Question

Organisms that are herbivores are called:
Primary Consumers
Primary Producers
Tertiary Consumers
Secondary Consumers

A spider stalks, kills, and eats an insect. This is an example of:
Mutualism
Commensalism
Predator Prey
Competition


In most habitats, the immediate removal of a predator will have the biggest impact on the population of:
Herbivores
Producers
Microbes
Decomposers


Black bears can be found in several areas in Texas and Mexico. The size of one of these bear populations decreased when some individuals from the population moved to another area .Based on this information, what caused a decrease in the size of this bear population?
Emigration
Extinction
Natural Selection
Speciation


The graph to the right shows changes in the size of a mammal population in the early 1900s.

Which of the following explanations is the most likely reason for the dramatic population change between 1915 and 1925?

A.
a decrease in the birth rate of the mammal population

B.
an increase in the death rate of the mammal population

C.
a large decrease in the number of the mammal’s predators

D.
a large increase in snowfall for several months in the mammal’s habitat


6. Which is not a benefit of maintaining sustainable forest ecosystems?
A. Empty space on which to build homes
B. Habitat for thousands of species
C. Reduction of erosion in watersheds
D. Regulation of weather patterns

7. The human population is currently following roughly a J-shaped curve. This means that the population is
Growing Exponentially
Slowing
Reached Carrying Capacity
Logistic Growth



8. The diagram below shows part of a food web in a salt marsh.

Which organisms in the food web belong to the trophic level that provides the most available energy to the ecosystem?
Herons
Phytoplankton
Shorebirds
Shrimp








9. The following image shows the age structure of the Galapagos Tortoise. This population represents:


Rapid Growth
Slow Growth
Zero Growth
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Answers

GPT-4o mini
1. Organisms that are herbivores are called:
- **Primary Consumers**

2. A spider stalks, kills, and eats an insect. This is an example of:
- **Predator Prey**

3. In most habitats, the immediate removal of a predator will have the biggest impact on the population of:
- **Herbivores**

4. Black bears can be found in several areas in Texas and Mexico. The size of one of these bear populations decreased when some individuals from the population moved to another area. Based on this information, what caused a decrease in the size of this bear population?
- **Emigration**

5. The graph to the right shows changes in the size of a mammal population in the early 1900s.
The most likely reason for the dramatic population change between 1915 and 1925 is:
- **B. an increase in the death rate of the mammal population**

6. Which is not a benefit of maintaining sustainable forest ecosystems?
- **A. Empty space on which to build homes**

7. The human population is currently following roughly a J-shaped curve. This means that the population is:
- **Growing Exponentially**

8. The diagram below shows part of a food web in a salt marsh. Which organisms in the food web belong to the trophic level that provides the most available energy to the ecosystem?
- **Phytoplankton**

9. The following image shows the age structure of the Galapagos Tortoise. This population represents:
- **Slow Growth** (assuming that the age structure demonstrates a stable population with more mature individuals than young, leading to potential slow growth)

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