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Consumers that eat both plants and animals are called ________________________________________________________.
Which of these consumers is an herbivore? (circle one ) Lion, deer, or spider
If a kestrel eats a mouse that eats grass, the kestrel is a _______________________________________________________.
The many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up a(n) _______________________________________________.
A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web is called a(n)
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In an energy pyramid, which level has the most available energy? (circle one) producer level, first-level consumer level, or
second-level consumer level
Dandelions, horses, and other organisms that were brought by humans from one part of the world to another are examples of
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The typical weather pattern in an area over a long period of time is called _________________________________________.
A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms is called a(n) ______________________________________.
An organism that can make its own food is called a___________________________________________________________.
Vultures, which feed on the bodies of dead organisms, are _____________________________________________________.
The first organism in a food chain is always a _______________________________________________________________.
The place where an organism lives and that provides the things the organism needs is called its _______________________.
The largest population that an environment can support is called its ______________________________________________.
An organism’s particular role in its habitat, or how it makes its living, is called its ____________________________________.
The behaviors and physical characteristics of species that allow them to live successfully in their environment are called
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The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources is called _______________________________.
When a jellyfish paralyzes a tiny fish with its poisonous tentacles, the fish is the ____________________________________.
A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species is called ___________________________.
Which of the following describes an interaction in which one organism kills and eats another? (circle one ) Competition,
symbiosis, or predation
Which of the following is an example of a predator adaptation? (circle one) a porcupine’s needles, a shark’s powerful jaws, or
a frog’s bright colors
All the different populations that live together in an area make up a(n) ____________________________________________.
Population density is defined as __________________________________________________________________________
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Population size generally increases if the birth rate is _________________________________________ than the death rate.
If the population of jackrabbits in an area peak at 25, 32, and 30 over 30 generations, what is the carrying capacity of this
area? _______________________________________________________________________________________________.
An insect looks like a leaf, so it blends in with its surroundings and is hard for predators to see. The insect’s characteristic is an
example of __________________________________________________________________________________________.
All the biotic and abiotic factors in an area together make up a(n) _______________________________________________.
If food is scarce, it becomes a(n) ______________________________________ factor that prevents population growth.
A lack of places to build nests is an example of ____________________________ as a limiting factor for a population of birds.
What would happen to the other organisms if all the plants in this ecosystem died? (List the two possibilities.) _____________
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Construct a food chain. (Use at least three organisms.)
32. Approximately what percentage of the energy in the plants is passed on to the animals that eat them? ___________________.
33. Why are there relatively few third-level consumers like bears in an ecosystem? (At least one sentence.) __________________
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34. Explain why two different species in an ecosystem can share the same habitat but not the same niche. (Hint: habitat, niche,
competition) __________________________________________________________________________________________
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I have studied ________________minutes for this test.
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