Chapter 15 Self Quiz: Ecosystems and Communities
An ecosystem may contain the following EXCEPT
species
(wrong)
biome
(correct)
population
(wrong)
community
(wrong)
habitat
(wrong)
Hint
Which terrestrial biome is dominated by grass in temperate areas with seasonal rainfall?
grassland
(correct)
tundra
(wrong)
savanna
(wrong)
desert
(wrong)
chaparral
(wrong)
Hint
Which aquatic biome is defined by non-flowing fresh water?
lakes and ponds
(correct)
rivers and streams
(wrong)
estuaries
(wrong)
open oceans
(wrong)
coral reefs
(wrong)
Hint
Organisms in trophic level 1 are
herbivores
(wrong)
carnivores
(wrong)
producers
(correct)
directors
(wrong)
composers
(wrong)
Hint
A bedbug is considered a(n)
consumer
(correct)
decomposer
(wrong)
detritivore
(wrong)
herbivore
(wrong)
endoparasite
(wrong)
Hint
Consumers that eat dead organisms are called
secondary herbivores
(wrong)
primary carnivores
(wrong)
composers
(wrong)
detritivores
(correct)
producers
(wrong)
Hint
Typically, about what percent of the energy of producers is converted to biomass of secondary consumers in an energy pyramid?
90%
(wrong)
50%
(wrong)
10%
(wrong)
1%
(correct)
0.1%
(wrong)
Hint
Human activity can upset the ________ cycle by burning fossil fuels.
water
(wrong)
carbon
(correct)
nitrogen
(wrong)
oxygen
(wrong)
energy
(wrong)
Hint
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