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Ecology Review
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1
Where in the mitochondrion are the enzymes that digest glucose?
Outer membrane
Inner membrane (cristae)
ATP synthase
Fluid (matrix)
2
What is the equation for cellular respiration?
CO2 + H2O -> C6H12O6 + O2
C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O
6CO2 + 6H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6O2
3CO2 + 3H2O -> C3H6O3 + 3O2
3
An organism that only eats plants.
Omnivore
Producer
Carnivore
Herbivore
4
The amount of energy passed up a food chain decreases. What happens to the amount of a toxin?
It also decreases up the food chain.
It remains unchanged up the food chain.
It increases up the food chain
5
What is the main energy-carrying molecule in a cell that supports cell metabolic processes?
ATP
Food
Carbon
Glucose
6
Overexploitation is the removal of a resource from the ecosystem...
...in a way that damages organisms.
...that causes the ecosystem to crash.
...in a sustainable manner.
...faster than it can replenish itself.
7
Which of the following is NOT an example of habitat alteration?
Destruction, ex. deforestation
Fragmentation, ex. building a highway through a forest
Killing a keystone species, ex. removal of otters
Changing nutrient flow, ex. agriculture
8
What is the name of the enzyme that makes ATP?
ATP formase
ATP productase
ATP energase
ATP synthase
9
What is most likely responsible for global climate shift?
Increase in cattle farming, which produces methane
Increased water vapor in the air due to increased evaporation
Removal of photosynthetic organisms from the environment, ex. deforestation
Human acceleration of carbon dioxide release from fossil fuels
10
What is a heterotroph?
An organism that makes its own organic material by photosynthesis.
An organism that gets its organic material by eating other organisms.
An organism that gets its organic material by eating only plants.
An organism that makes its own organic material by chemosynthesis.
11
What is a relationship where both species benefit (+/+)?
Parasitism
Symbiosis
Mutualism
Commensalism
12
Invasive species are typically successful because...
...they have no nutrients in the environment.
...they are larger than native species.
...they are better adapted to the environment than native species.
...they have no natural predators.
13
What factors limit the size of a population?
Mates
Food and Water
Shelter
Oxygen
14
How is water converted from vapor into liquid?
Precipitation
Condensation
Transpiration
Evaporation
15
The original source of energy comes from:
Tertiary Consumers
Producers
The sun
Primary Consumers
16
What is a relationship where one species benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefits (+/0)?
Symbiosis
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
17
Refers to where a population lives.
Growth Rate
Density
Distribution
Range
18
An animal that kills and eats other animals is a...
Prey
Producer
Predator
Host
19
The nonliving components of an ecosystem.
Environment
Community
Niche
Abiotic factors
20
How the population is spaced: Clumped, Random, Uniform.
Distribution
Growth Rate
Density
Range
21
Where in the chloroplast is light absorbed?
Outer membrane
Thylakoid membranes
Inner membrane
Stroma
22
What is a group of the same species living together in the same place called?
Community
Density
Population
Herd
23
Population growth depends on....
Death Rate
Emmigration
Birth Rate
Immigration
24
The number of individuals per unit area
Growth Rate
Density
Distribution
Range
25
What is a relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is harmed?
Symbiosis
Parasitism
Commensalism
Mutualism
26
What are animals called that eat animals that have already been killed by other animals?
Herbivores
Scavenger
Predators
Producers
27
How does water on land return to the oceans?
Surface runoff
Groundwater flow
Precipitaion
Condensation
28
How does water move from lakes and oceans back into the atmosphere?
Condensation
Evaporation
Transpiration
Precipitation
29
Which term describes how a population lives and behaves in its habitat?
Casa
Habitat
Niche
Community
30
Where in the mitochondrion are the enzymes that convert ADP to ATP?
Inner membrane (cristae)
Fluid (matrix)
ATP synthase
Outer membrane
31
Where are nitrogen-fixing bacteria often found?
All plant roots
In the roots of legumes
In decomposing material
Bunny poop
32
TRUE OR FALSE: Plants create new energy through photosynthesis.
