Fall Semester EXAM REVIEW 2022

In the diagram, the various shapes of the beaks show how the birds

• compete for the same food in their community.

• require different amounts of food for survival.

• store food for the winter months.

• are adapted to get food from different sources.

What do the arrows in the diagram represent?

• flow of energy

• life cycle stages

• ecological succession

• renewable resource deletion

When the environment changes more quickly then a species can adapt to the changes, the species may become

• extinct

• diverse

• dominate

• overpopulated

grass --> grasshopper --> sparrow --> hawk

In the food chain above, which organism would be found on level B of the energy pyramid shown?

• grass

• grasshopper

• sparrow

• hawk

In the image, there are two versions of the same species of moth. Which adaptation protected the dark-colored moths from predators?

• breeding

• migration

• camouflage

• hibernation

What is the term that describes the natural place that an organism lives?

• adaptation

• niche

• habitat

• community

What is the term for all the living and nonliving things in a particular area?

• ecosystem

• habitat

• community

• population

Organisms that must eat other things to obtain energy are known by which term?

• heterotrophs

• autotrophs

• metamorphosis

• eaters

What happens when two organisms try to occupy the same niche?

• They complete with one another for limited resources.

• They learn to work together to obtain the things they need to live.

• One organism will run away for the other.

• Nothing will happen.

Which of the following best defines the term "biodiversity"?

• all the different ways that organisms reproduce

• the similarities between different species

• all the types and amount of life in a particular area or the world

• a process for creating a new organism