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Ecology Quiz

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9 questions
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What is ecology?

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Put the Levels of Organization in order from smallest to largest.

  1. Population
  2. Biological Community
  3. Biome
  4. Organism
  5. Ecosystem
  6. Biosphere
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Explain the difference between a habitat & niche.

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Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Symbiosis
relationship between 2 or more organisms that live closely together and benefit from each other
Commensalism
close relationships that exist when 2 or more species live together
Mutalism
relationship in which one organism benefits & the other organism is neither helped nor harmed
Parasitism
Relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of another organism
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Decide if the following are abiotic or biotic factors for a Monarch Butterfly.

Abiotic
Biotic
Temperature
Milkweed
Parasites
Weather Conditions
Pesticides
Predators
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Decide the zone for each temperature region. (Utilize the information about the number of fish found at each temperature to decide)

Optimal Zone
Tolerance Zone
Zone of Intolerance
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Explain the difference between a predator and prey.

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Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Autotroph
an organism that makes its own food
Heterotroph
an organism that must consume other organisms to get energy
Omnivore
consumes only producers
Herbivore
consumes only other heterotrophs
Carnivore
consumes both producers & other heterotrophs
Detritivore
eat fragments of dead matter in an ecosystem
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Put the following organisms into a food chain BEGINNING WITH THE SUN!

  1. Deer
  2. Apple Tree
  3. Hunter
  4. Sun