Ecology Review

The smallest level of organization, the organism, is shown by which letter?

• A

• B

• E

• F

The largest level of organization, the biosphere, is shown by which letter?

• A

• B

• E

• F

The population level is shown by which letter?

• A

• B

• E

• F

The biome level of organization is shown by which letter?

• A

• B

• E

• F

Which organism would most likely be at the top of an energy pyramid?

• Coyote

• rabbit

• maple tree

• grasshopper

Which organism would most likely be at the bottom of an energy pyramid?

• Green algae

• shark

• sardine

• Oyster

In this energy pyramid, which organism will most likely be at level 2?

• Grass

• frog

• hawk

• insect

In which part of the food chain is the greatest amount of energy transferred?

• From the mouse to the owl

• From the grass to the grasshopper

• From the grasshopper to the mouse

What is the role of a decomposer in a food web?

• They are a primary consumer

• They use the sun's energy to make food

• They eat other consumers

• They break down dead organic material

What will most likely happen to the snakes and hawks if the grasshoppers were removed?

• There will be more hawks and snakes

• The snakes will eat fewer hawks

• The snakes will eat more hawks

• There would be fewer hawks and snakes