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#Exploring Ecosystems and the Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem!
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The area in which an animal lives. . .
cave
cage
niche
habitat
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The main reason animals become extinct. . .
Loss of habitat
Pollution
Invasive species
Hunting
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What is a scavenger?
A consumer that eats dead and decaying things.
A consumer that is hunted for food
A consumer that hunts its prey
A consumer that breaks down dead and decaying things
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How do climate zones affect and ecosystem?
Living things in an ecosystem are determined by climate.
Nothing lives in very hot places.
Nothing lives in very cold places.
Climate doesn't affect an ecosystem.
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Kinder Intermediate School, Room 213, you as a student is an analogy for. . .
Habitat, Niche, Ecosystem
Niche, Community, Ecosystem
Niche, Ecosystem, Community
Ecosystem, Community, Niche
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Introducing a parasite to kill Zebra and Quagga Mussels is an example of. . .
mechanical control
chemical control
self control
biological control
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A consumer that hunts other organisms for food
scavenger
predator
carnivore
prey
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A type of symbiosis in which both organisms benefit.
Mutualism- Rhinos and Oxpecker birds
Commensalism- Sharks and Pilot fish
Parasitism- Wasps and caterpillars
Parasitism- Dogs and fleas
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All introduced species become invasive. . .
False
True
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The role or job of an organism within an ecosystem
niche
predator
habitat
community
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A type of consumer that eats only plants.
Carnivore
Omnivore
Herbivore
Mrs. DeMott
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The group of organisms that connect both ends of a food chain and put nutrients into the soil
fertilizers
consumers
decomposers
producers
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What is symbiosis?
A relationship between organisms
another word for metamorphosis
the process of photosynthesis
overlapping food chains
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What is biodiversity?
Variety of living organisms interacting
The same organisms interacting
An abundance of similar organisms
Necessary for a balanced ecosystem
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The overlapping of food chains in a community.
chaos
food chain
symbiosis
food web
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An example of an organism that experiences complete metamorphosis is. . .
Spider
Asian Longhorn Beetle
Praying Mantis
Butterfly
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An organism that makes its own food from sunlight through photosynthesis
omnivore
plant
herbivore
producer
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The nonliving parts of an ecosystem
inanimate
dead
abiotic
biotic
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The process of making food with light
bright food
metamorphosis
photosynthesis
photo food
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The wolves in Yellowstone changed rivers by. . .
The wolves killed the deer that ate the plants that stabilized the rivers
The wolves swam in the rivers
The wolves drank a lot of water
The wolves ate the plants that the deer were no longer eating
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What is an omnivore?
An organism that eats only meat
An organism that eats both plants and animals
An organism that eats only plants
An organism that eats decomposers
22
Because of these efforts, the bald eagle population was restored. . .
All of the above
Habitats were restored
Harmful pesticides were outlawed
Hunting eagles was outlawed
23
An organism can become invasive when. . .
It eats meat
It is placed in the environment by humans
It has a competitive advantage
It kills every other species of animal
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Why is a mealworm not really a "worm?"
Mealworms are the larval stage of an insect
Mealworms like oatmeal, worms don't
Mealworms aren't gross, they're cute
Mealworms aren't slimy
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Pulling out invasive hydrilla from the water is an example of. . .
chemical control
lack of control
mechanical control
biological control
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All the living and nonliving things interacting in an area
habitat
niche
community
ecosystem
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All of the organisms of one species that live in an ecosystem at the same time.
population
community
habitat
food chain
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What are three abiotic factors in an ecosystem?
air, water, dead trees
trees, soil, lizards
air, climate, water
dead leaves, dead trees, dead plants
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What are the stages of complete metamorphosis and an example of an organism?
Egg, larva, pupa - praying mantis
Egg, larva, pupa, adult, Asian Longhorn beetle
Egg, nymph adult- grasshopper
Caterpillar, butterfly- Monarch
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A type of symbiosis in which one organism benefits and the other is not affected.
Parasitism- Dogs and fleas
Mutualism- Rhinos and Oxpecker birds
Parasitism- Wasps and caterpillars
Commensalism- Sharks and pilot fish
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Spraying honeysuckle with an herbicide is an example of. . .
biological control
environmental irresponsibility
chemical control
mechanical control
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A consumer that breaks down the dead and decaying remains of other organisms
producer
decomposer
consumer
predator
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What humans can do to help an ecosystem. . .
Don't disturb natural growth
Plant new trees in areas that have been destroyed
All of the above
Don't pollute
34
Large eyes, talons, specialized ears are examples of. . .
adaptations of prehistoric owls
adaptations of an owl
Parts of all birds
skills for hunting
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A living thing that is hunted for food. . .
breakfast
lunch
meat
prey
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Why are so many producers necessary in every ecosystem?
They taste delicious
They supply food for all living things
They are hunted by predators
They hunt prey and keep an ecosystem balanced
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A type of symbiosis in which one organism is helped and the other is harmed.
Parasitism- Wasps on a caterpillar.
Parasitism- Fleas on a dog
Mutualism- Rhinos and Oxpecker birds.
Commensalism- Sharks and Pilot fish
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What are the basic parts of an ecosystem?
climate, soil type, landforms, plants and animals
air quality, water resources, temperatures
climate, landforms, water available, light
climate, soil type, landforms and water available
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The stages of incomplete metamorphosis
egg, nymph, adult
egg, larva, adult
egg, larva, pupa, adult
egg, larva, nymph, adult
