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Ecology
Ecology
Ecology
Mutualism, Commensalism, or Parasitism
Cycles: W, P, N, & C
100
Which of the following organisms does not require sunlight to live? A) Chemosynthetic Bacteria B) Algae C) Trees D) Photosynthetic Bacteria
What is Chemosynthetic Bacteria?
100
Which is a biotic factor that might affect the life of water-dwelling organisms? A) Temperature of the water B) Speed of the water current C) Pollutants in the water D) Bacterial population in the water
What is D) Bacterial population in the water?
100
Anything that has mass and takes up space
What is matter?
100
Tapeworm in the digestive tract of a pig
What is parasitism?
100
Processes include transpiration, evaporation, and condensation.
What is Water Cycle (W)?
200
Which of the following descriptions about the organization of ecosystems is correct? A) Communities make up species, which make up populations. B) Populations make up species, which make communities. C) Species make up communities, which make up populations. D) Species are grouped in populations, which make up communities.
What is D) Species are grouped in populations, which make up communities?
200
The dense needles of a Douglas fir tree can prevent most light from reaching the forest floor. This situation would have an immediate effect on ______. A) Producers B) Carnivores C) Heterotrophs D) Detritivores
What is A) Producers?
200
All energy that powers life comes directly and indirectly from this source
What is the sun?
200
Oxpecker bird picking ticks off the back of a zebra
What is Mutualism?
200
This is needed for cellular compounds and can only be found in the Earth's crust. In fact, it never enters or becomes a part of the atmosphere.
What is Phosphorus Cycle (P)?
300
Only ten percent of the energy stored in an organism can be passed on to the next tropic level. Of the remaining energy, some is used for the organism's life processes, and the rest is ____________________. A) Used in reproduction B) Stored as body tissue C) Stored as fat D) Eliminated as heat
What is D) Eliminated as heat?
300
Eating a sweet potato can provide energy for human metabolic processes. What is the original source of this energy? A) Protein molecules stored in the potato B) Starch molecules absorbed by the potato C) Vitamins and minerals from the soil D) Light energy transformed by photosynthesis
What is D) Light energy transformed by photosynthesis?
300
Role or position an organism has in its environment
What is niche?
300
Intestinal bacteria used to aid in digestion for humans
What is Mutualism?
300
Involved in exhalation and the creation of sugars and other carbohydrates
What is Carbon Cycle (C)?
400
Ecology is the study of interactions between _________ in an area. A) The animal groups B) The living and nonliving things C) The nonliving things D) The plants and animals
What is B) The living and nonliving things?
400
What is the process by which bacteria convert nitrogen gas in the air to ammonia? A) Nitrogen Fixation B) Excretion C) Decomposition D) Photosynthesis
What is A) Nitrogen Fixation?
400
Process where plants give off water
What is transpiration?
400
A lamprey eel feeds on the blood of another fish
What is Parasitism?
400
Needed to produce proteins and it can be found in chemical as well as natural fertilizers
What is Nitrogen Cycle (N)?
500
The portion of earth that supports the existence of living things is the ___________. A) Ecosystem B) Habitat C) Biosphere D) Niche
What is C) Biosphere?
500
Environment where an organism lives out its life
What is Habitat?
500
All organic organisms must contain this one element (it's not oxygen either)
What is carbon?
500
Clownfish swimming through a sea anemone
What is Commensalism?
500
Includes liquids that are underground, on the surface and within the atmosphere
What is Water Cycle (W)?