Glencoe Science Level Green

Chapter 18: Interactions of Living Things

Section 3 Self-Check Quiz-Eng.

1
Which one of the following is an example of predation?
A)bats eating insects
B)bees collecting nectar from flowers
C)deer drinking water from a stream
D)birds building nests
2
The role that a species plays in a community is its __________.
A)niche
B)habitat
C)biotic potential
D)carrying capacity
3
How do decomposers obtain energy in an ecosystem?
A)through photosynthesis
B)from breaking down dead organisms
C)through symbiosis
D)from the atmosphere
4
Which organisms in a food chain have the least available energy?
A)those in the first link
B)those in the middle links
C)All have the same amount of available energy.
D)those in the last link
5
What provides a more accurate model of the way energy moves through a community?
A)a food chain
B)the water cycle
C)a food web
D)the nitrogen cycle
6
Which one of the following would be an example of an organism you would expect to find at the bottom of an ecological pyramid?
A)beetle
B)human
C)oak tree
D)squirrel
7
An energy pyramid usually has only __________ levels.
A)one or two
B)three or four
C)four or five
D)five or six
8
How long have the carbon atoms in your body been on Earth?
A)billions of years
B)as long as you have been alive
C)probably less than one year
D)15 minutes
9
The water cycle involves the processes of evaporation, condensation, and __________.
A)precipitation
B)decomposition
C)photosynthesis
D)symbiosis
10
What cycle of matter involves carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere?
A)nitrogen
B)carbon
C)water
D)oxygen
11
Bacteria nodules associated with certain plants change _________ from the air into a form that can be used by most organisms.
A)carbon dioxide
B)oxygen
C)nitrogen
D)water vapor
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