Ch. 5 Quiz 2

Which of the following best describes a food web?

• shows how different food chains are interconnected

• shows what eats what in an ecosystem

• shows different trophic levels

• none of the above

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What is the main source of energy in an ecosystem?

• The sun

• Secondary Consumers

• Primary Consumers

• 2nd Trophic Level

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Which of the following is an example of a decomposer?

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Which of the following is an example of a top predator in an aquatic ecosystem?

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If an aquatic organism is a predator, they cannot be prey.

• True

• False

In which trophic level would I find the least amount of organisms and least amount of energy?

• 1st trophic level

• 2nd trophic level

• 3rd trophic level

• 4th trophic level

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Invasive species do not cause harm to an ecosystem.

• True

• False

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Where do smaller aquatic ecosystems, like streams, get most of their energy from?

• from within the ecosystem

• from outside sources such as riparian vegetation and stream banks

• from the top predators in that ecosystem

• from their own primary producers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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_____________________ is the natural process in which those organisms best adapted to the conditions under which they live survive and poorly adapted forms are eliminated.

• Ecosystem redundancy

• Natural selection

• Primary producing

• Invasive species

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Predators help keep ecosystems balanced and are considered essential to aquatic ecosystems.

• True

• False

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