Biomes
Food Webs
Interactions in Communities
Cycles
Sustainability/ Succession
100
Living factors in an environment.
A. Environmental Factors
B. Biotic Factors
C. Climate Factors
D. Abiotic Factors
B. Biotic Factors
100
What percent of energy is passed on from one trophic level to the next?
10%
100
Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. Mutualism, parasitism, or commensalism?
Commensalism
100
True or False: Evaporation is liquid water to gas and condensation is gas to liquid water.
True
100
What year was the Clean Water Act implemented?
A. 1929
B. 1962
C. 1848
D. 1948
D. 1948
200
If you visited a savanna, you would likely see
A. large herds of grazing animals, such as rhinos, gazelles, and giraffes
B. dense forest
C. snow and ice
D. a coastal ecosystem
A. A. large herds of grazing animals, such as rhinos, gazelles, and giraffes
200
Based on the food chain, identify the primary consumer.
a. frog c. grass
b. grasshopper d. sunlight
c. grass
200
Ticks feed on deer blood to the deer’s detriment. Mutualism, parasitism, commensalism.
Parasitism
200
What process carries pollutants to lakes, rivers, and oceans?
A. Precipitation
B. Run off
C. Groundwater
D. Evaporation
B. Run off
200
What organization monitors water and air quality by taking data on the emissions?
A. NBA
B. EPA
C. EPO
D. FWC
B. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
300
Taiga is
A. a cold, treeless, desert-like biome found near the North and South Poles.
B. found mostly in Africa.
C. a forest biome dominated by coniferous trees, such as pine, fir, and spruce.
D. a dry, rocky biome found in the central part of South America
C. a forest biome dominated by coniferous trees, such as pine, fir, and spruce.
300
A food pyramid is sometimes used to show both the flow of matter and energy in an ecosystem. The pyramid narrows as matter and energy flow from the bottom to the top. What does this pyramid tell you about the energy in this ecosystem?
a. Energy stays the same, and only the number of living things change.
b. Energy decreases from bottom to top because some is used at each level for life processes.
c. Energy increases from bottom to top because the organisms get larger in size.
d. Energy increases from bottom to top because some is gained at each level.
b. Energy decreases from bottom to top because some is used at each level for life processes.
300
The stork uses its saw-like bill to cut up the dead animals it eats. As a result, the dead animals carcass is accessible to some bees for food and egg laying. Mutualism, parasitism, or commensalism?
Mutualism
300
How do consumers get the nitrogen they need?
A. Breathing
B. Eating Plants
C. Eating Dirt
D. Photosynthesis
B. Eating Plants
300
What organization regulates the amount of fish that are harvested for an area?
A. EPA
B. MLB
C. NOAA
D. NAAO
C. NOAA ( National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
400
Animals that have thick, scaly skin to prevent water loss would most likely be found in a(n)____________________ biome.
A. Deciduous Forest
B. Tropical Rainforest
C. Tundra
D. Desert
D. Desert
400
Photosynthesis creates food for what type of organisms in a food web/chain?
A. Producers
B. Detritivores
C. Consumers
D. Decomposers
A. Producers
400
The process in which two organisms gradually change together at the same time to better meet the needs of their relationship is called?
A. Competition B. Predation
C. Symbiosis D. Coevolution
D. Coevolution
400
Which of the following puts carbon back into the atmosphere?
A. Photosynthesis
B. Absorption
C. Sublimation
D. Cellular Respiration
D. Cellular respiration
400
Which of the following is NOT a component of a management plan?
A. Monitor and assess progress in an area
B. Describe and assess trends in that area
C. Add agents to an area for 24/7 surveillance of farmers
D. Find goals to reach for populations and habitats
C. Add agents to an area for 24/7 surveillance of farmers
500
Describe the climate of a rainforest.
Answers vary
500
The rabbit in this food web is a what?
A. Producer
B. Primary Consumer
C. Secondary Consumer
D. Tertiary Consumer
B. Primary Consumer
500
Name one adaptation a prey could have to better protect itself from predators.
Answers Vary
500
What organism is important in changing atmospheric nitrogen into a form usable by plants?
A. Mushrooms
B. Bunnies
C. Birds
D. Bacteria
D. Bacteria
500
A volcano erupts leaving behind a hill of lava rock that has cooled down. Lichen begin to pop up in this area breaking down this newly formed rock into soil. What type of succession is this?
Primary Succession