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What is the main energy source for life on earth?
What is the main energy source for life on earth?
- Wind
- Sunlight (correct)
- Geothermal energy
- Water
Which organisms perform chemosynthesis to produce carbohydrates?
Which organisms perform chemosynthesis to produce carbohydrates?
- Fungi
- Plants
- Animals
- Bacteria (correct)
What do scavengers primarily feed on in an ecosystem?
What do scavengers primarily feed on in an ecosystem?
- Plants
- Decaying organic matter (correct)
- Live animals
- Sunlight
Which type of consumers primarily depend on plants for their food?
Which type of consumers primarily depend on plants for their food?
What type of consumers primarily eat the flesh and meat of other living animals?
What type of consumers primarily eat the flesh and meat of other living animals?
Which organisms are known as the 'cleaners of the environment'?
Which organisms are known as the 'cleaners of the environment'?
What term describes a relationship in which one organism captures and feeds on another organism?
What term describes a relationship in which one organism captures and feeds on another organism?
Which type of relationship in symbiosis benefits both species involved?
Which type of relationship in symbiosis benefits both species involved?
What is the functional role that an organism plays within an ecosystem called?
What is the functional role that an organism plays within an ecosystem called?
Which principle states that two different species cannot occupy the same niche in the same place for very long?
Which principle states that two different species cannot occupy the same niche in the same place for very long?
In a parasitic relationship, which organism benefits while the other is harmed?
In a parasitic relationship, which organism benefits while the other is harmed?
What type of relationship is represented by one member benefiting while the other is neither helped nor harmed?
What type of relationship is represented by one member benefiting while the other is neither helped nor harmed?
What is the main difference between bioaccumulation and biomagnification?
What is the main difference between bioaccumulation and biomagnification?
How does predation affect community composition and species diversity?
How does predation affect community composition and species diversity?
According to the law of thermodynamics, what does the Second Law of Thermodynamics state?
According to the law of thermodynamics, what does the Second Law of Thermodynamics state?
How does the law of conservation of mass (matter) apply to ecology?
How does the law of conservation of mass (matter) apply to ecology?
How do keystone species impact ecosystem adaptation to environmental changes?
How do keystone species impact ecosystem adaptation to environmental changes?
What role does competition play in ecosystems?
What role does competition play in ecosystems?
