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Ecology - Unit 1

Quiz by Alicia McGeorge

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  • Q1
    Range of abiotic factors that are too high or too low to support normal life processes
    succession
    primary producer
    zone of physiologic stress
    optimal range
    30s
  • Q2
    A diagram that shows the relative amounts of each type of organism in an environment & organizes information in a food web
    food web
    graph
    ecological pyramid
    food chain
    30s
  • Q3
    Range of abiotic factors that produces the highest possible population.
    ecological pyramid
    trophic level
    zone of physiologic stress
    optimal range
    30s
  • Q4
    Represented by arrows in a food web
    flow of energy
    10% Rule
    producer
    consumer
    30s
  • Q5
    An organism that breaks down dead organic matter for nutrients
    decomposer
    producer
    consumer
    30s
  • Q6
    The place an organism occupies in a food chain
    ecological pyramid
    zone of physiologic stress
    trophic level
    optimal range
    30s
  • Q7
    • Receives the least precipitation of all biomes, at less 10” per year. • Most plants are succulents; have a special adaptation to cope with droughts.
    tundra
    hot desert
    savannah
    taiga
    30s
  • Q8
    • Very cold, harsh winters • Permafrost (frozen soil) prevents growth of trees
    tundra
    prairie
    taiga
    deciduous forest
    30s
  • Q9
    • Home to large variety of wildlife • Most plants are deciduous trees, wildflowers, and shrubs
    taiga
    deciduous forest
    tropical rainforest
    tundra
    30s
  • Q10
    Which of the following are places/events that could allow Secondary Succession to take place?
    after a forest fire
    new volcanic island formed
    glaciers melt & expose rock for first time
    30s
  • Q11
    A lion captures a young zebra in the African savanna. If the zebra’s trophic level has an available 7,000 kcal of energy, how much of this energy will be passed on to the lion’s trophic level?
    70,000 kcal
    7 kcal
    700 kcal
    70 kcal
    30s
  • Q12
    Pioneer species are the first organisms to occupy an area during ecological succession. Which of the following are most likely to be pioneer species?
    moss & lichens
    grass
    trees
    rocks
    30s
  • Q13
    Carnivores receive ____ energy from their food than herbivores do.
    less
    more
    30s

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