Quiz about TEK Ecology Review Quizziz

Question 1

Which is an example of a population?

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A herd of cattle

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different kinds of bacteria

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A group of fish and sharks

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deer, bear, and rabbits

Question 2

which is the correct order of the levels of organization from simple to complex?

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organism, population, community, ecosystem

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ecosystem, community, population, organism

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Organism, community, population, ecosystems

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biosphere, ecosystem, community, organism

Question 3

Which of the following levels of organization is level 1?

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Organism

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Population

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Community

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Ecosystem

Question 4

Which of the following levels of organization is level 3?

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Community

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Population

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Organism

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Ecosystem

Question 5

Based on the students observations, which letter describes a community?

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A

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B

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C

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D

Question 6

Removing what organism from the food web would cause the most instability?

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Tree

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Aphid

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Snail

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Slug

Question 7

What percent of energy with the Eagle receive?

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0.1%

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100%

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1%

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10%

Question 8

Which of the following receives larger percent of the original energy than the Thrush?

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Snail

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Hedgehog

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Badger

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Fox

Question 9

A tiger is hiding in the thick jungle watching an antelope drinking water. What type of relationship is this?

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Predation

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Parasitism

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Mutualism

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Commensalism

Question 10

A tapeworm makes it's way into the human digestive system and causes a human to lose nutrients and become weak. What type of relationship is this?

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Parasitism

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Mutualism

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Commensalism

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Predation

Question 11

A bee flies around looking for nectar inside flowers as a food source. While the bee is eating pollen gets stuck to it's legs and helps fertilize the flower. What type of relationship is this?

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Mutualism

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Parasitism

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Commensalism

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Predation

Question 12

A cattle egret follows behind cattle in a field. While the cow walks they stir up insects that can then be easily eaten by the egret. The cattle are unaffected. What type of relationship is this?

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Commensalism

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Parasitism

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Mutualism

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Predation

Question 13

What type of relationship is shown in the image?

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Predator/Prey

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Consumer/Producer

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Biotic/Abiotic

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Commensalism/Mutualism

Question 14

True or False: Nitrogen in the atmosphere in a usable form for plants.

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False

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True

Question 15

Which organisms "fix" nitrogen into a useable form for plants.

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Bacteria

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Animals

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Protists

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Wind

Question 16

Where do animals obtain their source of nitrogen from?

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Eating plants

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Breathing air

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Pooping

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Breathing nitrogen

Question 17

How do animals return nitrogen back into the cycle? (Choose more than one)

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Excreting Waste

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Dying and decaying

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Breathing

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Drinking water

Question 18

True or False: In order for an ecosystem to be healthy carbon and nitrogen must continually cycle.

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True

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False

Question 19

What is one way that animals help cycle carbon back into the atmosphere?

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Cellular Respiration

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Photosynthesis

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Food

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Combustion

Question 20

What happens to an organism when it dies and carbon is again returned to the soil?

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Decomposition

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Cellular Respiration

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Photosynthesis

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Combustion

Question 21

If we were to deforest a large area of trees, how would that impact the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?

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Increase in atmospheric CO2

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Decrease in atmospheric CO2

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Increase in atmospheric O2

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Decrease in atmospheric NO2

Question 22

Which organisms are responsible to keep both nitrogen and carbon cycling throughout the atmosphere to maintain a stable ecosytem?

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Microorganisms

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Humans

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Plants

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Protists

Question 23

Which of the following disruptions is caused by removing fish populations faster than they can repopulate?

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Over fishing

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Deforestation

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Invasive species

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Algal Blooms

Question 24

When excess nitrogen from fertilizer runs into a nearby lake it can cause an algal bloom. The algae grow quickly and can cover the water with a blanket of algae. How could this impact other producers living in the water?

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Less light to perform photosynthesis

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Give them more oxygen

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Give them more sunlight

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It will not affect them at all

Question 25

Why are invasive species so detrimental (dangerous) for ecosystems?

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They have no natural predators

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They are bigger in size

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They eat a different food source

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They are smaller in size

Question 26

According to this food chain which of the following will receive 10% of the original energy?

Kelp --->Sea Urchin ---> Otter ---> Orca

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Sea Urchin

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Otter

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Orca

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Phytoplankton

Question 27

Overfishing can cause the kelp bass populations to be eliminated from this ecosystem. How will this impact the bat star population?

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Bat star populations will decrease

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Bat star populations will stay the same

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Bat star populations will increase

Question 28

What do we call an organism that is NOT native to an area and can destroy an ecosystem?

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Invasive Species

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Predator

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Producer

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Consumer

Question 29

Which would result in primary succession?

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Glacier retreating exposing bare rock

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volcano destroying habitat leaving only soil and ash

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Tornado destroying a crop leaving very little soil

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limiting factors

Question 30

Primary succession occurs in areas with:

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no soil

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very little soil

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lots of soil

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soil that has been disturbed

Question 31

______________________ occurs in an area where soil is already present.

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secondary succession

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ecological succession

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primary succession

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pioneer speciles

Question 32

The first organisms that appear in an ecological community

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pioneer species

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ecological succession

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primary succession

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secondary succession

Question 33

Which of the following best describes primary succession?

