Unit 11 Review

Which answer choices would be considered a part of a community?

• Sun

• Plants

• Frogs

• Deer

• Rocks

Human pollution can disrupt ecosystems such as oceans. Algae and protists have the same function as plants and grass on land. What are algae and protist considered?

• Primary consumers

• Secondary consumers

• Producers

• Tertiary consumers

Which events would cause succession to take a longer time?

• New island formation (Volcano eruption)

  Glacier melting

• Fire

  Flood

  Deforestation

  Tornado

Which organism would be considered a pioneer species in a new island forming?

• Primary consumers

• Shrubs

• Trees

• Lichens

When animals live in certain areas, they have ways to mark their territory. Marking their territory is an example of what kind of relationship?

• Mutualism

• Competition

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

When two or more organisms use or consume the same resource, it is what type of relationship? (hint: look at the snake and the eagle, what are they consuming in common?)

• Parasitism

• Mutualisms

• Commensalism

• Competition

Adaptations help organisms survive in their environments

• True

• False

What organisms would be found at the first trophic level (the very bottom) of the energy pyramid?

• Producers

• Tertiary consumers

• Primary consumers

• Secondary consumers

Which organism can be classified into more than one trophic level?

• Deer

• Snake

• Eagle

• Frog

Answer explanation

The eagle is considered a Secondary and a Tertiary consumer (multiple trophic levels) depending on the path you take in the food web.

If you want to grow plants on an area, but the weather changes frequently and you don't know what type of plants would grow, What would be the best method to find out and grow your new plants?

• Don't grow anything and give up

• Use multiple species of plants to see which ones are best

• Grow the exact same type of plants

• Plant the most drought-tolerant plants in case it doesn't rain much