Ecology Unit Review

Organisms that break down dead plants & animals and release nitrogen back into atmosphere...

• bacteria
• plants
• animals
• producers

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If the population of a certain predator increases, there is often _______ its prey

• a decrease the population of
• an increase of the population of 
• great news for its prey of
• no  impact found on

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According to the image, what is the producer?

• plant

• insect

• mouse

• snake

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In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in each level gets lost as heat or used by the organism for survival?

• 80%
• 90%
• 10%
• 20%

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An organism that uses an outside source of energy like the sun to create energy-rich food molecules.

• Consumer
• Producer
• Decomposer
• Parasite 

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According to the graph, what is causing the deer population to decrease

• They got sick

• The wolf population is decreasing

• The wolf population increased

• They ran out of food

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When the bird called the oxpecker lands on the rhinocerus to eat the ticks that cover its body, it is an example of what type of relationship?

• mutualism

• commensalism

• predation

• parasitism

The following is an example of parasitism.

• The clown fish gets protection from the anemone and the anemone gets nutrients from the clown fish.

• The remora fish travels throughout the ocean with the sharks.

• The lion kills the giraffe for supper.

• The mosquito bites the human for blood.

Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?

• There would be a decrease in the small bird population.

• There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.

• There would be a decrease in the mice population.

• There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.

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What is the order of succession shown in this figure?

• A, B, C, D
• B, A, D, C
• C, D, A, B
• D, A, B, C

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