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Volcano creates a new island of rock that must break down to form an ecosystem

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Hurricane wipes out ecosystem that gradually grows back from already established soil

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Forest fire burns down forest that must bounce back over time

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Tornado destroys a crop that must slowly grow back over time.

Question 34

What do we call a stable ecological community that has reached equilibrium?

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climax community

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ecological succession

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secondary succession

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pioneer speciles

Question 35

Which would have the greatest biodiversity?

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The jungle

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Freshly mowed from yard

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Baseball field

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Bare rock

Question 36

Which type of succession would have greater species diversity?

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Secondary

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Primary

Question 37

Which pioneer species help break down bare rock into soil?

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Lichen

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Grass

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Weeds

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Bacteria

Question 38

There is a forest fire that burns down all the plants above soil. During secondary succession the ecosystem can bounce back fairly quickly because..

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Soil already contains seeds and spores

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Soil contains a lot of water

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The ash helps fertilize the soil

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Less trees to block out sunlight

Question 39

The use of aerosol cans such as hair spray have been found to create holes in earths atmosphere. When holes are created it causes surface temperatures to increase. If this causes ocean temps to increase and kill off a marine top consumer.

What would have to the rest of the ecosystem?

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More mid level consumers

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More producers

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More of that top consumer

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Nothing would happen

Question 40

Which type of succession is shown in this image?

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Primary

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Secondary

Question 41

Upon analyzing the nitrogen cycle shown, what should the students add more of to eliminate nitrates from the tank that will reduce the number of water changes?

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Add more plants

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Add more fish

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Add more ammonia

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Add more nitrates

Question 42

Fungi can also be considered decomposers.....what would their function be in an ecosystem?

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To cycle nutrients

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To be food for animals

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To be top consumers

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To absorb sunlight

Question 43

The success of turtles hatching is based on the temperature of the air. Based the table which scenario would cause the most turtles to be born?

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Moderate temperatures between 29 to 31 degrees C

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Cold front with temps below 26 degrees C

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Heat wave with temperatures higher than 35 degree C

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Stable temperatures of 34 degrees C

Question 44

According to the food web, which organisms are secondary consumers? Choose 2

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Lizard

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Rattle Snake

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Rabbit

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Cactus

Question 45

If you look at the desert food web all the arrows are pointing TOWARD the bacteria? What type of organisms are bacteria?

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Decomposers

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Producers

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Plants

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Autotrophs

Question 46

In a food web what do the arrows represent?

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Energy flow

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Top predator

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Heat transfer

Question 47

As we move up the energy pyramid we lose 90% of energy to __________.

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Heat

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Water

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Oxygen

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Electric

Question 48

Removing what organism from this food web would cause the most instability to the ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

Cactus

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Wood Rat

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Mantis

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Hawk

Question 49

If the harvester ants were removed from the ecosystem, how would this impact the rest of the organisms?

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Everything that eats the ants will decrease

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Everything would die

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It would cause no change

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Everything that eats the ants will increase

Question 50

The clownfish defends the sea anemone from being eaten by the butterfly fish as well as provides the anemone with nutrients from their poop. In return, the sea anemone provides the clownfish a place to live and protection from other predators.

What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

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Mutalism

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Commensalism

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Parasitism

Question 51

Mistletoe attaches to trees and steals away all their nutrients to grow. Eventually this will kill the tree.

What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

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Parasitism

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Commensalism

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Mutualism

Question 52

During secondary succession, soil depth increases....what does this allow to happen in that ecosystem?

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Larger plants become dominant

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Soil starts to get more shallow

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Lichens break down bare rock

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Grasses die off

Question 53

What does the letter "X" represent in the carbon cycle diagram?

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Respiration

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Decomposition

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Combustion

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Photosynthesis

Question 54

What does the letter "Y" represent in the carbon cycle diagram?

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Decomposition

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Combustion

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Photosynthesis

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Respiration

Question 55

What would immediately happen to the carbon cycle if a forest fire burned down thousands of acres of forest?

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The intake of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere will decrease

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Animals would increase their respiration

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There would be more available oxygen in the atmosphere

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Plant root respiration will increase the output of carbon dioxide into the soil

Question 56

What percent of the energy will the eagle receive in this energy pyramid?

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0.1%

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100%

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1%

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10%

Question 57

True or False: Ecosystems contain both biotic and abiotic factors.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 58

Where do plants get their original source of carbon from?

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CO2

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H20

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NH3

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C6H12O6

Question 59

True or False: Both primary succession and secondary succsion have the same types of plants present in both of them.

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 60

Using the food web which organisms are ONLY secondary consumers....

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Limpkin and Snail Kite

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Turtle and Bluegill

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Applesnail and Frog

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Racoon and Gar

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