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in food chains, these organisms eat the food producers
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first order consumers
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FOC
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this is the special role of an organism in a certain environment
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niche
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these organisms break down material into nutrients for food producers
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decomposers
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these are the special places in which an organism lives
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habitats
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these complex feeding relationships are formed from overlapping and interconnected food chains
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foodwebs
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these diagrams are used to show how energy flows in a food chain
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pyramid of energy
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POE
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all life is based on this Chemical element
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carbon
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food producers can carry out this special LIGHT dependent chemical process
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photosynthesis
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organisms that belong to these groups can interbreed and produce fertile offSPring
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species
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within food chains, matter is...
1. constantly increasing 2. constantly decreasing 3. always changing from one element to another 4. always recycled from one chemical form into another |
#4 - always recycled from one chemical form into another
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within food chains erergy is...
1. always increasing 2. always being lost to the environment as heat 3. doesn't change in amount and is recyled 4. is continually being converted into matter |
2. always being lost to the environment as heat
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in a pyramid of numbers, you would not expect to find...
1. a large number of food producers supporting a few second order consumers 2. decomposers feeding on living things 3. third order consumers carrying out photosynthesis 4. first order consumers eating food producers |
#3 third order consumers carrying out photosynthesis
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Which of the following is true?
1. each population or organisms contain many different species 2. every frog in an ecosystems belongs to the same population 3. each population of frongs in an ecosystems is made up of memebers of one species 4. every ecological community is based on one population of organisms |
#3 - ech populaton of frogs in an ecosystems is made up of memebers of one species
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the carbon cycle describes...
a. the movement of nitrogen through the environment b. the movement of carbon in ecosystems c. the events that happen when carbon is changed into nitrogen d. the events that happen when energy is converted into carbon |
b. the movement of carbon in ecosystems
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different species cannot...
a. be in the same food chain b. be in the same food web c. live in the same habitat d. interbreed to produce fertile offspring |
d. interbreed to produce fertile offspring
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a niche is...
a. a small population of organisms b. a place in which organisms live c. a large collection of ecosystems d. the role an organism plays in an ecosystem |
d. the role an organism plays in an ecosystem
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which is an abiotic factor of an ecosystem...
a. ferns b. water c. birds d. fish |
b. water
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ecosystems are not based on...
a. interrelationships b. interactions c. feeding patterns d. one species |
d. one species
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food producers do not need ____ to make sugar
a. carbon dioxide b. nitrogen dioxide c. water d. light |
b. nitrogen dioxide
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a group of individuals of the same species that live together in the same area at the same time
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population
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all the populations of different species that live and interact in an area
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community
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process by which carbon cycles from the environments into living things
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photosynthesis
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organisms that use sunlight directly to make food
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producers
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organism that eats producers or another organism for energy
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consumers
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a complex diagram representing the many energy pathways in a real ecosystem
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food webs
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an organism that eats other organisms
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predator
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an oranism eaten by another organism
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prey
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organism that feeds on another living creatures, usually without killing it
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parasite
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two or more species or individuals trying to use the same limited resource
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competition
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a symolic relationship in which both organisms benefit
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mutalism
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thE gradual regrowth or development of a community of organisms over timE
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succession
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the first organism to go in an area underground ecoligical succession
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pioneer
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a natural resource that can be used and replaced over a relatively short time period
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renewable
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a non-renewable resource is a natural resource that can only be used once
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non-renewable
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poisonous
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toxic waste
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the numBer and variety of living things
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biodiversity
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oxygen is used up in this energy reAlsing pRocess
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aerobicrespiration
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an organism's environment has two parts, the _____, or living, and the _____, or non living
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biotic
abiotic |
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a ________ is a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area at the same time
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population
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a community and its abiotic environment make up an
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ecosystem
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organisms that use photosynthesis to obtain energy are caled
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producers
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the environment in which an organism lives is its _____, and the role the organisms plays in an ecosystem is its ____
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habitat
niche |
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a tick sucks blood from a dog. in this relation, the ticket is the _____ and the dog is the _____
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parasite
host |
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resources such as water, food, or sunlight are more likely to be limited factors...
a. when population size is decreasing b. when predators eat their prey c. when the population is small d. when a population is approching the carrying capacity |
d. when a population is approching the carrying capacity
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nature's recylcers are...
predators decomposers producers omnivores |
decomposers
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a beneficial association between coral and algae is an example of...
