Interactions and Ecosystems ELO 1 and 2

Question 1

A(n) ____________represents the number of organisms involved in each level of a food chain.

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pyramid of numbers

Question 2

At what letter is evaporation taking place?

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B

Question 3

The process that converts liquid water to water vapour after being exposed to the sun:

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Evaporation

Question 4

What statement best describes the image below?

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A food web & represents some food chains in an ecosystem

Question 5

What does a pyramid of numbers tell us about a food chain?

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That there are more producers than primary consumers

Question 6

What are organisms that get energy from food sources (eating plants and animals) called?

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Consumers

Question 7

What is the most sustainable method of disposing of dealing with trash?

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recycling and composting

Question 8

The two main types of cycles in the environment are Hydrogen and Water

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False

Question 9

What is the name for an animal that is harmed in a parasitic relationship?

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host

Question 10

You have been given a new puppy. What are 4 basic needs of living things that you will give it

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food, suitable habitat, air for gas exchange, water

Question 11

A food chain made of grass, grasshoppers, robins & foxes. Which will has the least biomass?

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foxes

Question 12

An inherited characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment is called

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An adapation

Question 13

As you move up a food chain what happens to the amount of energy that's available

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It becomes less

Question 14

A relationship where both organisms benefit is called

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Mutualism

Question 15

What woul happen in a commensalism relationship if the one who was benefiting died? The partner

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would carry on just the same

Question 16

Humans significantly disrupt the carbon cycle by

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Burning fossil fuels

Question 17

An animal that only eats dead organisms is called a _______

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Scavenger

Question 18

A pride of lions is a(n)

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population

Question 19

_____ is the development of an ecosystem in an area that initially had no life.

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primary succession

Question 20

Carbon is added to the atmosphere by

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All of the above

Question 21

Which of the following statements is true regarding a description of a raspberry plant?

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Raspberry plant is a living biotic factor of the ecosystem.

Question 22

Mold is a

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Decomposer

Question 23

What is bad for the environment?

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Increasing the amount of carbon in the atmosphere

Question 24

Many interconnected food chains that trace the flow of energy are called

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Food webs

Question 25

Which of the following is an example of a parasitic relationship?

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tapeworm and pig

Question 26

A fern is a

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Producer

Question 27

Which animal in the food chain above is a herbivore?

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Grasshopper

Question 28

Which of the following is found on the left side of the equation for photosynthesis?

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Water

Question 29

In the food web above, what could happen if the mice die out?

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More grain

Question 30

Which of the following lists contains only biotic factors?

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bee, tree, mushroom

Question 31

What we call a special group of consumers that add carbon to an ecosystem?

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Decomposers

Question 32

In a food chain, the energy source is almost always

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Solar

Question 33

What is the food (sugar) that is the major source of energy for cells called?

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Glucose

Question 34

What is the source of all energy on Earth?

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Sunlight

Question 35

The relationship between a flea and a dog can be described as

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Parasitism

Question 36

Which of the following is not a basic need

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sunlight

Question 37

How much energy is transfered to the next level in the food pyramid?

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10%

Question 38

The butterfly gets food while picking up pollen from the flower. This is an example of what?

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mutualism

Question 39

Which of the following is not a basic need of living things?

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grooming

Question 40

Water evaporating off of plant leaves is

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Transpiration

Question 41

A lynx hunting a rabbit is an example of

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Predation

Question 42

What are organisms that obtain energy from sunlight called?

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Producer

Question 43

Taking old newspapers and turning them into new cardboard boxes is best defined as _____

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Recycling

Question 44

What is the process by which organisms use light energy to produce glucose?

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Photosynthesis

Question 45

What role do mushrooms play in an ecosystem?

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decomposer

Question 46

Which of the following is produced in photosynthesis?

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Oxygen

Question 47

Which of the following is given off in cellular respiration?

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Carbon Dioxide

Question 48

What is the release of energy in plants and animals from glucose (food) called?

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Cellular Respiration

Question 49

All of the living things interacting in an area.

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community

Question 50

What does a scavenger do?

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Eats dead animal or plant matter

Question 51

Snowshoe hares have wide feet allows them to run on top of the snow without sinking. This is

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an adaptation

Question 52

What is happening at Letter A?

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Transpiration

Question 53

How much energy is lost at each step of the food pyramid?

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90%

Question 54

Which of the following is an abiotic factor?

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sun

Question 55

Taking pop bottles and turning them into a new track for a school is best described as

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recycle

Question 56

All consumers eat meat

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False

Question 57

Which of the following is a biotic part of an ecosystem?

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Grass

Question 58

What role does grass play in an ecosystem?

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producer

Question 59

A damselfly eats a water flea, and the water flea eats algae. This means the water flea is a

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A consumer

Question 60

The fire shrimp eats dead skin and parasites on live fish. This is an example of

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mutualism

Question 61

This diagram is commonly known as the

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water cycle

Question 62

This organisms eats the producers in an ecosystem

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Primary Consumer

Question 63

Which of the following is an abiotic part of an ecosystem?

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Water, Rock

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