7.5 Ecosystem Review

Which of the following describes a population?

• 85 great white sharks off Cape Cod
• A pair of mating seagulls migrating to an island
• Thousands of dolphins and whales around Hawaii
• Corals, sponges, algae, reef fish, lobsters, and giant clams

Which of the following is a biotic factor?

• other predators
• water
• rainy weather
• holes in th ground

Mushrooms are a good example of a…

• decomposer
• consumer
• producer
• autotroph

Rain, hail, and snow are examples of

• precipitation
• evaporation
• condensation
• runoff

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As consumers break down food, what do they release?

• carbon dioxide
• sugar
• nitrogen
• oxygen

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Which part of the water cycle involves turning water from a liquid to a gas?

• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation
• reduction

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Most of the fresh water on earth is found in

• ice
• the atmosphere
• lakes and rivers
• underground

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Which of the following activities does NOT release carbon dioxide?

• plants doing photosynthesis
• dead animals decaying
• eating a sandwitch and breaking it down
• driving a car

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Nitrogen is gathered from the atmosphere and "fixed" by

• bacteria
• animals
• plants
• decomposers

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As you move UP an energy pyramid, what happens to the amount of energy available?

• less energy is available
• more energy is available
• the same amount of energy is available
• energy could increase or decrease depending on what level you came from

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