U10 Ecology Test Review

A series of gradual changes after a disturbance is called

• Ecological succession

• Evolution

• Symbiosis

• Cellular Respiration

In which part of the food chain is the least amount of energy transferred?

• From the leaf to the catepillar

• From the caterpillar to the chaemelon

• From the chameleon to the snake

• From the snake to the mongoose

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Vultures eat the remains of dead animals without returning the nutrients to the soil. Which type of consumer is the vulture?

• Producer

• Decomposer

• Scavenger

• Primary Consumer

Worms are used to break down leftover foods and return nutrients to the soil. Which type of consumer are worms?

• Decomposer

• Scavenger

• Primary Consumer

• Producer

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This consumer is important in food chains because they break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients to the soil...

• Producer

• Keystone Species

• Decomposer

• Scavenger

Hermit crabs live in the old shells of larger organisms. The hermit crab gains a home, while the larger organism is not affected. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Predation

• Commensalism

A climax community is...

• The final stage of ecological succession

• The first stage of ecological succession

• Found in an unstable ecosystem

• Never going to change

Where does all of the energy in a food web come from?

• Sun

• Decomposers

• Secondary consumers

• Humans

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Which shows the most direct flow of the sun's energy?

• Sun > plant > pig > human

• Sun > plant > human

• Sun > carrot > decomposers

• Sun > plant > insect > chicken > human

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What does the arrow between the leaf and caterpillar represent?

• Energy gained by the caterpiller

• Energy gained by the leaf

• Energy lost by the caterpillar

• No energy is exchanged

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