Relationships and Energy Quiz

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Last updated over 5 years ago

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Identify 3 abiotic factors affecting the growth of a palm tree that has sprouted along the shore of a tropical island.

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predation

mutualism

symbiosis

competition

temperature

water

plant life

soil type

energy forms chemical compounds and nutrients are lost as heat

energy flows in one direction and nutrients recycle

energy is limited in the biosphere and nutrients are always available

nutrients flow in one direction and energy recycles

mutualism because the flower provides the insect with food, and the insect pollinates the flower

commensalism because the insect does not harm the flower and the flower does not benefit from the relationship

parasitism because the insect lives off the nectar from the flower

predation because the insect feeds on the flower

food web

energy path

food chain

trophic level

It was lost as heat

It was eaten

It is used for photosynthesis

It is absorbed by the sunlight

a forest of deciduous trees

a polar bear on an ice floe

an ocean current of cold water

fungi and moss on a rotting log

a fish protecting a shrimp, who builds a burrow for the pair to share

a peacock courting and mating with a peahen

two snake species with similar markings advertising their toxic venom

crayfish and minnows resting under the same rock

owls

grains

birds

grasses

foxes

grasses

grasshoppers

grains

An interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another organism is called

predation

mutualism

symbiosis

competition

Each of the following is an abiotic factor in the environment EXCEPT

temperature

water

plant life

soil type

The movements of energy and nutrients through living systems are different because

energy forms chemical compounds and nutrients are lost as heat

energy flows in one direction and nutrients recycle

energy is limited in the biosphere and nutrients are always available

nutrients flow in one direction and energy recycles

The symbiotic relationship between a flower and the insect that feeds on its nectar is most likely an example of

mutualism because the flower provides the insect with food, and the insect pollinates the flower

commensalism because the insect does not harm the flower and the flower does not benefit from the relationship

parasitism because the insect lives off the nectar from the flower

predation because the insect feeds on the flower

What is the term for each level of organisms illustrated?

food web

energy path

food chain

trophic level

If only 1000 Kcal of the 10000 Kcal produced by the Eelgrass make it to the next trophic level, what happens to the other 9000 Kcal?

It was lost as heat

It was eaten

It is used for photosynthesis

It is absorbed by the sunlight

Which is an abiotic factor?

a forest of deciduous trees

a polar bear on an ice floe

an ocean current of cold water

fungi and moss on a rotting log

Which is an example of mutualism?

a fish protecting a shrimp, who builds a burrow for the pair to share

a peacock courting and mating with a peahen

two snake species with similar markings advertising their toxic venom

crayfish and minnows resting under the same rock

In the food web below, if the mice population increases, which population decrease in size?

owls

grains

birds

grasses

Which organism could be considered a secondary consumer?

foxes

grasses

grasshoppers

grains