Quiz about Ecosystems Ecosystem Services Biotic and Abiotic Spheres of the Earth Food Webs Food Chains Symbiotic Relationships

Question 1

Which is an abiotic factor that would affect the growth of a population within an ecosystem?

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the availability of water

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the availability of producers

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the type of herbivores present

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the number of carnivores present

Question 2

In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?

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Producers

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Carnivores

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Herbivores

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Top Predator

Question 3

In the energy pyramid below, which organism has the least amount of energy available?

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Top Predator

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Producers

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Herbivores

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Carnivores

Question 4

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?

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100 Kcal

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10 Kcal

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1 Kcal

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1000 Kcal

Question 5

This diagram shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web.

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Energy Pyramid

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Food Web

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Ecosystem

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Food Chain

Question 6

In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in the producers gets passed to the herbivores?

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10%

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20%

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80%

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90%

Question 7

If these organisms were arranged in a food pyramid, which organism would have the least amount of total energy available?

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coyote

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insect

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lizard

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shrub

Question 8

The diagram represents a pyramid of energy in an ecosystem.  Which level would most likely contain members of the plant kingdom?

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D

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A

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B

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C

Question 9

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

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Owl

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Grasshopper

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Lilypad

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Mouse

Question 10

A food pyramid represent the relative amount of energy in trophic levels. Which of the following correctly shows a food pyramid?

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C

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A

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B

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D

Question 11

What would happen to the bird if the green fish died out?

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the bird population would die out

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the bird population would grow

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the smaller fish will die out

Question 12

What does an energy pyramid show?

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Energy flow in a community

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Longest lifespans

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The stronger animal the higher it is on the pyramid

Question 13

All tertiary consumers are scavengers

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false

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true

Question 14

What would happen if their were no producers?

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Everything would die out

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Every population would grow larger

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The animals would make their own food

Question 15

What would happen if the primary consumers died out?

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the producers would grow and the secondary and tertiary consumers would die

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producers would die out

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consumers would grow

Question 16

decomposers are producers.

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false

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true

Question 17

True or False. In this Food Web Pyramid Which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?

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Herbivore

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Carnivore

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Omnivore

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Secondary Consumer

Question 18

If only 10% of an organism's energy is available for the next trophic level, what happens with the other 90% of the energy?

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It is used for life processes or lost as body heat.

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It is destroyed after it is used up.

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It remains for the next trophic level IF the predator consumes ALL of the organism.

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It is lost completely as body heat.

Question 19

What is the sun's role in the energy pyramid?

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to provide radiant energy for producers to convert to chemical energy.

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to produce chemical energy for the ecosystem.

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to start the energy flow of the ecosystem.

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to provide mechanical energy for producers to convert to chemical energy.

Question 20

The diagram is intended to show relationships in an ecosystem. What do the arrows represent?

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The direction of the energy flow

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The direction of population migration

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Differences in dietary habits

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Progressively smaller organisms

Question 21

What is the ultimate ORIGINAL source of energy for living things

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Sun

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Sugar

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Moon

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Carbon Dioxide

Question 22

Eats other organisms

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consumer

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producer

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trophic level

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autotroph

Question 23

Eats dead organisms and returns nutrients to soil

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decomposer

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carnivore

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autotroph

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heterotroph

Question 24

Get their energy from the sun and make their own food.

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Producer

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consumer

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decomposer

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photosyntheis

Question 25

Select all that are products of Photosynthesis.

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Oxygen

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Glucose (Sugar/food)

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Water

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Carbon Dioxide

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Sunlight (Light Energy)

Question 26

Select all that are raw materials for Photosynthesis.

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Water

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Carbon Dioxide

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Sunlight (Light Energy)

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Oxygen

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Glucose (Sugar/food)

Question 27

How many raw materials (ingredients) does photosynthesis require?

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3

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1

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2

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4

Question 28

How many products are produced during photosynthesis?

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2

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1

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3

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4

Question 29

What do plants give off after photosynthesis?

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Oxygen

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carbon

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nitrogen

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hydrogen

Question 30

Which statement about photosynthesis is correct?

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Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from sunlight.

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Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from water.

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Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from soil.

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Plants do not require energy to perform photosynthesis.

Question 31

Who does the owl get energy from?

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Mouse

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Grass

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Grasshopper

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Ow

Question 32

Who is the producer in this food chain?

