Quiz about Symbiosis, Cycles, and Food Chain Test Review

Question 1

This is any close relationship between any two different species in an ecosystem

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symbiosis

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parasitism

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commensalism

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mutualism

Question 2

The tick feeds off the blood of the deer.

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parasitism

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commensalism

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symbiosis

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mutualism

Question 3

One species benefits, the other is unaffected

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commensalism

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parasitism

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mutualism

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symbiosis

Question 4

Amount of energy in a food pyramid transferred from one level to the next

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10%

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0%

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78%

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100%

Question 5

Consumer that eats only plants

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herbivore

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omnivore

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carnivore

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insectivore

Question 6

Organism that eats other things for food

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consumer

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decomposer

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prey

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producer

Question 7

In a food web, arrows point in just one direction because they show

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how energy goes to the animal that is eating.

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which animals are related.

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how energy goes to the animal that is eaten.

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which animal is bigger

Question 8

What does a food chain always start with?

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a producer

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a herbivore

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a top predator

Question 9

Identify the producer in the image above

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grass

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grasshopper

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snake

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frog

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eagle

Question 10

Which level of the energy pyramid has the most stored energy?

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producers

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tertiary consumer

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secondary consumers

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primary consumers

Question 11

Clownfish live inside sea anemones. They eat creatures that harm anemones, while anemones protect clownfish from predators. This is an example of:

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mutualism

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commensalism

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amensalism

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parasitism

Question 12

How is commensalism different from mutualism?

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In commensalism, one species benefits while the other is unharmed; in mutualism, both species benefit

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In commensalism, one species is harmed while the other benefits; in mutualism, both species benefit

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In commensalism, neither species is harmed; in mutualism, one species is harmed

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In commensalism, both species benefit; in mutualism, one species is harmed

Question 13

The process in which nitrogen circulates and is recycled is called

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the nitrogen cycle

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the phosphorus cycle

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the water cycle

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the carbon cycle

Question 14

Respiration is the process by which animals take in _____ and release _____.

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oxygen, carbon dioxide

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carbon, oxygen

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oxygen

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photosynthesis, air

Question 15

Which model would you use to show interconnecting feeding relationships in an ecosystem?

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food web

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food chain

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bar graph

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energy pyramid

Question 16

An organism that uses sunlight to make food molecules is a/n

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producer

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herbivore

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carnivore

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consumer

Question 17

Plants and animals cannot use nitrogen directly from the air.

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True

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False

Question 18

What converts nitrogen gas (N₂) into a usable form for plants and animals?

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bacteria

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fungi

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rain

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car exhaust

Question 19

If the plant population decreased, the amount of carbon would _________.

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increase

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stay the same

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decrease

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of a decomposer?

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mushroom

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fish

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tree

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owl

Question 21

Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?

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photosynthesis

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respiration

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combustion

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death

Question 22

Which process converts glucose (which includes carbon) into carbon dioxide gas (CO₂)?

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cellular respiration

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bioremediation

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photosynthesis

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transpiration

Question 23

Which describes the relationship between plants and animals in the carbon cycle?

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Plants produce and release oxygen that animals need

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Animals produce and release oxygen that plants need

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Plants produce and release carbon dioxide that animals need

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Animals produce oxygen that plants turn into carbon dioxide

Question 24

Organisms that need nitrogen to survive.

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all living things

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only bacteria

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only animals

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only plants

Question 25

The need for organisms to rely on the same resources causes...

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competition

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carrying capacity

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population growth

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biotic potential

Question 26

Which type of relationship includes mutualism and parasitism?

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symbiosis

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competition

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predation

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cooperation

Question 27

Carbon can be found in...

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all of these

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fossil fuels

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the atmosphere

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soil

Question 28

Which statement is true about the carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle?

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animals breathe in oxygen and release carbon dioxide which is used by plants

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animals breathe in nitrogen and release carbon dioxide which is used by plants

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animals breathe in carbon dioxide and release oxygen which is used by plants

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animals breathe in nitrogen and release oxygen which is used by plants

Question 29

Which of the following is an example of symbiosis?

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a worm living in a cow's intestine

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one chimp cleaning and grooming the hair of another chimp

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a mother bear taking care of her cub

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a married couple who agree to split their rent and share housework duties

Question 30

When a honeybee pollinates flowers, the bee gets access to nectar, while the flowers gain the chance to reproduce. This is an example of:

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mutualism

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parasitism

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amensalism

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parasitism

Question 31

A parasite cannot survive without a host organism.

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true

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false

Question 32

How many consumers are in the image above?

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4

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2

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3

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1

Question 33

What level consumer is the snake?

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tertiary

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primary

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quaternary

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secondary

Question 34

What does an omnivore eat?

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meat and plants

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plants only

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meats only

Question 35

A simple diagram with arrows showing a single pathway of energy flow from grass, to a rabbit, to a fox is

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a food chain

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a food web

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a population chart

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an energy pyramid

Question 36

Overlapping food chains

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food web

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food cycle

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food network

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food system

Question 37

Consumer that eats only other animals

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carnivore

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omnivore

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frugivore

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herbivore

Question 38

What % of the air is made of nitrogen?

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78%

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52%

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21%

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61%

Question 39

One species benefits, the other species is harmed

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parasitism

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symbiosis

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mutualism

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commensalism

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