Trophic Levels Quiz

If the hawk population decreases, what will happen to the snakes and rabbits?

• Snakes and rabbits will increase

• Snakes and rabbits will decrease

• Snakes will decrease, rabbits will increase

• Snakes will increase, rabbits will decrease

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What will happen if the snake population is DOUBLED?

• The other populations will increase too

• The other populations will decrease

• Rabbits and hawks will decrease, grass will increase

• Grass and hawks will increase, rabbits will decrease

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What event in the food chain could lead to the graph shown?

• Disease in the grass

• Disease in the rabbits

• Disease in the snakes

• Disease in the hawks

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What most likely caused the snake population to decrease in the first few months shown on this graph?

• Disease in the snake population

• Higher than normal population of hawks

• Decrease in the population of rabbits

• Increase in the grass population

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Why did the populations stabilize after 6 months?

• Predator-Prey relationships

• 10% Rule

• A healthy ecosystem will reach equilibrium

• All of these

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Water pollution has killed about half the hawk population. What will happen to the other populations?

• Snakes and grass will increase at first

• Rabbits will decrease at first

• The ecosystem will reach equilibrium

• All of these

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The grass is on which trophic level?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

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The snake is what type of consumer?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

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The rabbit is what type of consumer?

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

Where should humans eat to get the most energy?

• Trophic Level 2

• Trophic Level 3

• Trophic Level 4

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