Ecology Quiz | 87 plays

1.

Multiple Select

30 sec

1 pt

Which statements describe the feeding interaction between bears and salmon? (Check ALL that apply)

The bear is the predator.

The salmon is the predator.

The bear is the prey.

The salmon is the prey.

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

If a dam built in the river causes salmon populations to decrease, the bear population will probably _____________.

decrease.

increase.

remain stable.

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

If large groups of humans start fishing for salmon, the bear population may ___________________.

decrease.

increase.

remain stable.

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What does the direction of the arrows in a food web represent?

Direction of Energy Flow

Who eats who

Opposite direction of Energy Flow

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

In an energy pyramid, which level has the most energy available?

Producers

Primary consumers

Secondary consumers

Tertiary consumers

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

All living and nonliving parts of an environment found in a specific location is called a(n) ____________________.

Habitat

Ecosystem

Population

Community

7.

Multiple Select

3 mins

1 pt

Who are the primary consumers in this food web? (Check ALL that apply)

tadpole

mink

duck

brown trout

8.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

If the grasshopper were to be removed completely from the food web, what organism would be most effected?

The squirrel

The shrew

The deer

The rabbit

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the organism called that gets its energy by breaking down dead things and returning the nutrients to the soil?

niche

community

population

decomposer

10.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Name the producers in this food web.

grasshopper and rabbit

green fly and butterfly

berries and plantains

fox and buzzard

11.

Multiple Select

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following organisms are herbivores (check all that apply).

butterfly

frog

berries

rabbit

12.

Multiple Select

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following organisms are carnivores?

snake

titmouse

buzzard

rabbit

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

All the members of the same species that live in the same place at the same time is called a ______________.

resistance

natural selection

population

ecosystem

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The source of energy that supports all food webs on Earth is the _______________________________.

sun.

producers.

Earth's core.

primary consumers.

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Bio-accumulation of pesticides happens when ___________

pesticide levels in organisms increase as you move up the energy pyramid.

pesticide levels in organisms decrease as you move up the energy pyramid.

you collect things such as plants or insects.

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