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MATCHING
______ 1. two types of consumers
______ 2. a diagram showing the many feeding relationships that are in an ecosystem
______ 3. the process in which energy from the sun is used by plants to make sugar molecules
______ 4. illustrates the loss of energy from one trophic level to the next
______ 5. organisms that get their energy by eating other organisms
______ 6. stored carbon from the remains of plants and animals that died millions of years ago
______ 7. organisms that make their own food
______ 8. change that occurs on an abandoned farm
______ 9. a part of the carbon cycle
______10. results from excessive use of fertilizers
______11. organisms that transform atmospheric nitrogen into usable nitrogen compounds
______12. part of the nitrogen cycle
______13. transfer of energy from one organism to another
a. photosynthesis
b. rabbit and coyote
c. fossil fuels
d. producers
e. food web
f. consumers
g. atmospheric CO2
h. energy pyramid
i. algal bloom
j. atmospheric N2
k. food chain
l. old-field succession
m. nitrogen-fixing bacteria
MULTIPLE CHOICE
______14. What are the first organisms to colonize any newly avail- able area called?
a. climax species
b. ferns
c. pioneer species
d. mosses
______15. Which of the following is a producer that breaks down rock?
a. pioneer producer
b. fungal species
c. algae
d. lichen
______16. Humans are affecting the balance of the carbon cycle by
a. burning fossil fuels.
b. using carbonates at an alarming rate.
c. using fertilizers.
d. replanting the rain forests.
______17. What is a pattern of change that occurs on a surface where an ecosystem has previously existed?
a. primary succession
b. secondary succession
c. tertiary succession
d. climax community
______18. What do deep-ocean bacteria use to make their food?
a. the sun
b. hydrogen sulfide
c. carbon dioxide
d. sugar molecules
______19. Which of the following is an herbivore?
a. cow
b. lion
c. bear
d. grass
______20. Which of the following is a producer?
a. oak tree
b. raccoon
c. cockroach
d. human
______21. Which of the following is a process in the cell whereby glucose and oxygen produce carbon dioxide, water, and energy?
a. photosynthesis
b. cellular respiration
c. synthesis
d. decomposition
______22. Which of the following organisms would be found at the top of an energy pyramid?
a. alga
b. krill
c. leopard seal
d. killer whale
______23. Humans usually get the phosphorus that their bodies need from
a. eating plants and animals that contain phosphorus.
b. mining.
c. food additives.
d. drinking water.
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