Ecology Concepts: Community, Ecosystem, Niche
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Ecology Concepts: Community, Ecosystem, Niche

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Why do the number of organisms decrease at successive trophic levels in a food chain?

  • Because organisms at lower trophic levels reproduce faster
  • Because organisms at higher trophic levels require less energy
  • As energy is lost as heat during metabolic processes (correct)
  • Due to an increase in competition for resources

    • Which organism from Table 2 is likely to be a predator in the woodland community food web?

  • Caterpillar
  • Blackbird
  • Mongoose (correct)
  • Earthworm

    • What is the importance of predator/prey relationships within ecosystems?

  • To increase the genetic diversity of prey species
  • To control the population of predators
  • To maintain the balance of species in an ecosystem (correct)
  • To ensure the survival of herbivores

    • If a disease affects the blackbird population causing most members to die, what would be a likely consequence?

    <p>Decrease in the grass snake population</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organism shares a special relationship with a leguminous plant?

    <p>Caterpillar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Identify one organism likely to be prey in the woodland community food web.

    <p>Earthworm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary reason for the decrease in organisms at higher trophic levels?

    <p>Energy loss during metabolic processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do organisms at higher trophic levels require more energy?

    <p>To support larger body sizes and more complex activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to energy as it moves up successive trophic levels?

    <p>It decreases as heat during metabolic processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organism benefits from a relationship with leguminous plants?

    <p>Caterpillar</p> Signup and view all the answers

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