SOL 4.5 Ecosystems

The great horned owl has a sharp beak and claws used for catching prey and tearing meat. It has good eyesight to see in low light. Which of these most likely describes the niche of the great horned owl?

• Hunts small animals at night

• Grazes on grass during the day

• Comes out at dusk to sweep the sky for insects

• Comes out at dawn to get worms from the ground

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To the blue crab, the open bay of the Chesapeake Bay region is its —

• Habitat

• Niche

Which of the following best describes the living and non-living parts of the diagram above?

• A niche

• A community

• An ecosystem

• A biome

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Based on the food web, which of these is a producer?

• Goat

• Tree

• Snake

• Owl

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Which of these is most likely harmful to an ecosystem?

• Building new homes in a wetland

• Taking away airplanes from an airport

• Planting trees in an orchard

• Adding floors to an office building

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Which of these human activities in a forest has a positive effect on the ecosystem?

• Clearing the land to build new homes

• Planting new trees where old ones were cut down

• Building a new highway through the area

• Cutting down trees to make farmland

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All of these are consumers EXCEPT a --

• butterfly

• wasp

• grass

• bullfrog

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The picture shows some caddis fly larvae. The larvae cover themselves with small twigs and pebbles. What is the advantage of this behavior?

• They can eat the twigs.

• They are hidden from predators.

• They can crawl on the bottom of creeks.

• hey are able to keep warm.

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In a healthy ecosystem, many different species of animals may share the same habitat because they each have a different niche. An animal’s niche is best described as —

• the role it plays in its habitat

• where it is located

• ts appearance

• its ability to reproduce

Which shows one way that energy flows to the snake in this food web?

• wildflower--->rabbit--->snake

• rabbit--->hawk--->snake

• snake--->hawk--->rabbit

• hawk--->rabbit--->wildflower

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