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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
26. When an animal kills and eats another animal this is an example of ___________________.
27. Organisms that require to eat other organisms to get their energy are known as ___________________.
28. ___________________ refers to the different living species that is found in an ecosystem.
29. When moving into a new area it is know as ___________________, versus ___________________, when an
organism exits an area.
30. All the same species in an area make-up a ___________________. And all of the different species in area
make-up a ___________________. The community includes all of these different species plus the
___________________, or non-living factors.
31. Only ___________________ of the energy is transferred between trophic levels and the other 90% is lost as
___________________.
32. For a population to increase in size ___________________ and ___________________ must be higher than the
death rate and emigration.
33. An ecosystem has reached its ___________________ when the maximum amount of individuals is being
supported.
Short Answer
Figure 3–1
34. Using Figure 3–1, explain the relationship between sharks and the sun.
35. Describe the role of algae illustrated in Figure 3–1.
36. Which organism in the food chain would be found at the bottom of a biomass pyramid? Why would this
organism be found there?
Other
Figure 3–4
37. Applying Concepts Write down 3 separate food chains that can be seen in this food web.
38. Inferring Figure 3–4 shows a food web arranged into trophic levels. How many energy-transferring steps away
from the sun is the deer? How do you know?
39. Interpreting Graphics In Figure 3–4, how many first-level consumers are there for each producer?
40. Comparing and Contrasting In Figure 3–4, compare the amount of energy available to the wolf if it eats only
first-level consumers with the amount of energy available to the wolf if it eats only second-level consumers.