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The branch of biology dealing with interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment is called this. A 100
What is ecology? A 100
This is what one calls an organism that feeds only on plants
What is an herbivore? A 200
This is the percentage of energy stored in an organism that can be passed on to the next trophic level. A 300
What is 10% ? A 300
Nitrogen fixation is carried out primarily by this type of organism.
What is bacteria? A 400
In this type of interaction, one organism captures and feeds on another organism.
What is a predator/prey interaction?
.This type of organism is always found at the base of a food chain.
What is a producer or autotroph? B 100
In this type of symbiotic relationship both organisms benefit.
What is mutualism. B 200
In a controlled experiment, the variable manipulated by the scientist is known by this name.
What is the independent variable.
Descriptive data is also known by this name.
What is qualitative data? B 400
The pioneer species in primary succession is this organism. B 500
What is a lichen? B 500
This is the original source of almost all the nergy in most ecosystems.
What is the sun? C 100
This is the name given an organism that cannot make its own food.
What is a heterotroph or consumer?
This term is used to describe organisms that eat both producers and consumers.
What are omnivores? C 300
DAILY DOUBLE DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager C 400
A snake that eats a frog that has eaten an insect that fed on a plant would be placed at this trophic level. C 400
What if third level or tertiary consumer.
This is the stable ecosystem that develops due to succession.
What is a climax communtiy?
This type of organism feeds on animals that have died or been killed by another organism.
What is a scavenger? D 100
Without this type of organism, the materials and nutrients needed by a ecosystem could not be recycled. D 200
What are decomposers? D 200
This illustrates one possible path for the flow of energy in an ecosystem. D 300
What is a food chain. D 300
This ecological phenomenon can be illustrated by an uncut lawn that becomes a meadow and eventually a forest. D 400
What is secondary succession?
This ecological phenomenon could be illustrated by a newly formed volcanic island proceeds through a series of steps eventually leading to the formation of a jungle ecosystem. D 500
What is primary succession? D 500
This type of group is formed by several populations.
What is a community? E 100
A living factor in the environment is also called this type of factor.
What is biotic? E 200
This type of symbiotic relationship can be illustrated by an orchid growing on the limb of a larger plant. The orchid benefits and the tree is unaffected. E 300
What is commensalism? E 300
The series of orderly predictable changes an organism undergoes in the process of reaching its adult form. E 400
What is development? E 400
These two types of organisms function as decomposers in ecosystems.
What are bacteria and fungi?
The classification of Mammals with pouches
What are Maruspials? F 100
This second largest bird in the world is native to Australia F 200
What is the emu? F 200
Australia’s wild dogs F 300
What are dingos? F 300
This Australian island is the home of a devil and a wolf
What is Tasmania? F 400
Although the National Bird of New Zealand, it is also indigenous to Australia
What is the Kiwi? F 500
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A lichen is a symbiotic relationship between these two organism types. Click on screen to continue
What is a fungus and a photosynthetic bacterium or alga. Click on screen to continue
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