commensalism parasitism mutualism predation |
mutualism
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how energy moves through an ecosystem can be represented by...
food chains energy pyramids food webs all of the above |
all of the above
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the base of an energy pyramid represents which organism in an ecoystem
producers carnivores herbivores scavengers |
producers
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which of the following is the correct order in a food chain?
sun, producers, herbivores, scavengers, carnivores sun, consumers, predators, parasites, hosts sun, producers, decomposers, consumers, omnivores sun, producers, herbivores, carnivores, scavengers |
#4 - sun, producers, herbivores, carnivores, scavengers
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remoras and sharks have a relationship best described as
mutualism commensalism predator and prey parasitism |
commensalism
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describe the habitat and niche of the gray wolf
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the gray wolf's habitat is in north america. Mainly Montana, Washington, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and Canada. It eats large animals such as deer, moose, reindeer, sheep, elk and small animals such as birds, lizards, snakes and fish
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what might different species of trees in a forest compete for
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compete for sunlight, water and space
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how do limiting factors affect the carrying capacity of an environment
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by causing the environment to get smaller
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in a concept map, what is the environemnt organized by (5 items)
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individual organisms, community, biosphere, population, ecosystem
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These also include...
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producers, decomposers, consumers
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give examples of consumers
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carnovoires, omnivores, herbovores
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producers can make food from...
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sunlight
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in what ways do alligators provide shelter for other organisms?
a. fish live in abandoned holes dug by alligators b. tiny fish swim in and out of an alligator's mouth c. birds nest in trees on island developed from alligator nest mounds d. alligators protect gars from predators by allowing the gars to swim beside them |
A & C
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the study of the interactions between _____ and their _____ is called ecology
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organisms and their environment
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name three biotic parts and one abiotic part of the environment
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biotic - alligator, tree, fish
abiotic - sunlight |
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put the five levels of environmental organization in order from smallest to largest...
ecosystem biosphere community organism population |
1. organism
2. population 3. community 4. ecosystem 5. biosphere |
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true or false
a population can consist of more than one species living in teh same area at the same time |
FALSE
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both plants and animals can be part of a community |
true
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t or f
temperature and precipitation are important parts of studying an ecosystem |
true
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there is more than one biosphere on earth |
false
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which of the following living things need energy to survive?
prairie dogs, plants, coyotes, bacteria |
ALL OF THEM!!
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producers useenergy from teh ____ to make food thrugh a process called _____
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sun
photosynthesis |
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in the ocean, _______ are the main producers
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algae
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consumers get energy from eating _________ or other organisms
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producers/plants
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what feeds on the bodies of dead animals
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scavenger
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what eats animals
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carnivore
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what eats plants
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herbivore
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what eats both plants and animals
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omnivore
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which of the following organisms are decomposers
bacteria, crayfish, turkey vultures, fungi |
bacteria & fungi
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consumers use energy store in the _____ of the organisms they eat
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tissues
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as you go up the energy pyramid, the number of organisms in each level _____
(increases or decreases) |
decreases
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why does there have to be more grass than prairie dogs in the community
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because prairie dogs need more energy to live than plants and grass
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gray wolves can control the populations of other species in their environment by eating them |
true
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why are some people opposd to the reintroduction of wolves to yellowstone?
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because they are scared that if there are not enough elk, the wolves might eat their livestock
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today you might see gray wolves in
montana, vermont, texas, nebraska *choose one* |
montana
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an organism's niche includes the effects of the abiotic parts of its environment
t or f |
true
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all of the following are characterstics of the social structure of wolves EXCEPT
a. wolves usually live with family members b. packs have two leaders c. wolf pups are shunned by the male members of a pack d. each member of a pack has a rank in the pack |
c. wolf pups are shunned by the male members of a pack
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t or f
organisms usually produce only as many offspring as will survive |
false
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a limiting factor is a ____ that becomes scarce. Limiting factors will cause a large population to die back to the environment's ______ _____
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resource
carrying capacity |
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all of the following are the main ways organisms interact in the community EXCEPT
competition predators and prey symbiotic relationships life cycle extension |
life-cycle extension
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competition occurs only between organisms of different populations
t or f |
false
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to ______ a predator must be able to catch its prety
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survive
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a hummingbird is called a _____ because it carries pollen from flower to flower
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pollinator
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