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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a symbiotic relationship?
Competition
Commensalism
Mutualism
Parasitism
- 2. Multiple Choice
Commensalism is a symbiotic relationship in which what occurs between the organisms?
both organisms are harmed
one benefits, the other is unaffected
one benefits, the other is harmed
one benefits by eating the other
- 3. Multiple Choice
In which symbiotic relationship are both organisms able to benefit from each other?
Competition
Commensalism
Mutualism
Parasitism
- 4. Multiple Choice
Fleas living within a mammal's fur describes this type of relationship:
Competition
Mutualism
Predation
Parasitism
- 5. Multiple Choice
A crab is protected from fish when an anemone rides on its shell. The anemone gets more food.
Commensalism
Competition
Predation
Mutualism
- 6. Multiple Choice
Orchid vines are skinny and grow on the trunk of trees to get more light and space with no negative effect.
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Competition
- 7. Multiple Choice
As you go up the levels of the trophic pyramid, which of the following is true?
There are more organisms and more energy
There are more organisms and less energy
There are less organisms and more energy
There are less organisms and less energy
- 8. Multiple Choice
An animal that eats another animal is called...
Prey
Organism
Predator
Mammal
- 9. Multiple Choice
A close-term relationship between different species in a population is called
Symbiosis
Photosynthesis
Homogeneous
Symbolism
- 10. Multiple Choice
All of the living and non-living things and how they interact with each other in a shared community.
ecosystem
biotic
abiotic
essential
- 11. Multiple Choice
a part of the ecosystem like plants, animals and bacteria that require energy to survive and have basic needs that must be met
living (biotic)
nonliving (abiotic)
esential
ecosystem
- 12. Multiple Choice
the parts of an ecosystem that have NEVER been living and NEVER will be; examples include the sun, water, air, soil, weather conditions, and rocks
nonliving (abiotic)
living (biotic)
terrarium
essential
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which statement describes one way in which living organisms in a desert ecosystem interact with nonliving things in the ecosystem?
Sunlight warms soil on the Earth's surface
Plants get nutrients from the soil
Sunlight produces light which causes rocks to have shadows
Desert birds eat seeds found in the sand
- 14. Multiple ChoiceEnergy moves through a food chain from producers to consumers.TrueFalse
- 15. Multiple ChoicePhotosynthesis is responsible for growth in plants.TrueFalse
- 16. Multiple ChoiceConsumers are able to make their own food.TrueFalse
- 17. Multiple ChoiceEnergy is lost at each level of food chain.TrueFalse
- 18. Multiple Choice_____ is the source of energy for almost all life on Earth.FoodWaterSunAir
- 19. Multiple Choice______________ show(s) how energy and nutrients are transferred from one organism to another in an ecosystem.Food WebsFood ChainsPhotosynthesisCycles
- 20. Multiple ChoiceConsumers that eat other animals are called _____________.HerbivoresProducersCarnivoresScavengers
- 21. Multiple Choice____________ feed on decayed matter left behind by consumers and detrivores.CarnivoresDetrivoresOmnivoresScavengers
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe products of ___________________ are glucose and oxygen.Water CycleEnergyPhotosynthesisCarbon Cycle
- 23. Multiple ChoiceCoyotes and ravens are _____________HerbivoresCarnivoresOmnivoresScavengers
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes an ecosystem?
A place with many different species of animals
The climate conditions of an environment
All the biotic factors in an area
A place where biotic and abiotic things interact with each other
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a biotic factor?
bacteria
soil
mushroom
tree
- 26. Multiple Choice
Before herbivores can move into an ecosystem...
There must be a stable population of predators
There must be a stable population of producers
There must be a stable population of decomposers
There must be a stable population of heterotrophs
- 27. Multiple Choice
Remora fish have a disk on their heads that makes them able to attach to larger animals, such as sharks, mantas, and whales. When the larger animal feeds, the remora detaches itself to eat the extra food. The sharks, etc. dont get anything from the relationship. This is an example of...
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
competition
- 28. Multiple Choice
A gas produced by plants during photosynthesis that animals use for respiration (breathing)
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
Carbon
- 29. Multiple Choice
A gas produced by animals during respiration that plants use to make food and oxygen
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Water Vapor
Hydrogen
- 30. Multiple Choice
The process where plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce food and release oxygen
Water Cycle
Carbon dioxide/Oxygen Cycle
Photosythesis
Respiration
- 31. Multiple Choice
A single living thing
Element
Thrive
Interact
Organism
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an organism that breaks down & absorbs dead matter so nutrition can be recycled into the soil?ConsumerDecomposerProducersScavenger
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is an example of precipitation?snowicecloudsvapor
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat is it called when WATER is FORMED from an LIQUID to WATER VAPOR (GAS)?EVAPORATIONPRECIPITATIONTRANSPIRATIONCONDENSATION
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?condensationevaporationsublimationtranspiration
- 36. Multiple ChoiceDuring which stage do clouds form?condensationevaporationprecipitationtranspiration
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhich one of these does not add CO2 to the atmosphere?cooking with gasplanting treesburning woodriding in a bus
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhat does not produce carbon dioxide?PhotosynthesisBurning Fossil FuelsAnimal respirationPlants decaying
- 39. Multiple ChoiceIn the carbon cycle, producers take in the gas __carbon dioxideoxygennitrogencarbon monoxide
- 40. Multiple ChoiceOrganisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?waternutrientsairfossil fuels
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