1. Ecology Review
2009

2. A community does not include all the species in an area
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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

3. Abiotic factors are living things
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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

4. Source of energy does not depend on an organism tropic level
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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

5. Mutualism in when only one benefits
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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

6. Parasitism is when both benefit
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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

7. An organism’s niche includes
What it eats
Where it eats
When it eats
All of the above
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8. Intraspecific Competition interspecific competition
Which of the following usually results when members of the same species require the same food and space?
primary succession
secondary succession
Intraspecific Competition
interspecific competition
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9. A tick feeding on a human is an example of
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parasitism.
symbiosis.
mutualism.
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

10. Which of the following is part of the nitrogen cycle?
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conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into usable organic compounds by bacteria
conversion of nitrogen from decaying organisms
nitrogen fixation
All of the above 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

11. Precipitation and evaporation are important components of the
nitrogen cycle.
carbon cycle.
water cycle.
All of the above
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12. Animals that feed on plants are at least in the
first trophic level.
third trophic level.
second trophic level.
fourth trophic level.
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13. Which of the following are detritivores?
worms
fungi
vultures
All of the above
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14. In a food web, which type of organism receives energy from every other type?
producer
decomposer
carnivore
herbivore
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15. Level A is composed of carnivores. producers. herbivores. omnivores.
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carnivores.
producers.
herbivores.
omnivores. 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

16. primary succession. secondary succession. coevolution.
When the settlers arrived in New England, many forests were turned into fields. Eventually, some fields were abandoned and then grew back into forests. This is best described as
primary succession.
secondary succession.
coevolution.
niche realization.
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17. Succession is an organism’s ability to survive in its environment.
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an organism’s ability to survive in its environment.
the number of species living in an ecosystem.
the regular progression of species replacement in an environment. 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

18. All of the following are abiotic factors of a habitat except
soil.
water.
plants.
weather.
temperature
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19. Ecology is the study of the interaction of living organisms
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Ecology is the study of the interaction of living organisms
with one another
and their communities.
with one another and their physical environment.
and the food they eat. 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

20. A group of organisms of different species living together in a particular place is called a
community.
biome.
population.
habitat.
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21. Essay What is a keystone species and how does it affect an ecosystem
Types of succession – be able to explain them
Can you draw a food pyramid and what are the trophic levels, explain them
What are the importance of decomposers