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CATEGORY: ECOSYSTEM
Quiz by Katherine Barcelona
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An animal that hunts for its food
An organism that cannot make its own food
A/ An ________ eats both plants and animals.
 A / An______________ eats mainly other animals.
A/An ____________ breaks down waste or dead organisms and recycles nutrients.
 A/An ________________ eats mainly plants.
An animal that is hunted for food.
 Shows how energy flows from one organism to another.
An organism that makes its own food for energy
 Which is the best description of an ecosystem?
What is the role of a tree in a food chain?
 This drawing shows a forest ecosystem.  Which of the animals is an herbivore?
What is the name for all the animals of the same species living in an ecosystem?
Which is a non-living part of an ecosystem?
What connects many food chains?
All ecosystems begin with the__________.
When organisms need the same limited resources, there is ______________ .
 Choose the complete and logical food chain.
What is an adaptation?
How do adaptations help animals?
Which terrestrial ecosystem has warm, humid conditions and a large variety of plants and animals?
Which is most accurate in describing an estuary ecosystem?
Which is most similar to a grassland ecosystem?
 Which area is coldest?
What is the difference between an ocean ecosystem and a lake ecosystem?
Which best explains why tropical rainforests always have warm temperatures?
Which ecosystem averages the least amount of annual precipitation?
 What is the name for all the living things in an ecosystem?
What does 'biotic' mean?
Give the order of the water cycle
An example of competition is:
What are the 5 basic needs of a living thing?
When there are many populations in the same area, it is called...
What is a carnivor?
How much energy goes on to the next level of the food chain?
What is primary succession?
What is a Canadian's average ecological footprint?
 Which is the best example of predation in an ecosystem?
Which represents a positive consequence of competition within an ecosystem?
 Which of these is an abiotic element of a desert ecosystem?
Which is an example of parasitism?
Which BEST describes the effect on another population in the food web below if nearly all of the field mice are removed?
Mangrove trees are affected by several factors. Which is an abiotic factor contributing to the energy cycle of a mangrove ecosystem?
Which of these organisms is a producer in a marine ecosystem?
Bees visit flowers for their nectar and in the process pick up pollen, allowing flowering plants to cross-pollinate. Which term best describes the relationship between bees and flowers?
What accounts for the large difference in plant growth in a tropical rainforest as opposed to a desert?
This energy pyramid models the flow of energy between organisms in a Florida ecosystem.
Two anglefish are struggling for the best territory in a small fishbowl. This is an example of
 Most of the Earth's energy comes from?
When organisms need the same limited resources, there is ______________ .
 What would most likely happen if an ecosystem no longer received sunlight?
What are the branching and interrelationships BETWEEN food chains in a biotic community an example of?
How large is the average Canadian's ecological footprint?
 To maintain BIODIVERSITY we need to use ecosystems in a sustainable way. What does a sustainable way mean?
The carrying capacity of a population is
What is one abiotic thing that could limit the population size of the primary consumer?
What is one biotic thing that could limit the population size of the primary consumer?
 The word formula for Photosynthesis is:
What is the word equation for Cellular Respiration?
A relationship between a mosquito and a human is called __________ and it means that_______:
In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?
In the food web shown, the snail would be considered...
What would happen to the bird if the green fish died out?
Biodiversity refers to
When taken to a new habitat, non-native plants often threaten native plants of the new habitat. Â Why do they do this?