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The many overlapping food
chains in an ecosystem make
up a(n)
a. feeding level
b. energy pyramid
c. niche
d. food web
The step in the water cycle
in which water vapor
becomes liquid water is
a. precipitation
b. condensation
c. nitrogen fixation
d. recycling
The study of where
organisms live is called
a. ecology
b. dispersal
c. biogeography
d. climatology
The very slow movements of
the continents is called
a. biogeography
b. continental drift
c. dispersal
d. creep
Which of these consumers is a
herbivore?
a. spider
b. b. lion
c. deer
d. snake
An organism that makes it’s
own food is called
a. scavenger
b. consumer
c. decomposer
d. producer
Consumers that eat both plants
and animals are called
a. carnivores
b. herbivores
c. omnivores
d. scavengers
In which process do producers
use carbon from carbon dioxide to
produce other carbon-containing
molecules?
a. nitrogen cycle
b. water cycle
c. precipitation
d. photosynthesis
If a kestrel eats a mouse that
eats grass, the kestrel is a(n)
a. second-level consumer
b. decomposer
c. first-level consumer
d. producer
What do producers release as
a result of photosynthesis?
a. nitrogen
b. hydrogen
c. carbon dioxide
d. oxygen
Which of these is NOT an
example of precipitation?
a. groundwater
b. rain
c. snow
d. hail
In an energy pyramid, which
level has the most available
energy?
a. second-level consumer
b. third-level consumer
c. producer level
d. first-level consumer
The first organism in a food
chain is always a(n)
a. producer.
b. consumer.
c. carnivore.
d. herbivore.
Organisms that were brought
by humans from one part of
the world to another are
a. native species
b. parasites
c. exotic species
d. endangered species
The typical weather pattern in
an area over a long period of
time is called
a. climate
b. precipitation
c. weather
d. dispersal
Some bacteria that fix
nitrogen live in bumps on the
roots of certain plants. These
bumps are called
a. legumes
b. starches
c. nodules
d. droplets
Vultures, which feed on the
bodies of dead organisms,
are
a. first-level consumers
b. scavengers
c. producers
d. herbivores
In which process do molecules
of liquid water absorb energy
and change into the gas state?
a. evaporation
b. condensation
c. precipitation
d. recycling
The ocean prevents the
Australian kangaroo from
dispersing throughout the world.
The ocean is an example of which
type of limit to dispersal?
a. competitionb. climate
c. a physical barrier
d. an exotic species
Which of the following is NOT an
example of dispersal?
a. a squirrel living in a forest on a
mountain
b. a dog bringing home sticky
plant burs on its fur
c. an insect being carried down a
river on a floating leaf