Ecology Test Review

Ecology is the study of:

• plants and animals only

• the interactions between organisms and their environment

• the physical structure of the Earth

• chemical reactions in living things

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Abiotic factors in an ecosystem are non-living components. Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor?

• Plants

• Animals

• Sunlight

• Bacteria

General Ecology: Biotic factors in an ecosystem are living components. Which of the following is an example of a biotic factor?

• Sunlight

• Water

• Soil

• Plants

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What is the purpose of a food web?

• To show how energy flows between organisms in an ecosystem

• To describe the water cycle

• To explain the process of photosynthesis

• To list all the animals in a habitat

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The purpose of a food chain is:

• to show how energy is transferred from one organism to another

• to describe the water cycle

• to explain the process of photosynthesis

• to list all animals in an ecosystem

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Energy Flow: The 10% Rule states that ______ of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next in an Energy Pyramid.

• 10%

• 50%

• 100%

• 1%

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Trophic levels refer to:

• the different feeding positions in a food chain or food web

• the amount of energy lost at each step in a food chain

• the number of organisms in a habitat

• the process of photosynthesis in plants

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Which of the following is an example of a primary producer in a trophic level?

• Grass

• Rabbit

• Hawk

• Fungi

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What is each trophic level and examples of each: Primary consumers

• Herbivores such as rabbits and deer

• Carnivores such as lions

• Producers such as grass

• Decomposers such as fungi

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What is each trophic level and examples of each: Secondary consumers

• Organisms that eat primary consumers, such as snakes and frogs

• Organisms that produce their own food, such as plants

• Organisms that break down dead matter, such as fungi

• Organisms that eat secondary consumers, such as hawks

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