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Ecology Vocabulary
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15 Questions

1. Place the levels of organization in the correct order from

smallest to largest.

a) Biosphere, Ecosystem, Community, b) Atom, Molecule, Organelle, Cell, Tissue,

Population, Organism, Organ System, Organ, Organ, Organ System, Organism, Population,
Tissue, Cell, Organelle, Molecule, and Atom Community, Ecosystem, and Biosphere

2. Ecology is all about...

a) Animals b) Food Chains

c) Autotrophs d) Interactions

3. What is a decomposer?

a) An organism that makes its' own food b) An organism that eats plants

c) An organism that returns nutrients to the soil d) An organism that eats both plants and
by consuming wastes and dead organisms animals

4. What is each level on a food pyramid or food chain called?

a) Energy Pyramind b) Trophic Level

c) Limiting Factor

5. How many trophic levels are there in this picture?

a) 1 b) 2

c) 3 d) 4

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6. The organism in this picture is a...

a) Primary Consumer: it obviously eats other b) Decomposer: it recycles nutrients throughout

organisms without a mouth :/ the soil duh!

c) Producer: it's clearly an autotroph as it is

green and makes its' own food from the sun

7. The organism in this picture is a...

a) Consumer: it eats the grass at the producer b) Producer: it is kinda green so that ALWAYS
level means it makes its' own food

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8. Which organism in the following picture is a primary

consumer?

a) b)

c) d)

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9. Which organism in the following picture is a tertiary consumer?

a) b)

c) d)

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10. Which organism in the following picture is at the third trophic

level?

a) b)

c) d)

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11. Which organism in the following picture is at the first trophic

level?

a) b)

c) d)

12. Is the following a food web or food chain...

a) Food Chain b) Food Web

13. According to your vocabulary symbiosis is a close relationship

between two different species. What are all of the examples?

a) Commutalism, Mensalism, and Pastualism b) Commensalism, Mutualism, and Parasitism

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14. What type of symbiosis is show? The shrimp cleans the fish.

a) Mutualism: they BOTH benefit b) Commensalism: One benefits and the other
is unaffected

15. What type of symbiosis is show? The flea bites and sucks the
blood of the dog.

a) Mutualism: they BOTH benefit b) Parasitism: One benefits and the other is
harmed

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Answer Key
1. b 5. d 9. a 13. b
2. d 6. c 10. c 14. a
3. c 7. a 11. d 15. b
4. b 8. b 12. b

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