Ecology practice test scaffolded

Identify the animal in this food web that obtains nutrients directly from producers.

• mouse

• owl

• hawk

• snake

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Which is an example of biotic factor?

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Organisms that get their food (obtienen su comida) from dead (muertos) organisms are called _____.

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

• omnivores

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An organism that is in danger of becoming extinct and requires human intervention to help conserve the species.

• endangered species

• extinct species

• keystone species

• invasive species

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Because we eat many different things (comemos muchas cosas diferentes), humans are ____.

• carnivores

• omnivores

• hervivores

• detrivores

The diagram shows a simple food chain. Which is the apex predator?

• orca

• plankton

• krill

• silverfish

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Which action will most likely cause a negative impact on the biodiversity of a small region?

• planting native species in a bare field to attract wildlife

• draining a wetland for the development of a new park

• reducing the amount of pesticides and fertilizers used

• having a controlled burn to remove undergrowth of a forest

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Biodiversity refers to

• extinct species
• the variety of species on Earth
• nonrenewable resources
• the rate of species decline

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Which ecosystem below has the HIGHEST biodiversity?

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A relationship in which one animal hunts (caza), kills (mata), and eats another.

• parasitism

• mututalism

• symbiosis

• predatio

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