Ecology Review Eoc

What are plants called in a food chain?

• Producers /Autotrophs

• Consumers /Heterotrophs

• Decomposers

• Scavengers

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Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming FROM them in a food web?

• More than one organism may eat them.

• They may eat more than one other organism.

• This organism gets its energy from multiple sources.

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Match the following

• This is an organism that breaks down and gains nutrients from dead organisms.

• Decomposer

• This is an organism which feeds on, but usually does not kill, a larger organism

• Producer

• This is an animal that lives by preying on other animals.

• Predator

• This is an organism that supplies matter and energy, also known as an autotroph.

• Consumer

• This is an organism that relies on other organisms for its food and energy supply; heterotroph

• Parasite

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What happens to the amount of available energy in the pyramid as it moves up through the different levels?

• it increases

• it decreases

• it remains the same

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A species that plays a critical role in the health, maintenance, growth, or definition of an ecosystem.

• keystone

• invasive

• engineer

• predator

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If there is 1000 Kcal available in the producers in trophic level 1, how much energy is available in the herbivores in trophic level 2?

• 10 Kcal
• 1 Kcal
• 100 Kcal
• 1000 Kcal

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Which organism recieves the least amount of energy from the producer?

• Owl
• Grasshopper
• Lilypad
• Mouse

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What amount of percentage does the energy decrease as it goes up the pyramid?

• 100%

• 1000%

• 10%

• 1%

Which organism in the food web shown to the right would

contain the lowest concentration of chemical pollutants?

• producers

• primary consumers

• secondary consumers

• tertiary consumers

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If a toxin was introduced to the water of an aquatic ecosystem. Which organism would have the highest accumulation of the toxin in their tissues?

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