Amoeba Sisters Ecology Review

If you follow the 10% rule, how much energy would the secondary consumer have (assuming 90,000 kcal at the producer level)?

• 9,000 kcal

• 900 kcal

• 90 kcal

• 9 kcal

Which direction do arrows go in a food web?

• From predator to prey

• From prey to predator

• From decomposer to predator

• From the predator to the sun

Which levels are the snakes feeding on?

• Producer

• Primary consumer

• Secondary consumer

• Tertiary consumer

If the population of birds were to decrease, what are possible other effects to other organisms?

• The snake population would decrease

• The grasshopper population would decrease

• The snake population would increase

• The grasshopper population would increase

What are organisms that break down organic matter called?

• Decomposers

• Composers

• Predators

• Producers

What relationship do the bat and the pitcher plant have?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Predation

• Parasitism

Which process transforms nitrogen gas into a form usable by plants?

• Nitrification

• Denitrification

• Ammonification

• Nitrogen fixation

What process uses carbon dioxide as an input and is used by many producers?

• Aerobic respiration

• Anaerobic respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Transcription

What do we call introduced species who are harmful to their new environments?

• Invasive species

• Subversive species

• Keystone species

• Apocolyptic species

Can you think of ways humans are working to support biodiversity in any given area? Name 2.