Ecology Unit Review

I am going to study tonight. True False 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

An example of a herbivore is Cheetah Spider Deer Snake 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

If a snake eats a mouse that eats grass, the snake is a Producer First level consumer Second level consumer Decomposer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Where is the most energy available in an energy pyramid? Producer level (bottom) First level consumer Second level consumer Top 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

In which process do producers use carbon from carbon dioxide to produce glucose? Respiration Photosynthesis Precipitation Nitrogen cycle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Native Species Exotic Species Host Endangered Species Kudzu is a vine that was brought to the southern U.S. from China. Because it came from another part of the world it is known as Native Species Exotic Species Host Endangered Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Climate Physical barrier Competition Food and water The Sahara desert prevents organisms from northern Africa from dispersing to southern Africa. The desert is an example of which limit to dispersal? Climate Physical barrier Competition Food and water 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

First level consumer Scavengers Producers Herbivores In the Lion King, a group of buzzards thought Simba was dead and tried to eat him. They are examples of __________ which feed on the bodies of dead organisms. First level consumer Scavengers Producers Herbivores 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

The first organism in a food chain is always a Producer Consumer Herbivore Carnivore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Which of the following is NOT an example of dispersal The wind carrying spiders to another place A wolf carrying sticky plant burs on its fur A beetle being carried down a river floating on a leaf A mouse living in a field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

The source of energy for most autotrophs is Water The sun Heterotrophs Other autotrophs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Which of the following is a biotic factor? Water Carbon Sunlight Trees 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Which of the following is an example of a population? All the trees in the woods All the cats and dogs in your neighborhood The rocks in a rock collection The white tail deer in a forest 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

400 worms per sq meter 40 worms per sq meter 10 worms per sq meter If you count 40 worms in a garden measuring 10 square meters, the population density of the worms is 400 worms per sq meter 40 worms per sq meter 10 worms per sq meter 4 worms per sq meter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Immigration Emigration Increasing birth rate Decreasing birth rate A group of boys leaving my room to go to Mrs. Anderson’s room in search of more fun is an example of Immigration Emigration Increasing birth rate Decreasing birth rate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

When Dori was stung by the jellyfish, she was almost an example of Predator Prey Host Parasite 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Competition Mutualism Parasitism Predation Bacteria in your intestine that make vitamin K are an example of which type of interaction? Competition Mutualism Parasitism Predation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

A drought that prevents further growth of peaches in Georgia is an example of Carrying capacity A limiting factor Biotic factor Indirect observation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Which of the following is not a limiting factor? Food Soil Space Weather conditions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

The sharks powerful jaws help it catch and eat its prey The sharks powerful jaws help it catch and eat its prey. This is an example of a Predator Adaptation Camouflage Prey adaptation Mimicry 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

When a tape worm lives in a dog, the dog is the Parasite Host Predator Prey 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

A bird building its nest in a pine tree is an example of Commensalism Mutualism Parasitism Predation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Secondary species Primary species Pioneer species Succession species Mosses and lichens are known as _________________ because they are the first to populate an area where primary succession is taking place Secondary species Primary species Pioneer species Succession species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

What do the arrows in a food web represent? Predator prey relationships The directions in which animals move in order to find food The transfer of energy and matter Parasite host relationships 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Second level consumers may be either carnivores or omnivores. True False 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Bees and flowers are biotic factors in an ecosystem. True False 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

The population density decreases as the number of individuals in an area increases. True False 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

All the members of a community belong to the same species. True False 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

A tapeworm living inside a wolf’s body is a predator. True False 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Bacteria and fungi are examples of Producers Consumer Decomposer Scavenger 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

A bear is a __________ because it cannot make its own food. Producer Consumer Parasite Host 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

At the end of Charlotte’s Web, the baby spiders were dispersed by the Water Wind Sun Soil 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

All of the biotic and abiotic factors in an area make up the Organism Population Community Ecosystem 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Squirrels, insects, and trees make up a level of ecological organization known as Organism Population Community Ecosystem 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Direct Observation Indirect Observation Sampling Mark and Recapture After the boys leave my room for Mrs. Anderson’s, I can count the books they left behind (traces of them) in order to find out how many referrals to write. I am doing what type of observation? Direct Observation Indirect Observation Sampling Mark and Recapture 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

When the bird and the squirrel struggle to occupy a certain niche in an ecosystem, they are in Symbiosis Predation Competition Commensalism 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30