Transcript Chapter 23 (1-3) study game

The many overlapping food
chains in an ecosystem make
up a(n)
a. feeding level
b. energy pyramid
c. niche
d. food web
d. food web
The step in the water cycle
in which water vapor
becomes liquid water is
a. precipitation
b. condensation
c. nitrogen fixation
d. recycling
b. condensation
The study of where
organisms live is called
a. ecology
b. dispersal
c. biogeography
d. climatology
c. biogeography
The very slow movements of
the continents is called
a. biogeography
b. continental drift
c. dispersal
d. creep
b. continental drift
Which of these consumers is a
herbivore?
a. spider
c. deer
d. snake
b. lion
c. deer
An organism that makes it’s
own food is called
a. scavenger
b. consumer
c. decomposer
d. producer
d. producer
Consumers that eat both plants
and animals are called
a. carnivores
b. herbivores
c. omnivores
d. scavengers
c. omnivores
In which process do producers
use carbon from carbon dioxide to
produce other carbon-containing
molecules?
a. nitrogen cycle
b. water cycle
c. precipitation
d. photosynthesis
d. photosynthesis
If a kestrel eats a mouse that
eats grass, the kestrel is a(n)
a. second-level consumer
b. decomposer
c. first-level consumer
d. producer
a. second-level
consumer
What do producers release as
a result of photosynthesis?
a. nitrogen
b. hydrogen
c. carbon dioxide
d. oxygen
d. oxygen
Which of these is NOT an
example of precipitation?
a. groundwater
b. rain
c. snow
d. hail
a. groundwater
In an energy pyramid, which
level has the most available
energy?
a. second-level consumer
b. third-level consumer
c. producer level
d. first-level consumer
c. producer level
The first organism in a food
chain is always a(n)
a. producer.
b. consumer.
c. carnivore.
d. herbivore.
a. producer
Organisms that were brought
by humans from one part of
the world to another are
a. native species
b. parasites
c. exotic species
d. endangered species
c. exotic species
The typical weather pattern in
an area over a long period of
time is called
a. climate
b. precipitation
c. weather
d. dispersal
a. climate
Some bacteria that fix
nitrogen live in bumps on the
roots of certain plants. These
bumps are called
a. legumes
b. starches
c. nodules
d. droplets
c. nodules
Vultures, which feed on the
bodies of dead organisms,
are
a. first-level consumers
b. scavengers
c. producers
d. herbivores
b. scavengers
In which process do molecules
of liquid water absorb energy
and change into the gas state?
a. evaporation
b. condensation
c. precipitation
d. recycling
a. evaporation
The ocean prevents the
Australian kangaroo from
dispersing throughout the world.
The ocean is an example of which
type of limit to dispersal?
a. competitionb. climate
c. a physical barrier
d. an exotic species
c. physical barrier
Which of the following is NOT an
example of dispersal?
a. a squirrel living in a forest on a
mountain
b. a dog bringing home sticky
plant burs on its fur
c. an insect being carried down a
river on a floating leaf
a. a squirrel living in a
forest on a mountain
Organisms that capture the
energy of sunlight to make
food are called producers.
A. True
B. False
A. True
Second level consumers
may be either carnivores
or omnivores.
A. True
B. False
A. True
In an energy pyramid, the
available energy increases at
each feeding level compared
to the level below.
A. True
B. False
B. False
Dandelions are a native species
in the U.S. because they were
brought from Europe by the
colonists.
A. True
B. False
B. False