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Grass

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Grasshopper

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Mouse

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Ow

Question 33

Who does the grasshopper get energy from?

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Grass

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Grasshopper

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Mouse

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Ow

Question 34

How is a food web different from a food chain?

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Food webs contain many different, linked food chains.

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Food webs contain only producers, not consumers.

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Food webs do not include decomposers.

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Food webs exist in aquatic environments; food chains exist in terrestrial environments.

Question 35

Which of the following is a producer?

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Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

Question 36

How might a lack of sunlight disrupt the food web?

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It would prevent producers from producing nutrients.

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It would cause consumers to consume less.

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It would prevent decomposers from decomposing matter

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It would not disrupt the food web at all.

Question 37

How are primary consumers different from secondary consumers?

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Primary consumers eat only plants; secondary consumers eat other consumers.

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Primary consumers eat other consumers; secondary consumers eat only plants.

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Primary consumers eat plants and other consumers; secondary consumers eat plants and decompose matter.

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Primary consumers eat plants and decompose matter; secondary consumers eat plants and other consumers.

Question 38

This organism is most likely

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A decomposer

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A primary consumer

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A secondary consumer

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A producer

Question 39

Sheep are herbivorous. What can you infer from this?

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They are primary consumers.

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They are producers.

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They are secondary consumers.

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They are decomposers.

Question 40

Where does the energy start in this food chain?

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Sun

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Plant

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Deer

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Wolf

Question 41

Which food chain is in the correct order?

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grass, snail, bird, cat

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cat, grass, bird, snail

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bird, snail, grass, cat

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grass, cat, bird, snail

Question 42

Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?

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Hawk

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Plant

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Rabbit

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Mouse

Question 43

Which level of organization is the most complex?

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ecosystem

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organism

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population

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community

Question 44

Multiple organisms of the same species describes a

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population

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organism

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community

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ecosystem

Question 45

What do ecosystems have that the other three levels of organization do not have?

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abiotic factors

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living things

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biotic factors

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organisms

Question 46

A forest full of many kinds of trees and grasses is an example of a

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community

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group

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organism

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population

Question 47

Which is an example of an organism?

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a beetle

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a lake

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a rock

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a shell

Question 48

Which level of organization is more complex than a population and less complex than an ecosystem?

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community

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organism

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population

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ecosystem

Question 49

Which is an example of a population?

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A herd of cattle

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different kinds of bacteria

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A group of fish and sharks

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deer, bear, and rabbits

Question 50

which is the correct order of the levels of organization from simple to complex?

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organism, population, community, ecosystem

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ecosystem, community, population, organism

Question 51

Which of the following is a population?

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pack of wolves

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an elephant

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a forest

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the savannah

Question 52

Which of the following is a ecosystem?

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a pond

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an elephant

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an insect

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pack of wolves

Question 53

The entire Earth including all living things and anything that will impact life is known as the ___________.

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Biosphere

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Biome

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Community

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Ecosystem

Question 54

Wind is part of what sphere of Earth?

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Atmosphere

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Windosphere

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Hydrosphere

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Airosphere

Question 55

The Four Spheres of Earth

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are all connected

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have nothing to do with one another

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exist on Venus and Mars

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don't affect human life

Question 56

This picture shows

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Hydrosphere

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Atmosphere

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Biosphere

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Geosphere

Question 57

All living things on earth are part of the....

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Biosphere

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Lithosphere

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Hydrosphere

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Atmosphere

Question 58

Oceans, rain, and glaciers belong to this sphere.

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Hydrosphere

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Atmosphere

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Biosphere

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Lithosphere

Question 59

Body of air surrounding our planet.

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Atmosphere

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Hydrosphere

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Biosphere

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Geosphere

Question 60

This sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, all the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts.

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Lithosphere

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Hydrosphere

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Biosphere

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Atmosphere

Question 61

Bio =

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Life

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Earth

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Sphere

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Water

Question 62

Consumers that eat both plants and animals are called ____________________.

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Omnivores

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Herbivores

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Carnivores

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Scavengers

Question 63

Vultures, which feed on the bodies of dead organisms, are _____________________.

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Scavengers

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First-level organisms

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Producers

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Herbivores

Question 64

Which best summarizes the order of energy flow in a food chain?

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Sun to producers to consumers to decomposers

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Sun to decomposers to producers to consumers

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Sun to consumers to decomposers to producers

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Sun to producers to decomposers to consumers

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