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100
Light and temperature are both examples of ______ factors.
Abiotic
100
A frog perches on a lily pad to get a better angle to hunt insects flying over the pond. The frog benefits and the lily pad is neither helped nor harmed. This is an example of what symbiotic relationship?
Commensalism
100
______ results in overcrowding, a lack of resources, and an unhealthy environment.
Overpopulation
100
A wilted vine and a flower are examples of ________ factors.
Biotic
100
The arrows in a food web point in the direction of how energy is transferred to the animal that is _______.
Eating
200
A small plant is eaten by a deer. The deer is eaten by a wolf. This is an example of _______.
Predation
200
Which organism would correctly complete the food web:
Human, Butterfly, Toad, or Fern?
Toad
200
A leech attaching to a human's arm is an example of what type of symbiotic relationship?
Parasitism
200
______ is the largest population that an environment can support.
Carrying Capacity
200
A ________ is the combination of all the food chains in the ecosystem.
Food Web
300
On an energy pyramid, what are the 3rd level consumers?
Tertiary Consumers
300
Lactobacillus is a bacterium found in human intestines. This bacterium aids in digestion while the human provides an environment for the bacterium to live. This is an example of what kind of symbiotic relationship?
Mutualism
300
Biomes are part of the ________--the part of the Earth that supports life.
Biosphere
300
When two members of the same species fight over who gets a certain food, this is an example of ______.
Competition
300
Every organism on Earth lives in an _______.
Ecosystem
400
Which would correctly complete the food chain:
Wolf, Carrot, Cow, or Snake?
Carrot
400
List the levels of organization from least complex to most complex.
Organism > Population > Community > Ecosystem
400
________ biomes include saltwater and freshwater areas.
Aquatic
400
Sunlight > Grass > Zebra > Lion
If disease strikes the zebra population in the food chain, the population of lions would ______.
Decrease
400
Population size will _______ if a large number of organisms are born or move into an area.
Increase
500
What would be a biotic factor that meets the needs of a fish in a small pond?
Plants that exchange gases with the water.
500
Using the food web, what is the predator of the earthworm?
Duck
500
Species make up _______, which make up communities.
Populations
500
Fewer swans build nests along the river when the water level rises. This is an example of a population affected by changes in the ________.
Environment
500
_______ biomes include forests, deserts, tundra, and grasslands.
Terrestrial
600
Which organism correctly completes the food chain:
Owl, Beetle, Pig, or Sunflower?
Beetle
600
Using the food web, what is the predator of algae?
Tadpole
600
Which organism correctly completes the food web:
Turtle, Horse, Tree, or Coyote?
Coyote
600
On an energy pyramid, what are the 1st level consumers?
Primary Consumers
600
Which organism correctly completes the food chain:
Fox, Carrot, Rabbit, or Spider?
Fox