{"id":78,"date":"2014-10-17T10:18:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T10:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecbio5u2hwrk\/mcq-1_2c-food-chains-niches\/"},"modified":"2014-12-08T18:29:00","modified_gmt":"2014-12-08T18:29:00","slug":"mcq-1_2c-food-chains-niches","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecbio5u2hwrk\/mcq-1_2c-food-chains-niches\/","title":{"rendered":"MCQ 2_2A Food Chains\/ Niches"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marking Guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nAs energy flows along a food chain it becomes<\/span> <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nless because some is used for growth by the organisms<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nless because some is lost by the organisms as movement and heat<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nmore because some is gained as movement and heat<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nmore because some is gained as organisms grow<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nWhich of the following describes a community?<\/span> <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nthe total number of one species present<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nall the living organisms and the non-living parts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nall the living organisms<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nall the plants<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nThe niche of an organism is <\/span> <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nwhere it lives<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nits role in the habitat<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nthe type of habitat where it is found<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nthe number of organisms present<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nWhich of the following is not a description of a niche?<\/span> <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\ntiny decomposer in the soil<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nsmall bird of prey<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nmicroscopic floating producer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nlarge black beetle<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nAn ecosystem is more stable when it has<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nonly a few different members of each species<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nmany different species<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nmany members of each species<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nfew different species<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nPlants convert 5% of the light energy they receive into new plant material.
\nIn the food chain below, primroses receive 100 000 units of light energy.<\/span>Primrose \u2192 vole \u2192 weasel \u2192 owl<\/span>How much energy is available for the vole? <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\n10 000 units<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\n1000 units<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\n100 units<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\n10 units<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nAnimals that feed on both plants and animals are called \u2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\ncarnivores<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nherbivores<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\ndetritivores<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nomnivores<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nThe diagram below shows a food web from the seashore.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The periwinkle can be described as……<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nproducer<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nprimary consumer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nsecondary consumer<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\ndecomposer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nWhich term describes all the organisms living in the same area?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nfood web<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\necosystem<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\npopulation<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\ncommunity<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nWhich term describes an animal that eats other animals in food web?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nprey<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\npredator<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nproducer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nprimary consumer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nIn a woodland ecosystem which of the following describes a community?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nall the oak trees<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nall the plants<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nall the plants and animals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nall the oak trees and blackbirds<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Consider the food web below and use it to answer questions 12 and 13.
\n\"\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\n\n
If the tadpole population decreases, the water boatman population is likely to <\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\ndecrease<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nremain unchanged<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nincreases slowly<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nincreases rapidly<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nIf water beetles are removed, water boatmen have more food, but their number may not increase because<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nwater beetles also eat small herbivorous fish<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\ntadpoles may now be eaten by herbivorous fish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\ntadpoles may run out of food<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\ncarnivorous fish must now be eat more water boatmen<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nIn a Rain Forest Biome which of the following would be at the producer level?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nchimpanzees<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nmonkeys<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nfruit bearing trees<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\npine trees<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nBiodiversity can be defined as the <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nnumber of plants in a habitat<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nnumber of animals in a habitat<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nvariety of species in an ecosystem<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nplants and animal together with their habitat<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nWhich of the following is true about secondary consumers in an ecosystem? <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nThey eat only plants<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nThey are omnivorous<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nThey eat primary consumers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nThey are eaten by primary consumers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nWhich term describes an animal that eats other animals in a food web? <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nprey<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\npredator<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nproducer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nprimary consumer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nAnimals that feed on both plants and animals are called \u2026 <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\ncarnivores<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nherbivores<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\ndetritivores<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nomnivores<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nArrows in a food chain indicate: <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nthe direction of energy flow<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nwhat organism will be eaten next<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nhow much energy is being passed on<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nwhich organism eats which<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nIf a kestrel eats a mouse that eats grass, the kestrel is a<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nproducer.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nsecondary consumer.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nprimary consumer.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\ndecomposer.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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