Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Ecology is the study of the interaction of living organisms a. | with one another
and their biotic factors. | b. | and their communities. | c. | with one another
and their physical environment. | d. | and the food they eat. | | |
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All
of the following are abiotic factors of a habitat except a. | soil. | c. | water. | b. | plants. | d. | weather. | | | | |
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Fungi
are a. | decomposers. | c. | omnivores. | b. | scavengers. | d. | autotrophs. | | | | |
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Refer
to the illustration above. At each trophic level, the energy stored in the organisms in that level
is a. | about one-tenth
of the energy in the level below it. | b. | about one-tenth of the energy in the level above
it. | c. | 50 percent of
the energy in the level below it. | d. | 100 percent of the energy in the level below
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Precipitation and evaporation are important components of the a. | nitrogen
cycle. | c. | carbon
cycle. | b. | water cycle. | d. | All of the above | | | | |
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