True
False
33
A group of organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring is called....
an ecosystem
a species
a family
a communty
34
An organism's position as it appears on a food chain is its...
niche
trophic level
primary consumer
species
35
What is an example of a biotic limiting factor of a population?
Predators
Weather
Soil
Bacterial disease
36
Where in the chloroplast are the enzymes found that convert CO
2
into glucose?
Thylakoid membranes
Outer membrane
Stroma
Inner membrane
37
How does water move from the atmosphere back to the earth's surface?
Evaporation
Transpiration
Condensation
Precipitation
38
What CONDITIONS are necessary for photosynthesis to occur?
Carbon dioxide, water
Light, pigments
Light, glucose, water
Light, water, chlorophyll
39
Organisms in the soil that convert atmospheric nitrogen (N
2
) into compounds usable by plants.
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Nitrifiying bacteria
Denitrifying bacteria
Nitrous bacteria
40
Organisms that are non-native to an ecosystem whose introduction may cause harm.
Carnivores
Lions
Predators
Invasive Species
41
What is "the maximum number of species an environment can support"?
Population
Community
Carrying Capacity
42
This definition only includes the living organisms in an ecosystem.
Community
Environment
Abiotic factors
Niche
43
The flow of matter (H
2
O, carbon, and nitrogen) is...
Unidirectional
Cyclic
44
What is a close, often long-term relationship between two species called?
Commensalism
Parasitism
Mutualism
Symbiosis
45
Where in the chloroplast are pigments found?
Stroma
Outer membrane
Thylakoid membranes
Inner membrane
46
What is the study of the interaction of organisms and their environment?
Ichthyology
Botany
Ecology
Biology
47
The flow of energy is ...
Cyclic
Unidirectional
48
On average, how much energy is passed on to the next trophic level from the previous?
10%
40%
90%
50%
49
How does carbon enter the atmosphere (as CO
2
)?
Respiration from Animals
Combustion
Photosynthesis
Respiration from Plants
50
An organism that only eats other animals.
Omnivore
Carnivore
Herbivore
Producer
51
Energy is passed from
primary consumers
to
secondary consumers
via _____________.
Consumption
Decomposistion
Osmosis
Photosynthesis
52
What is an example of a fossil fuel?
All of the above
Natural Gas
Coal
Oil
53
What factors decrease the population size?
Deaths
Emmigration
Births
Immigraion
54
How does water move from plant leaves back into the atmosphere?
Evaporation
Transpiration
Condensation
Precipitation
55
An organism that eats both plants and animals.
Producer
Herbivore
Carnivore
Omnivore
56
What colors of light do chlorophyll pigments reflect?
Green and yellow
Blue and violet
Red and orange
None, they absorb all colors
57
What is a autotroph?
An organism that gets its food by eating other organisms
An organism that makes its own food by photosynthesis.
An organism that gets its organic material by eating only plants.
An organism that makes its own food by chemosynthesis.
58
What is an example of an abiotic limiting factor of a population?
Weather
Predators
Bacterial disease
Soil
59
What factors increase the population size?
Immigraion
Deaths
Emmigration
Births
60
What is the term for a nonliving environment and all the organisms that live in it?
Ecosystem
Community
Population
Herd
61
Which term describes the place where a population lives?
Community
Niche
Casa
Habitat
62
What is the matter produced by decomposed organisms?
Detritus
Bacteria
Parasites
Fungus
63
Food chains show the flow of _________.
Energy and matter
Consumption and decomposition
Animals and plants
Predators and prey
64
What is the equation for photosynthesis?
6CO2 + 6H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6O2
3CO2 + 3H2O -> C3H6O3 + 3O2
C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O
CO2 + H2O -> C6H12O6 + O2
65
What happens to the energy that is NOT passed onto the next trophic level?
It is stored in body parts that are not eaten
It is stored as fat
It disappears
It is lost as heat
66
Where does the energy from dead organisms go?
Herbivores
Decomposers
Detritivores
Producers
67
What trophic level produces its own organic material using the energy from the sun?
Producers
Primary Consumers
Tertiary Consumers
Secondary Consumers
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A substance introduced to an ecosystem that has toxic or harmful effects.
Pollution
Predator
Invasive species
Biological magnification
