Ecology Unit Review

The organisms that convert solar energy and raw materials into food are___.

• decomposers

• herbivores

• consumers

• producers

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What is the main factor that separates biomes?

• land

• water

• climate

• longitude

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Students added the following organisms to the links in a chain during a lesson on food chains. What happens to energy as it moves from one link to the next in the food chain?

• The energy is cycled between organic and inorganic states within the food chain.

• Energy is created and causes the food chain to have more links.

• Energy is destroyed as it moves across the links of the food chain.

• The energy is transferred between organisms within the food chain.

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The energy is transferred between organisms within the food chain. Which two organisms are classified as secondary consumers?

• Organisms 1 and 2

• Organisms 2 and 3

• Organisms 1 and 4

• Organisms 3 and 4

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Plants do not usually need to eat other organisms because plants

• do not need food energy to live.

• turn sunlight into food energy.

• get all their food energy from soil.

• keep food energy stored in their roots.

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Which diagram correctly shows the flow of energy in a food chain?

• Decomposer → Consumer → Producer

• Producer → Consumer → Decomposer

• Consumer → Producer → Decomposer

• Producer → Decomposer → Consumer

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Which biome is home to lions, zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, and elephants?

• Grasslands

• Tundra

• Rainforest

• Temperate Forest

What is a close interaction between two unlike species where at least one species benefits?

• Prey

• Symbiosis

• Predation

• Adaptation

The illustrations show organisms that belong to a food chain. Which list shows the order in which energy most likely flows through this food chain?

• Owl, Sun, Grass, Mouse

• Sun, Grass, Mouse, Owl

• Grass, Mouse, Owl, Sun

• Sun, Mouse, Owl, Grass

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A student drew the pond ecosystem shown below. Which are two abiotic factors that affect the survival of the aquatic organisms?

• phytoplankton and lilies

• water quality and sunlight

• grasses and duck

• turtles and deer

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