

Accepted Answer

both organisms benefit from their relationship

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one organism feeds on the other

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one organism benefits while the other is harmed

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one organism benefits and the other neither benefits or is harmed

Question 7

What is a predator?

Accepted Answer

An organism that hunts and feeds on other animals

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An organism that is hunted and eaten by another animal

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both of the above

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none of the above

Question 8

Using the food web above, what would happen if the Caterpillar was removed from this food web?

Accepted Answer

the snake population would decrease due to caterpillars being the snakes only food source

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the number of grasshoppers would increase

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nothing would happen

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the snake population would increase

Question 9

The Hawk in this food web would be considered a --

Accepted Answer

Tertiary consumer

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Producer

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Primary consumer

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Secondary consumer

Question 10

Which two types of organisms in this Desert Biome food web have a producer-consumer relationship?

Accepted Answer

grass -> grasshopper

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lizard -> hawk

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kangaroo rat ->hawk

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sun -> cactus

Question 11

The blue jay and the grasshopper in this food web represent what type of ecological relationship?

Accepted Answer

predator-prey

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mutualistic

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parasitic

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commensalistic

Question 12

Which of the following food chains correctly shows the flow of energy in this food web?

Accepted Answer

Plant-->Snail-->Bluebird-->Eagle

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Eagle-->lizard-->caterpillar--> plant

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Eagle --> rabbit --> snail --> plant

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Lizard-->caterpillar-->plant

Question 13

Which of the following is a primary consumer in this food web?

Accepted Answer

Grasshopper

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Owl

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Blue jay

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Snake

Ecological Relationships and Food Webs

20 questions

What is an organism that gets its food by eating other living organisms?

Symbiosis is a close relationship between two species that beneﬁts at least one of the species. Which is NOT a type of symbiotic relationship?

When two species within a community rely on the same limited resource for survival it is called --

These organisms eat only producers in an ecosystem.

Which of the following is a correct list of the symbiotic relationships in nature?

Skunk Cabbage plants attract ﬂies in cool weather by making heat and provide food to the ﬂies that come. The ﬂies move from one Skunk Cabbage plant to the next feeding and transferring pollen as they go. This is an example of –

The Cattle Egret forages in pastures and fields among livestock such as cattle and horses feeding on the insects stirred up by the movement of the grazing animals. The cows and horses are not bothered by the cattle egrets. This is an example of –

The human intestine provides food for bacteria that live inside the digestive system. The beneﬁcial bacteria living in the intestine of humans help digest cellulose from plants which humans don’t have the enzymes to break down. This is an example of --

Which of the following is NOT considered to be a symbiotic relationship?

A plover is an animal that picks and eats scraps of meat from the crocodile’s teeth. The crocodile gets a free teeth-cleaning! This is an example of --

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