Quiz about Feeding Relationships

Question 1

Where does the energy start for all living things & in this food chain?

Accepted Answer

Sun

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Plant

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Deer

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Wolf

Question 2

An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:

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Consumer

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Autotroph

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Producer

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Mutualist

Question 3

What is the definition of - Herbivore

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An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

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An organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals

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The rate at which organic matter is created by producers in an ecosystem

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An organism that obtains energy by eating only animals

Question 4

What is the definition of - Carnivore

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An organism that obtains energy by eating only animals

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An organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals

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An organism that feeds on plant and animal remains and other dead matter

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An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

Question 5

What is the definition of - Omnivore

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An organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals

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An organism that feeds on plant and animal remains and other dead matter

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An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

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Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten.

Question 6

What is the definition of - Decomposer

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An organism that breaks down the remains of dead organisms and returns the nutrients back into the soil

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An organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals

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An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

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Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten.

Question 7

Organisms that relies on other organisms for food; consumer

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heterotroph

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herbivore

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decomposer

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species

Question 8

What do fungi, mushrooms & bacteria do to dead plants and animals?

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Decompose them

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Leave them there

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Wait for other animals to eat them

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Move away

Question 9

What is this picture describing?

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It is describing the niche of each bird.

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It is describing natural selection.

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It is describing direct competition between flamingos and ducks.

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It is describing abiotic factors of the tundra.

Question 10

What is the correct order of the ecological levels of organization?

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organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere

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population, community, organism, ecosystem, biome, biosphere

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biosphere, bioime, ecosystem, community, population, organism

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organism, community, population, ecosystem, biome, biosphere

Question 11

What is a scavenger?

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A consumer that eats dead animals that have already been killed by other animals; does not recycle nutrients

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A carnivore that eats what it kills

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Eats plants and meat

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Eats plants only

Question 12

Which is an example of a scavenger?

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Vulture

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Mushroom

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Fungi

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Pelican

Question 13

A feeding relationship where one organism hunts and one is hunted, such as a Lynx hunting a snowshoe hare, is known as:

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Predator-Prey

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Commensalism

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Decomposistion

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Mutualism

Question 14

What is the trophic level of the krill (zooplankton)?

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primary consumer

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producer

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secondary consumer

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tertiary consumer

Question 15

When the ringed seal is feeding on krill (zooplankton), it is a __________ consumer.

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secondary

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primary

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tertiary

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quaternary

Question 16

How can the orca be a 5th level consumer?

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phytoplankton --> krill --> arctic cod --> ringed seal --> polar bear--> orca

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phytoplankton --> krill --> ringed seal --> polar bear--> orca

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phytoplankton --> krill --> arctic cod --> orca

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phytoplankton --> krill --> arctic cod --> polar bear--> orca

Question 17

Which organism can be considered an herbivore?

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zooplankton

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phytoplankton

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arctic cod

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ringed seal

Question 18

Which organisms in the food web compete with each other for food sources?

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polar bear and orca

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krill and arctic cod

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krill and ringed seal

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phytoplankton and zooplankton

Question 19

What does a food chain contain? Choose ALL correct answers.

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all of the above

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consumer

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producer

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decomposer

Question 20

What is a trophic level?

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the group of organisms within an ecosystem which occupy the same level in a food chain.

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the group of organisms within an ecosystem which occupy the different levels in a food chain.

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when two or more food chains are combined to make a food web

Question 21

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

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They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

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They point to the organism that is being eaten.

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It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.

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They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

Question 22

What does a food web represent?

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All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.

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The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.

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A single pathway or energy flow between organisms.

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How carnivores get their food.

Question 23

An energy pyramid represents what?

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The amount of energy available to the next 'feeder' in a food web.

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How much sunlight is available for the ecosystem to use.

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How much energy a particular organism needs.

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How much energy is needed to build a pyramid.

Question 24

The largest group of organisms found in a food web would be:

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Producers

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Primary Consumers

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Decomposers

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Tertiary Consumers

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