Ecology Review

What is the correct levels of organization of ecology from smallest to largest?

• biosphere -> biome -> ecosystem -> community -> population -> individual

• individual -> population -> community -> ecosystem -> biome -> biosphere

_____________ is the variety of organisms, the organisms of genetic differences, and the ecosystems in which they occur.

• Biodiversity

• Variation

• Mutation

• Population

Why should farmers rotate their crops during the year?

• To increase size of the food

• To maintain soil health

• To receive more water

• To increase water runoff

What would be a biotic factor that could effect an animal population?

• Limited water

• Less oxygen

• More predators

• More sunlight

How much energy is passed on to each trophic level?

• 5%

• 10%

• 50%

• 100%

Which type of organism of the energy pyramid receives the least amount of energy?

• Producer

• Herbivore

• Secondary Consumer

• Tertiary Consumer

How is water returned to the atmosphere?

• Evaporation & Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

What does vascular tree allow plants to have?

• Stomata

• Roots, Stems, Leaves

• Green Color

• Spores

How is CO2 naturally removed from the atmosphere?

• Forests take in carbon dioxide for photosynthesis

• Forests take in carbon dioxide for respiration

• Fungi take in carbon dioxide for photosynthesis

What is the function of autotrophs in the carbon cycle?

• 1. To use oxygen to produce glucose

• 1. To take in excess water

• 1. To use carbon dioxide to produce glucose 

• 1. To feed on herbivores