ES Midterm BONUS

A bee receives nectar from a flower and carries the pollen to other flowers:

• predation

• parasitism

• mutualism

• commensalism

Mistletoe grows and spreads on trees, taking their nutrients:

• predation

• parasitism

• mutualism

• commensalism

What would happen within a few months after the formation of a volcanic island?

• pioneer species would grow

• no pioneer species would grow

• trees and large plants would grow

• rich, organic soil would be present

What would be a good example of a primary consumer?

• carnivore

• detrivore

• decomposer

• herbivore

Which organisms would be at the top or last trophic level?

• plant

• herbivore

• omnivore

• carnivore

Mice might grow in population and destroy the community by eating all of the berry bushes if

• wolves and snakes were removed from the food web

• another predator migrated in to the community

• the snake population grew

• none of these

These organisms are often not shown in a food chain, but are important for recycling nutrients

• producers

• decomposers

• primary consumers

• carnivores

Which event would not cause secondary succession?

• forest fire

• flooding of a valley

• volcanic lava flow

• tornado

A lion that eats a zebra that eats grass is a

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• tertiary consumer

• quaternary consumer

90% of the energy that gets lost as you move up a food pyramid or chain gets lost as

• pollution to the environment

• heat to the environment

• energy for decomposers

• gets recycled