Ecology and Interdependence

SOL Review

Populations of different organisms and the abiotic factors which affect them are known as a(n):

1 2 3 4 5 c

omm

unity

terri

tory

eco

syst

em

popul

atio

n

25% 25%25%25%

A. communityB. territoryC. ecosystemD. population

An instinct is an example of:

1 2 3 4 5 in

nate

beh

avio

r

ear

ned b

ehav

ior

imprin

ting

conditi

oning

25% 25%25%25%A. innate

behaviorB. earned

behaviorC. imprintingD. conditioning

All populations in an area make up:

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a n

iche

a h

abita

t

a c

omm

unity

an e

cosy

stem

25% 25%25%25%A. a nicheB. a habitatC. a communityD. an ecosystem

An example of a herbivore is a:

1 2 3 4 5 w

olf

mos

s tr

ee

rabb

it

25% 25%25%25%A. wolfB. mossC. treeD. rabbit

The relationship in which one organism is helped and the other is harmed is known as:

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mut

ualis

m

par

asiti

sm

com

men

salis

m

sym

biosi

s

25% 25%25%25%

A. mutualismB. parasitismC. commensalismD. symbiosis

The responsive inactivity and slowed metabolism that occurs during cold conditions is:

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hib

erna

tion

imprin

ting

mig

ratio

n

circ

adia

n rhyt

hm

25% 25%25%25%

A. hibernationB. imprintingC. migrationD. circadian rhythm

All of the following are abiotic factors except:

1 2 3 4 5 a

nimal

s a

ir

sunlig

ht s

oil

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A. animalsB. airC. sunlightD. soil

The number of individuals in a population occupying an area of a specific size describes the population's:

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lum

ping

siz

e

spac

ing

den

sity

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A. clumpingB. sizeC. spacingD. density

The level of the food chain with the most energy contains:

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om

nivor

es

her

bivore

s

dec

ompos

ers

pro

ducers

25% 25%25%25%

A. omnivoresB. herbivoresC. decomposersD. producers

Returning wolves to Yellowstone National Park adds _____  to the food web.

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a p

rodu

cer

an h

erbiv

ore

a to

p car

nivore

a d

ecom

poser

25% 25%25%25%

A. a producerB. an herbivoreC. a top carnivoreD. a decomposer

The climate of an area is determined by:

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pla

nkto

n

succ

essi

on

lim

iting

fact

ors

abio

tic fa

ctor

s

25% 25%25%25%

A. planktonB. successionC. limiting factorsD. abiotic factors

Freshwater biomes include all of the following except:

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lake

s

ponds

rive

rs

est

uarie

s

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A. lakesB. pondsC. riversD. estuaries

Eucalyptus trees produce energy from sunlight. Koalas eat eucalyptus leaves for energy. This is an example of:

1 2 3 4 5 c

ompet

ition

food

chai

n

mut

ualis

m

food

web

25% 25%25%25%

A. competitionB. food chainC. mutualismD. food web

All of the following are examples of grasslands except:

1 2 3 4 5 p

ampas

pra

iries

ste

ppes

est

uarie

s

25% 25%25%25%

A. pampasB. prairiesC. steppesD. estuaries