Ecosystem Mountains

What is responsible for the unusual ecosystem of the highlands?

• rivers and river movements

• plants and plant growth

• volcanoes and volcanic activity

• oceans and ocean currents

Why are grizzly bears successful in a wide variety of ecosystems?

• They are herbivores

• They are omnivores.

• They are producers

• They are carnivores

In the Andes Mountains, how does energy flow in an ecosystem that contains grasses and shrubs, pumas, and guanacos?

• grasses and shrubs to guanacos to pumas

• guanacos to grasses and shrubs to pumas

• pumas to grasses and shrubs to guanacos

• pumas to guanacos to grasses and shrubs

Which of these describe the role of the Ethiopian wolf in its ecosystem? (Select all that apply.)

• secondary consumer

• prey

• predator

• primary consumer

In a food chain that includes, in order, plants, markhors, and snow leopards, what roles do markhors play? (Select all that apply.)

• They produce their own energy through the sun.

• They eat plants.

• They are eaten by snow leopards.

• They eat snow leopards.

How are mountains formed?

• by rain carving out an area of land

• by land masses being eroded

• by plateaus caving in

• by Earth’s crust being uplifted

Which statement accurately describes a mountain ecosystem?

• They host three or more distinct ecosystems.

• They usually host one ecosystem with a variety of wildlife.

• hey usually host one ecosystem with a variety of plants.

• They usually host three or more ecosystems where animals can’t live.

What is an ecosystem?

• all the organisms of a particular kind or species and their physical surroundings

• all the different populations of animals in an area

• a community of plants and animals and their physical surroundings

• a single example of a particular species of plant or animal

What similarities can be found among the different types of wild goats? (Select all that apply.)

• They are sources of energy for large predators.

• They are able to swim in the ocean.

• They are unable to climb mountains.

• They are large herbivores.

What is the role of gelada baboons in their ecosystem?

• primary consumer

• decomposer

• secondary consumer

• producer