Which of the following is most likely a decomposer?
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grass
bacteria
water
bird
Question 2
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The term “primary consumer” is used to define an organism that
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eats only plants for energy
eats only animals for energy
makes its own food for energy
doesn’t need any food for energy
Question 3
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Species that use the same source of nutrition within a food web can best be described as
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providing double links in a food chain
being homeopathic for energy flow
occupying the same trophic level
being friends in the food web
Question 4
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Which of the following best explains why there are usually NOT more than five trophic levels in a food chain?
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Most carnivores function at more than one trophic level
Trophic levels above this number contain too many individuals
Top carnivores are too few in number to hunt prey effectively
90% Energy is lost from each trophic level below
Question 5
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Which of the following is an abiotic part of an ecosystem?
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grass
bacteria
water
bird
Question 6
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Which of the following is true about secondary consumers in an ecosystem?
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They eat only plants.
They are eaten by primary consumers.
They are smaller and weaker than are primary consumers.
They are fewer in number than are primary consumers.
Question 7
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A biotic relationship within an ecosystem in which both organism benefit is referred to as
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Commensalism
Mutualism
Parasitism
Predator-prey
Question 8
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Cuckoo and Warbler- A cuckoo may lay its egg in a warbler's nest. The cuckoo's young will displace the warbler's young and the warbler will raise the cuckoo's young. This is an example of
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Commensalism
Mutualism
Parasitism
Predator-prey
Question 9
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A stable food chain will have a multitude of feeding relationships between organisms.
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True
False
Question 10
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A cow and grass will have a predatory relationship even though it may not kill the plant it is eating.