Types Of Ecological Pyramid Quiz
- 1.Total mass of living matter at each trophic level.
- A.
Biogeochemical cycle
- B.
Biological community
- C.
Biomass
- D.
Denitrification
- E.
Detrivore
- F.
Food chain
- G.
Food web
- H.
Herbivore
- I.
Nitrogen fixation
- J.
Omnivore
- K.
Population
- L.
Symbiosis
- 2.Process in which nitrogen gas is captured and converted into a form plants can use.
- A.
Biogeochemical cycle
- B.
Biological community
- C.
Biomass
- D.
Denitrification
- E.
Detrivore
- F.
Food chain
- G.
Food web
- H.
Herbivore
- I.
Nitrogen fixation
- J.
Omnivore
- K.
Population
- L.
Symbiosis
- 3.Model that shows many interconnected food chains and pathways in which energy and matter flow through an ecosystem,
- A.
Biogeochemical cycle
- B.
Biological community
- C.
Biomass
- D.
Denitrification
- E.
Detrivore
- F.
Food chain
- G.
Food web
- H.
Herbivore
- I.
Nitrogen fixation
- J.
Omnivore
- K.
Population
- L.
Symbiosis
- 4.Heterotroph that eats only plants
- A.
Biogeochemical cycle
- B.
Biological community
- C.
Biomass
- D.
Denitrification
- E.
Detrivore
- F.
Food chain
- G.
Food web
- H.
Herbivore
- I.
Nitrogen fixation
- J.
Omnivore
- K.
Population
- L.
Symbiosis
- 5.Heterotroph that consumes both plants and animals.
- A.
Biogeochemical cycle
- B.
Biological community
- C.
Biomass
- D.
Denitrification
- E.
Detrivore
- F.
Food chain
- G.
Food web
- H.
Herbivore
- I.
Nitrogen fixation
- J.
Omnivore
- K.
Population
- L.
Symbiosis
- 6.Exchange of matter through the biosphere involving living organisms, chemical processes, andgeological processes.
- A.
Biogeochemical cycle
- B.
Biological community
- C.
Biomass
- D.
Denitrification
- E.
Detrivore
- F.
Food chain
- G.
Food web
- H.
Herbivore
- I.
Nitrogen fixation
- J.
Omnivore
- K.
Population
- L.
Symbiosis
- 7.All the interacting populations of different species that live in the same geographic location at the same time.
- A.
Biogeochemical cycle
- B.
Biological community
- C.
Biomass
- D.
Denitrification
- E.
Detrivore
- F.
Food chain
- G.
Food web
- H.
Herbivore
- I.
Nitrogen fixation
- J.
Omnivore
- K.
Population
- L.
Symbiosis
- 8.Simplified model that shows a single path for energy flow through an ecosystem.
- A.
Biogeochemical cycle
- B.
Biological community
- C.
Biomass
- D.
Denitrification
- E.
Detrivore
- F.
Food chain
- G.
Food web
- H.
Herbivore
- I.
Nitrogen fixation
- J.
Omnivore
- K.
Population
- L.
Symbiosis
- 9.Close mutualistic, parasitic, or commensal association between two or more species that livetogether.
- A.
Biogeochemical cycle
- B.
Biological community
- C.
Biomass
- D.
Denitrification
- E.
Detrivore
- F.
Food chain
- G.
Food web
- H.
Herbivore
- I.
Nitrogen fixation
- J.
Omnivore
- K.
Population
- L.
Symbiosis
- 10.Heterotroph that decomposes organic material and returns the nutrients to soil, air, and water,making the nutrients available to other organisms.
- A.
Biogeochemical cycle
- B.
Biological community
- C.
Biomass
- D.
Denitrification
- E.
Detrivore
- F.
Food chain
- G.
Food web
- H.
Herbivore
- I.
Nitrogen fixation
- J.
Omnivore
- K.
Population
- L.
Symbiosis
- 11.Process in which fixed nitrogen compounds are converted back into nitrogen gas and returned to the atmosphere.
- A.
Biogeochemical cycle
- B.
Biological community
- C.
Biomass
- D.
Denitrification
- E.
Detrivore
- F.
Food chain
- G.
Food web
- H.
Herbivore
- I.
Nitrogen fixation
- J.
Omnivore
- K.
Population
- L.
Symbiosis
- 12.Group of organisms of the same species that occupy the same geographic place at the same time
- A.
Biogeochemical cycle
- B.
Biological community
- C.
Biomass
- D.
Denitrification
- E.
Detrivore
- F.
Food chain
- G.
Food web
- H.
Herbivore
- I.
Nitrogen fixation
- J.
Omnivore
- K.
Population
- L.
Symbiosis
- 13.The statement, "the cowbird can tolerate a wide range of temperatures,"characterizes the cowbird's habitat.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Photosynthetic autotrophs remove water from the air as part of one of themajor biogeochemical cycles.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.The species interaction most frequently represented in a food chain ispredation.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.A bird fluffs its feathers to trap warm air close to its body. Thetemperature of the air next to the bird's skin is a(n) abiotic factor.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Carbon is the only biogeochemical cycle that lacks an atmosphericcomponent.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.The ultimate source of energy for most biomes on earth is the
- A.
Autotroph
- B.
Earth
- C.
Calorie
- D.
Sun
- 19.A role and position a species has in its environment is its
- A.
Biotic factor
- B.
Niche
- C.
Limiting factor
- D.
Habitat
- 20.The base of a pyramid of energy is the
- A.
Porducers
- B.
Autotrophs
- C.
Neither of these
- D.
Both of these
- 21.A food chain
- A.
Is linear
- B.
Has less than 3 steps
- C.
Has overlapping arrows
- D.
Expresses all feeding relationships in a community
- 22.A leech feeding on a host organism is an example of a_____ relationship.
- A.
Asymbiotic
- B.
Commensalim
- C.
Mutualistic
- D.
Parasitic
- 23.In the movie "Finding Nemol the clownfish gets protection from predators, while the seaanemone is neither harmed nor helped. This relationship represents ____
- A.
Asymbiosis
- B.
Mutualism
- C.
Commensalim
- D.
Parastic
- 24.In an ecological pyramid,_______ of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next.
- A.
.1%
- B.
1%
- C.
10%
- D.
100%
- 25.Energy is "lost" at each trophic level in the form of _______ energy
- A.
Carbon
- B.
Water
- C.
Nitrogen
- D.
Heat
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