Ecosystems Quiz

Primary producers are organisms that

• rely on other organisms for their energy and food supply.

• consume plant and animal remains and other dead matter.

• are the first producers of energy rich compounds that can be used later by other organisms.

• obtain energy by eating only plants.

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The series of steps in which a large fish eats a small fish that has eaten algae is a

• food web.

• food chain.

• pyramid of numbers.

• pyramid of biomass.

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Which of the following models the relative amount of energy or matter contained in each trophic level in a food chain or food web?

• carbon cycle

• ecological pyramid

• nutrient pyramid

• biogeochemical cycle

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Which of the following is NOT true about matter in the biosphere?

• Matter is transferred in one direction through the biosphere.

• Biogeochemical cycles transform and reuse molecules.

• The total amount of matter decreases over time.

• Human activity does not affect the movement of matter.

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Which ecological concept models the relative amount of energy or matter contained in each trophic level in a food chain or food web?

• Carbon cycle

• Ecological pyramid

• Nutrient pyramid

• Biogeochemical cycle

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Which of the following organisms is a carnivore?

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Which of the following consumers is an herbivore?

• an earthworm that eats the decaying remains of plants and animals

• a bear that feeds on plants and animals

• a cow that feeds only on plants

• a snail that feeds on plants, algae, and fungi

Which of the following consumers is an omnivore?

• an earthworm that eats the decaying remains of plants and animals

• a bear that feeds on plants and animals

• a cow that feeds only on plants

• a snail that feeds on plants, algae, and fungi

Which of the following consumers is a carnivore?

• an earthworm that eats the decaying remains of plants and animals

• a bear that feeds on plants and animals

• an owl that feeds only on animals

• a snail that feeds on plants, algae, and fungi

Which of the following consumers is a detritivore?

• an earthworm that eats the decaying remains of plants and animals

• a bear that feeds on plants and animals

• an owl that feeds only on animals

• a snail that feeds on plants, algae, and fungi

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