Ecology Review

The living part of an ecosystem

• Biotic
• Abiotic
• Mother Earth
• Flowers

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A living relationship between two species in which one organism is harmed is called...

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• niche

The image provided is an example of a(n):

• Producer
• Autotroph
• Consumer
• Insect

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The amount of energy that usually transfers from one trophic level to the next...

• 10%
• 20%
• 80%
• 50%

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Which organisms are both secondary and tertiary consumers in this food web?

• Chemosynthetic bacteria and amphipods
• Zooplankton and mussels
• Ratfish and octopuses
• Galatheid crabs and zoarcid fish

In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?

• Producers
• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Top Predator

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Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.

• mutualism
• commensalism
• competition
• parasitism

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What type of symbiosis?  Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism
• predation

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A tapeworm lives in the intestine of a cat absorbing nutrients through its skin. A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.

• mutualism

• parasitism

• commensalism

• competition

Which member of the following food chain is most likely to be affected by mercury, a pollutant, with regards to biomagnification? Algae -> zooplankton -> salmon –> bear

• algae

• salmon

• zooplankton

• bear

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