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1. When hiking in the forest, Gary noticed squirrels gathering nuts from trees. He also noticed an active beehive in one of the trees and mushrooms growing on the forest floor. All of the organisms that Gary saw in the forest make up a(n)_____________.
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C community
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2. A(n) __________________ is the combination of a community and its nonliving environment.
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B niche
C ecosystem
D population
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1. When hiking in the forest, Gary noticed squirrels gathering nuts from trees. He also noticed an active beehive in one of the trees and mushrooms growing on the forest floor. All of the organisms that Gary saw in the forest make up a(n)_____________.
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2. A(n) __________________ is the combination of a community and its nonliving environment.
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3. All of the organisms of different species living together in a particular place make up a(n) ____________________.
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4. A chemical substance that living things need to survive and carry out life processes is called __________.
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5. Nutrients move through an ecosystem in
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6. A group of Fowler’s toads lives near a pond in South Carolina. How would this group of toads be classified?
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7. When a rotting log was turned over, pillbugs, termites, ants, fungi, and earthworms were living there. The termites represent _______________ in this community.
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8. Which grouping lists the levels of organization of the living world from the level with the least number of members to the level with the greatest number of members?
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9. This type of consumer eats only animals
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10. Which level of ecological organization has the greatest amount of organisms?
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11. Which of the following is an example of an ecosystem?
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12. What is a population?
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13. What are the large areas around the world with similar climates, plants, and animals called?
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14. Termites feed on wood and speed its decomposition. What is this role of the termite in the ecosystem called?
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15. Ecology is the
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16. Which of the following is an example of a community?
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17. Which of the following is not one of the major biogeochemical cycles from this chapter?
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18. Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?
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19. Which of the following is an example of an ecosystem?
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20. True or False: Seawater, sand on a beach, pebbles, and broken seashells are all examples of abiotic factors
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21. True or False: Only 10 percent of the energy in a trophic level is available to organisms at the next trophic level; the rest is "lost" as heat and used by the organisms to carry out life functions.
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22. True or False: Autotrophs rely on other organisms for energy and food
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23. The lowest level of ecological organization is a(n)
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24. When studying ecology, any living part of the environment is called the
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25. All of the following are abiotic factors except...
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26. A single school of fish in a pond would most likely be which level of ecological organization?
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27. An organism which has to consume other organisms to get energy is known as a(n)...
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28. An organism which eats both producers and consumers is called a(n)
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29. An organism which consumes the carcass/remains of an animal that has been killed is a(n)
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30. This type of ecological model shows the flow of energy in ecosystems in a single pathway from producers to consumers.
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31. The first step in any food chain or web is always what kind of organism?
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32. Considering the trophic pyramid below, which level would primary producers be?
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33. Considering the trophic pyramid below, which level would omnivores be?
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34. Considering the trophic pyramid below, which level would have the least amount of available energy?
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35. Which of the following is a role that bacteria play in biogeochemical cycles?
