M1 Ecology Quiz 2

Which food chain is in the correct order?

• cat, grass, bird, snail
• bird, snail, grass, cat
• grass, snail, bird, cat
• grass, cat, bird, snail

What is a food chain?

• The flow of energy from one thing to another

• The way animals eat each other

• The way the sun makes everything

• How the plants grow

When drops of water in a cloud becomes heavy enough, they fall to earth as

• permafrost

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

Evaporation, condensation and precipitation are the three main processes in the _______________

What would happen to the bird if the green fish died out?

• the bird population would grow

• the bird population would die out

• the smaller fish will die out

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

• Producers
• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Top Predator

If there is 1000 Kcal available in the producers in trophic level 1, how much energy is available in the herbivores in trophic level 2?

• 10 Kcal
• 1 Kcal
• 100 Kcal
• 1000 Kcal

What is another name for evaporation of water through the leaves of plants?

• Transpiration
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Percolation

Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are all forms of _____.

• Percolation
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation

The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back

• Nitrogen Cycle
• Carbon Oxygen Cycle
• WaterCycle
• Nitrogen Fixation