Biotic Interactions Within an Ecosystem

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Biology Quiz on Biotic Interactions Within an Ecosystem, created by Tracy Rains on 18/08/2017.
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Question 1

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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?
Answer
  • 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?
Answer
  • 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.
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  • True
  • False
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