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Environmental Science (Ch. 3 & 5)
Environmental Science (Ch. 3 & 5)
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"Dolphins live in marine ecosystems" would be an example of dolphins' ....
Habitat
Trophic Level
Role
Niche
2
"Trees produce glucose + O2" would be an example of trees'....
Habitat
Niche
Ecosystem
Biome
3
The process by which organisms break down food to release energy.
Niche
Chemosynthesis
Hetertrophy
Cellular Respiration
4
Which organism is the secondary consumer in this food chain?
Snake
Lizard
Corn
Grasshopper
5
All of the feeding relationships in an ecosystem
Food web
Community
Ecological Hierarchy
Heterotrophs
6
A transitional region between two interacting ecosystems (ex. marsh).
Biome
Ecotone
Ecological Hierarchy
Ecosystem
7
"Trees produce glucose + O2" would be an example of trees'....
Biome
Habitat
Niche
Ecosystem
8
The area of the survival curve in which the organism experiences DECREASED growth/performance.
Limit of Tolerance
Zones of Stress
Optimal Range
Optimum
9
CO2 + H2O --> glucose + _____
oxygen
carbon dioxide
water
glucose
10
Decaying organic matter
Ecosystem
Detritus
Omnivores
Detritivores
11
These consumers do not usually try to KILL their prey
Primary Consumers
Producers
Parasites
Heterotrophs
12
An organism's ROLE in an ecosystem
Niche
Ecosystem
Habitat
Trophic Level
13
Which of the following are
ABIOTIC
factors....
pH, salinity, moisture
Trees, grass, water
Rocks, plants, ligers
Microbes, oxygen
14
A synonym for "autotroph"
Herbivore
Omnivore
Producer
Heterotroph
15
Changes in ______ act like changes in latitude .
Climate
Altitude
Vegetation
Sunlight
16
What is "detritus?"
Dead and decaying matter
Food for decomposers
All of the above
Leaf litter at the bottom of a pond
17
The area (of a survival curve) beyond which organisms
cannot
survive.
Limit of Tolerance
Optimum
Optimal Range
Range of stress
18
Energy that is not passed to the next trophic level is....
b. and c. are correct
a. Used for growth
c. Used for movement/cellular processes
b. Lost to the environment as heat
19
Areas within a LARGER biome with a different set of abiotic factors
Biome
Biosphere
Microclimate
Ecosystem
20
On the other side of a mountain range there is a DESERT. This is called a ...
Valley shadow
Mountain climate
Rain shadow
Latitude
21
Two Types of Heterotrophs:
Chemosynthesis, Cellular Respiration
Decomposers, Composers
Consumers, Autotrophs
Consumers, Decomposers
22
Which of these does NOT influence climate?
Altitude
Vegetation
Latitude
Winds
23
When two factors combine to produce a result that is
GREATER
than either factor alone.
Synergy
Habitat
Niche
Conditions
24
All of the members of a given species occupying a given area at a given time.
Population
Species
Community
Landscape
25
Large area with the same climate and similar vegetation
Survival Curve
Ecosystem
Biosphere
Biome
26
The factors that determine
climate
are...
Precipitation + Temperature
Vegetation + Biomes
Weather + Population
Population + Wind
27
The FIRST level of an ecosystem (after the sun)
Primary consumers
Decomposers
Producers
Tertiary Consumers
28
How much energy is passed to the next trophic level?
10%
15%
25%
30%
29
Organisms are of the same species if they...
Live in the same area
Interbreed and produce fertile offspring
Look alike
Occupy the same habitat
30
Which of the following is
INCORRECT: "
Chemosynthetic bacteria...
Use sunlight to make sugar.
Are producers of a deep sea food web.
Produce glucose from chemicals on the ocean floor.
Are in a symbiotic relationship with giant tube worms.
31
Biomass is....
The # of producers
The mass of each trophic level
How much energy the producers make
A count of the # of gazelles
32
Abiotic factors that are NOT used up...
Conditions
Ecosystem
Resources
Habitat
33
Which of these is NOT a producer?
Grass
Phytoplankton
Giraffes
Chemosynthetic Bacteria
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What does "FBI" refer to?
Primary Producers
Decomposers
Primary Consumers
All heterotrophs
