1. Consumers that eat both plants and animals are called
What are omnivores?
100
8. The typical weather pattern in an area over a long period of time is called
What is climate?
100
5. A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web is called an
What is energy pyramid?
100
15. Which biome receives less than 25 centimeters of rain per year?
What is desert or tundra?
100
7. Dandelions, horses, and other organisms that were brought by humans from one part of the world to another are examples of
What are exotic species?
200
3. If a kestrel eats a mouse that eats grass, the kestrel is a
What is first-level consumer?
200
9. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms is called a
What is biome?
200
14. Vultures, which feed on the bodies of dead organisms, are
What are scavengers?
200
17. Which ecosystem is found where the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the ocean?
What is estuary?
200
19. What areas are not part of any major biome?
What are mountains and ice?
300
4. The many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up a(an)
What is food web?
300
10. Which biome is extremely cold and dry?
What is tundra?
300
16. The first organism in a food chain is always a
What is producer?
300
37. Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?
What is tundra?
300
20. A large variety plants grows in tropical rain forest because
What is it is warm, humid, and rainy?
400
13. An organism that can make its own food is called a
What is producer?
400
11. Ponds and rivers are two types of
What are freshwater ecosystems?
400
18. What do producers release as a result of photosynthesis?
What is oxygen?
400
41. Where would you expect to find most of the seaweeds and algae found in an ocean biome?
What is close to shore and near the ocean surface?
400
34. Maria and her classmates are observing animals at the pond. They notice that the wood storks and ibises both feed on fish. What is the relationship between these two birds?
What is competition?
500
6. In an energy pyramid, which level has the most available energy?
What is producer level?
500
12. The ocean water is completely dark throughout the
What is benthic zone?
500
33. After walking through a field, you find a tick attached to your leg. What is the tick's relationship to you?
What is parasite?
500
39. Which biome covers most of the land mass near Earth's equator?
What is tropical forest?
500
47. What are areas where the water is more or less permanently at the surface?