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14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 1. If scientist are studying the egrets, herons, marsh crabs, and cordgrass, but not the water or rocks in a salt marsh, what level of organization would they be studying? 50:50 $100 A: community A: community B: populations C:individual organisms D: ecosystem

14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 2. What word describes the mammals, fish, birds, and plants that live in an environment? 50:50 $100 A: abiotic B: the biosphere C: biotic C: biotic D: the population

15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 3. If you made a chart showing all the organisms living in the local pond, with arrows drawn between the organisms showing who ate what, what kind of chart would you have made? 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: ecosystem chart B: food chain D: food web C: energy pyramid D: food web

15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 4. An environmental study reporting on the way temperature, water quality, and minerals affect the animals in a salt marsh would be considering which level of organization? 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 B: ecosystem A: population B: ecosystem C: individual organism D: community

15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 5. A community is several species of animals interacting, while a population is . . . 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: the biotic and abiotic elements of an area B: the nonliving elements of a habitat D: members of one species in an area D: members of one species in an area C: a single organism

15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 6. What is the lowest level of environmental organization that three male egrets would all belong together? 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: population A: population B: community D: ecosystem C: individual organism

15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100

7. Rocks, temperature, and water are what part of the environment? 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 7. Rocks, temperature, and water are what part of the environment? 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 B: abiotic A: biotic B: abiotic C: population D: living

15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 8. A diagram with arrows showing energy flow from grass to a mouse to a snake is . . . 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: a population chart B: an energy pyramid D: a food chain C: a food web D: a food chain

15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100

9. A bear that eats plants and animals 15 $1 Million 9. A bear that eats plants and animals is a . . . 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 B: omnivore A: herbivore B: ominvore C: carnivore D: parasite

15 $1 Million 10. A triangle-shaped diagram that shows how energy is lost as animals eat living things is a(n) . . . 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: energy pyramid A: energy pyramid B: food chain C: food web D: biosphere

11. The largest population an environment can support is . . . 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 11. The largest population an environment can support is . . . 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: limiting factor B: limiting capacity D: carrying capacity C: community D: carrying capacity

12. Symbiosis in which one organism hurts another to benefit itself 15 $1 Million 12. Symbiosis in which one organism hurts another to benefit itself 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: mutualism B: commensalism C: parasitism C: parasitism D: competition

15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13. The depths of the ocean to the heights of the air is which level of organization? 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: population B: ecosystem C: biosphere C: biosphere D: community

15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 14. What level of environmental organization describes a community of organisms and their environment? 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: ecosystem B: biosphere A: ecosystem D: population C: community

15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100

15. Carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores are all . . . $1 Million 14 $500,000 15. Carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores are all . . . 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 B: consumers A: producers B: consumers D: prey C: decomposers

16. What do several different populations living together make? 15 $1 Million 16. What do several different populations living together make? 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 B: biosphere A: population C: community D: ecosystem C: community

15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100

17. Organisms that eat just plants are called. . . 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 17. Organisms that eat just plants are called. . . 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: omnivores B: carnivores C: herbivores C: herbivores D: parasites

18. In which type of symbiosis do organisms help each other? 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 18. In which type of symbiosis do organisms help each other? 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: parasitism B: competition D: mutualism C: commensalism D: mutualism

15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100

19. When is food a limiting factor? 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 19. When is food a limiting factor? 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 B: when a population is large A: when there is too much food B: when a population is large C: when a population is small D: when there is too much water

15 $1 Million 20. The term used to describe a sparrow that has been caught by an eagle. . . 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: prey B: omnivore A: prey C: predator D: herbivore

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15 $1 Million 21. The study of how living organisms and non-living factors in the environment interact. 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: ecology A: ecology B: population C: biosphere D: community

15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 22. Two lionesses are fighting over a fresh kill. What type of competition is this? 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 C: competition within a population B: competition within a population A: predator/prey C: competition between species in a community D: parasite/host

23. Limiting factors determine an area’s carry capacity because 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 23. Limiting factors determine an area’s carry capacity because 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: animals need resources to survive A: animals need resources to survive B: ecosystems are small C: the number of animals is limited D: the number of animals is unlimited

24. An animal that catches another animal for food is a . . . 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 24. An animal that catches another animal for food is a . . . 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: herbivore B: prey D: predator C: parasite D: predator

25. What living things make food from sunlight? 15 $1 Million 25. What living things make food from sunlight? 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 B: producers B: producers A: consumers C: animals D: frogs

26. Which is an example of an abiotic element changing an area? 15 $1 Million 26. Which is an example of an abiotic element changing an area? 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 B: two species of birds competing A: introducing a new type of grass C: water flooding the area C: water flooding the area D: algae growing on crabgrass

B: are thrown out of balance B: are thrown out of balance 15 $1 Million 27. After one species disappears, the other species in the ecosystem. . . 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 B: are thrown out of balance B: are thrown out of balance A: die C: benefit D: are unaffected

28. Trees that gain energy from the sun are an example of a . . . 15 $1 Million 28. Trees that gain energy from the sun are an example of a . . . 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: parasite B: decomposer D. producer C: consumer D: producer

29. Bacteria is an example of a . . . 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 29. Bacteria is an example of a . . . 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 B: parasite A: consumer C: decomposer C: decomposer D: producer

15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 30. The five levels of environmental organization from 1st-5th level are. . . 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 B: organism, population, biosphere, ecosystem, community A: organism, population, biosphere, abiotic elements, ecology C: organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere D: organism, population, biotic elements, abiotic elements, community C: organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere

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15 $1 Million 31. In a food web, arrows point in just one direction because they show . . . 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: which animal is bigger B: how energy flows to the animal that is eating B: how energy flows to the animal that is eating C: which animals are related D: how energy flows to the animal that is eaten