Ecology
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| The most energy available on an energy pyramid is what? | The producers
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| What type of pyramid shows energy moving from one level to the next? | energy
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| Is a series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy? | Food chain
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| Many overlapping food chains is called a food... | web
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| An animal eating a producer is called a ______level consumer. | first
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| Consumers that eat only plants is called ..... | herbivores
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| Consumers that eat both plants and animals are called | omnivores
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| A _____ is a carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms. | scavenger
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| These things like fungi break down biotic wastes and dead organisms and return the materials to the ecosystem. | decomposers
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| When a mountain lion eats a coyote that eats a fish...what level consumer would the mountain lion be? | third level consumer
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| A giraffe would be what level of consumer? | first or primary
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| If the population of wolves increased over time, would its prey population increase or decrease? | decrease
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| The ________ would always be the beginning of any energy chain giving energy to the plants. | sun
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| Which population would increase if most of the 2nd level consumers were eliminated? | primary level consumers
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| The same type of animals living in an area? | population
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| Many different types of animals living in an area is called a | community
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| Many different types of animals interacting with nonliving things such as mountains etc is called an | ecosystem
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| A rat living in a den would be describing its | habitat
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| llamas share a field with other grazing animals and predators. What would lead to a decrease in the llama population? An increase in the number of..... | predators of llamas, and a number of other grazing animals increasing...this would increase the competition for grass.....
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| Tiger-predator.....prey? | (Something a tiger would eat....)
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| Give an example of a decomposer | fungi or bacteria...etc.
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| A behavior or characteristic that helps keep an animal alive and able to reproduce. | adaptations
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| What are two adaptations camels have that let them live easily in the desert... | eyelashes: keep sand out of eyes
hump: Stores fat and water there to use later
wide hooves: Able to stay on top of the sand easily
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| Name at least two limiting factors that can decrease a population..... | disease/ too little space/ increase in predators/invasive species....etc...
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| What harmful activities can affect an organism within its ecosystem? | Destroying habitats( over cutting-over building) Pesticides used can go into water table and affect animal growth and disease. Letting an invasive species into the ecosystem.
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| How does a sloth have an ecosystem on its back? | It has fungi growing in fur to feed bacteria, cockroaches, ticks,beetles, and many more organisms.
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| Herbivores would be what level consumers? | Primary
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| Producers would be on what trophic level? | First
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| Tertiary consumers would be the third or fourth animal in a food chain. | third
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| Tertiary animals are most likely herbivores. True or False? | False
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