Look at the food web below to answer the following question:
Which organism is both a primary and secondary consumer?
3 points
3
Question 12
12.
In the food web, identify all the organisms that are primary consumers?
3 points
3
Question 13
13.
In the food web, identify the top carnivore?
1 point
1
Question 14
14.
Determine how much energy is transferred to the ladybug, if plants contain 50,000 calories
1 point
1
Question 15
15.
Remora fish can attach themselves to larger aquatic animals, such as whales. When the whales eat, the fish detach themselves and eat leftover scraps of food. These fish do not harm or help the whales.
What is the ecological relationship between the remora fish and the whales?
1 point
1
Question 16
16.
The Karner blue butterfly has been listed as an endangered species since 1992. Karner blue butterfly larvae feed only on wild lupine plants, which require a habitat with dry soil and exposure to direct sunlight.
Which of the following would be the best habitat for wild lupine that could help Karner blue butterfly populations recover?
1 point
1
Question 17
17.
The graph below shows the estimated number of orca whales off the coast of Washington State over a 20-year period
Which of the following best explains the orca population changes between 1996 and 2002?
1 point
1
Question 18
18.
According to the food web, the frog is a
1 point
1
Question 19
19.
According to the food web, the tadpole is a
1 point
1
Question 20
20.
According to the food web, the kingfisher is a
1 point
1
Question 21
21.
The predator of the tadpole is
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1
Question 22
22.
The diagram below shows an energy pyramid for a lake ecosystem.Which of the following best describes the role of the perch in this energy pyramid?
1 point
1
Question 23
23.
The diagram below shows an energy pyramid for a lake ecosystem.Which of the following best describes the role of the algae in this energy pyramid?
1 point
1
Question 24
24.
The diagram below shows an energy pyramid for a lake ecosystem.Which of the following best describes the role of the zooplankton in this energy pyramid?
1 point
1
Question 25
25.
If all the trees in the area were cut down, the energy supply of which population would be most directly affected?