Ecological Interactions and Feeding Relationships

Organisms that relies on other organisms for food; consumer

• herbivore

• decomposer

• heterotroph

• species

What do fungi, mushrooms & bacteria do to dead plants and animals?

• Leave them there

• Decompose them

• Wait for other animals to eat them

• Move away

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What is this picture describing?

• It is describing natural selection.

• It is describing direct competition between flamingos and ducks.

• It is describing abiotic factors of the tundra.

• It is describing the niche of each bird.

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What is a scavenger?

• A consumer that eats dead animals that have already been killed by other animals; does not recycle nutrients

• A carnivore that eats what it kills

• Eats plants and meat

• Eats plants only

Which is an example of a scavenger?

• Mushroom

• Fungi

• Vulture

• Pelican

Lions typical fight to death for territory, mates, and food sources. Lions are most likely fighting due to:

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Competition

• Parasitism

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If there is 1000 Kcal of energy 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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The diagram represents a pyramid of energy in an ecosystem. Which level would most likely contain members of the plant kingdom?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which of the following is an example of mutualism in ecological interactions?

• A) A lion hunting a zebra

• B) Bees pollinating flowers

• C) A cat chasing a mouse

• D) A snake eating a frog

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In a food chain, which organism is typically at the top?

• A) Producer

• B) Primary consumer

• C) Secondary consumer

• D) Apex predator

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