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Earth Science: Interactions of Living Things
Earth Science: Interactions of Living Things
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Review of biomes, ecosystems, food chains, food webs and relationships between organisms.
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The figure shows a _.
food pyramid
food chain
food web
energy web
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Organisms that make their own food.
decomposers
consumers
producers
omnivores
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_ within the same _ are typically home to different species of organisms.
ecosystems, biome
biomes, community
populations, community
communties, population
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The picture shows a _.
food pyramid
food chain
food web
energy chain
5
Disease in a population is a _ factor.
parasite
competition
abiotic
biotic
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According to the food web, the producers are _.
humans, snow leopards, gorillas and jackals
the sun, pandas, and humans
bacteria, fungi, and worms
bamboo, ferns, and grass
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A close, long term relationship between different species in a community.
mutualism
competition
cooperation
symbiosis
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A symbiotic relationship in which 1 organism benefits and the other is harmed.
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
competition
9
The place where an organism lives.
habitat
host
niche
community
10
A part of the environment that keeps a population's size at a level below its full potential.
biotic factors
abiotic factors
limiting factor
carrying capacity
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The study of how organisms interact with each other and the environment.
biology
sociology
ecology
anthropology
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A population might crash when this suddenly changes.
carrying capacity
limiting factor
temperature
symbiosis
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Occurs when individuals leave a population.
immigration
emigration
congregation
migration
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An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism.
prey
host
predator
parasite
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Organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring.
population
species
community
ecosystem
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When a drought changes a grassland into dust the population of insects will _.
increase
decrease
remain the same
go extinct
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A consumer that feeds on dead organisms.
scavenger
prey
parasite
predator
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Bees have a society in which members have specific job duties. This is called _.
commensalism
competition
mutualism
cooperation
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The organism that benefits in a parasitism relationship.
host
parasite
predator
prey
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An organism that kills and eats all or part of another organism.
prey
predator
carnivore
herbivore
21
Living organisms and their interactions with each other and the environment.
biomes
ecosystems
biotic factor
abiotic factor
22
The graph below shows the populations of 2 different animals. Identify the type of animals.
Both are predators
Both are prey
A is prey; B is predator
A is predator; B is prey
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The maximum number of individuals of 1 species that the environment can support.
limiting capacity
carrying capacity
herd size
limiting factor
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A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit.
mutualsim
cooperation
commensalism
parasitism
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When a rabbit population grows rapidly the coyote population will _.
also increase
go extinct
decrease
remain the same
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A bird picks ticks off of a gazelle. This type of relationship is called _.
competition
parasitism
cooperation
mutualism
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An organism that gets energy and nutrients by breaking down the remains of other organisms.
producer
manufacturer
decomposer
consumer
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Nonliving parts of the environment.
community
habitat
abiotic factors
biotic factors
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The role the population plays in the ecosystem.
habitat
abiotic factor
niche
biotic factor
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A community of organisms and their surroundings.
food chain
biome
ecosystem
habitat
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A consumer that eats both plants and animals.
herbivore
carnivore
decomposer
onmivore
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A consumer that eats other animals.
predator
prey
carnivore
parasite
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The feeding relationship among organisms in an ecosystem.
food chain
food circle
food pyramid
food web
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Occurs when individuals work together.
cooperation
competition
symbiosis
mutualism
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A symbiotic relationship in which 1 organism benefits and 1 is unaffected.
parasitism
mutualism
cooperation
commensalism
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A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same place at the same time.
ecosystem
community
population
biome
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An animal that eats roots, tubers, berries, nuts, insects, rodents and fish is a(n) _.
herbivore
omnivore
carnivore
predator
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In the image, the water plants, shore plants, fish, insects, frog, and heron make up a _.
ecosystem
biome
community
population
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_ recycle energy and materials from dead producers and consumers.
Producers
Consumers
Decomposers
Scavengers
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A food chain shows the path of _ transfer from producers to consumers.
energy
organism
food
immigration
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A bird builds a nest in a tree. This type of symbiotic relationship is called _.
parasitism
cooperation
mutualsim
commensalism
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When organisms struggle for a limited resource this is called _.
predation
competition
commensalism
cooperation
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The path of energy transfer from producers to consumers.
food chain
food circle
food pyramid
food web
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A consumer that eats only plants.
herbivore
omivore
parasite
carnivore
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Consumers get energy by eating _.
decomposers only
other consumers only
producers only
other organisms
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Large regions characterized by climate and communities of species.
biome
ecosystem
population
community
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The organism that is harmed in a parasitism relationship.
parasite
predator
host
prey
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Occurs when individuals join a population.
immigration
cooperation
community
emigration
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When two or more individuals or populations try to use the same limited resource.
mutualism
cooperation
commensalism
competition
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An organism that eats other organisms.
decomposer
predator
producer
consumer
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A _ may contain many _ within it.
species, biomes
biome, ecosystems
ecosystem, biomes
population, ecosystems
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This is made up of all the populations of different species that live and interact in an area.
biome
habitat
ecosystem
community
