Combined: Ecology EOC Practice Questions + Ecology Basics

Question 1

A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area is called a(n)...

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Population

Question 2

A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.

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commensalism

Question 3

Which type of diagram shows how energy flows through an ecosystem using very few organisms?

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Food Chain

Question 4

Consider the food web below: Which term best describes the fox?

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tertiary consumer

Question 5

Which type of organism eats dead or decaying organisms?

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Scavenger

Question 6

Which type of diagram shows how energy is lost in an ecosystem?

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Energy Pyramid

Question 7

A state of decreased metabolism in response to extreme heat.

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estivation

Question 8

Consider the food web below: Which organisms would be regarded as the producers?

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plants only

Question 9

If there is 300,500 kcal for the producers, how much is available for the snail?

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30,050kcal

Question 10

Chemical communicators...

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pheromones

Question 11

Which type of organism eats meat?

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Carnivore

Question 12

In the food chain grass --> rabbit --> snake --> hawks, the greatest amt. of biomass is in ___.

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grasses

Question 13

Which type of organism makes its own food?

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Producer

Question 14

Consider this image: Which organisms would convert inorganic compounds into organic compounds?

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Algae

Question 15

Which organism in this web is a secondary consumer?

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Hawk

Question 16

Which of the following categories includes all animals?

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heterotrophs

Question 17

Which type of organism eats plants?

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Herbivore

Question 18

Which organism in this web is a primary consumer?

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Caterpillar

Question 19

An organism that feeds at several trophic levels (including producers) is:

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an omnivore

Question 20

Which type of organism eats other organisms?

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Consumer

Question 21

Which type of organism breaks down dead organisms?

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Decomposer

Question 22

How much energy is passed from trophic level to trophic level in an energy pyramid?

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10%

Question 23

A living thing that can live on its own is called a(n)...

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Organism

Question 24

Which type of diagram shows how energy flows through an ecosystem using many organisms?

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Food Web

Question 25

State of decreased metabolism in response to extreme cold.

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hibernation

Question 26

Accumulation of toxins in top level predators is called ________.

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biological magnifcation, biological accumulation

Question 27

Which term best describes the kudzu population in North Carolina?

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an invasive species

Question 28

Which type of organism eats both plants and meat?

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Omnivore

Question 29

A non-native organism that causes harm to the environment, economy, and/or human health.

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invasive species

Question 30

The study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment is called...

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Ecology

Question 31

An animal learns to associate an unrelated response with a stimulus.

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classical conditioning

Question 32

A symbiotic relationship where one org. benefits and the other is not harmed nor benefited is

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commensalism

Question 33

A community and the non-living parts of its environment is called a(n)...

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Ecosystem

Question 34

Learn to ignore a frequent, harmless stimulus...

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habituation

Question 35

How would an unusually long & severe drought affect a grazing antelope population in a prairie?

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The population size would decrease

Question 36

A relationship in which one species benefits and the other is harmed.

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parasitism

Question 37

A group of populations living in the same area is called a(n)...

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Community

Question 38

A relationship in which both organisms benefit.

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mutualism

Question 39

Which organism in this web is a quaternary consumer?

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Cougar

Question 40

Consider the following diagram: What is the interaction shown?

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predation

Question 41

Which of these is NOT an abiotic factor?

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Bacteria

Question 42

Which organism in this web is a tertiary consumer?

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Fox

Question 43

Biggest environmenal issue that impacts the mountains of NC. Caused by air pollution.

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acid rain

Question 44

A behavior that you are born with

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innate behavior

Question 45

Consider the passage below:What type of interaction is occurring b/t the zebra mussel and fish?

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competition

Combined: Ecology EOC Practice Questions + Ecology Basics

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Combined: Ecology EOC Practice Questions + Ecology Basics

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