Ecology Test Review Questions Set 2

Who does the owl get energy from? 

• Grass
• Grasshopper
• Mouse
• Ow

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What do Herbivores eat? 

• Plants ONLY 
• Animals ONLY
• Plants AND Animals

What is a decomposer? 

• Organism that creates their own food.
• Organism that eat other organisms for energy
• Organism that eat other dead organisms

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In this food pyramid, which level has the greatest amount of energy?

• Producers
• Primary Consumers
• Secondary Consumers
• Tertiary Consumers

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The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

• They point to the organism that is being eaten.
• It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
• They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
• They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

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What organism is a TERTIARY consumer in the food web pictured (you can click on image to enlarge it)?

• grasses

• grass hopper

• fox

• snake

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An energy pyramid represent the relative amount of energy in trophic levels. Which of the following correctly (in correct order) shows an energy pyramid?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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in this food pyramid, Which level would most likely contain primary consumers?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Phytoplankton ⟶ Krill ⟶ Mackerel ⟶ Sea gull

Which organism in the food chain is a TERTIARY consumer?

• krill

• mackerel

• sea gull

• there is none

• phytoplankton

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

• bacteria

• rain

• fungi

• car exhaust