Ecology Review

Two or more members of a species living and interacting in the same area

• Community
• Population
• Organisms
• Biosphere

Different populations living and interacting with each other in the same area

• Biome
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Niche

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A living relationship between two species in which one organism is harmed is called...

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• niche

The amount of energy that usually transfers from one trophic level to the next...

• 10%
• 20%
• 80%
• 50%

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Which of the following would be the definition of a detritivore?

• Animals that eat insects.
• Organisms that feed on rocks, recycling the nutrients back into the ground.
• Organisms that eat only pants
• Things that feed on dead organisms, recycling the nutrients back into the ground.

An illustration that uses arrows to show the many possible food chains through which matter and energy can pass within ecosystems is called a

• Food chain
• Food web
• Energy Pyramid
• Succession Map

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In which direction should an arrow be drawn to represent energy flow between these two organisms?

• To the Left
• To the Right

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Which organisms are both secondary and tertiary consumers in this food web?

• Chemosynthetic bacteria and amphipods
• Zooplankton and mussels
• Ratfish and octopuses
• Galatheid crabs and zoarcid fish

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Which organisms are producers?

• Chemosynthetic bacteria and symbiotic bacteria
• Amphipods and zooplankton
• Tubeworms and zoarcid fish
• Octopuses and mussels

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Which organisms have the most energy?

• Producers
• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Top Predator

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