{"id":82,"date":"2014-10-17T10:28:01","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T10:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecbio5u2hwrk\/mcq-2_2c-pyramids\/"},"modified":"2015-04-11T11:07:28","modified_gmt":"2015-04-11T11:07:28","slug":"mcq-2_2c-pyramids","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecbio5u2hwrk\/mcq-2_2c-pyramids\/","title":{"rendered":"MCQ 2_2C Pyramids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nA pyramid of energy shows<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nwhat happens to the solar energy entering a food chain<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nhow the organisms in a food chain use energy<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nthe quantity of energy at each stage in a food chain<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nhow energy is passed from one food chain to another<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nAs energy flows along a food chain\u00a0the energy in the food chain<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\ndecreases\u00a0because some is used for growth by the organisms<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\ndecreases\u00a0because some is lost by the organisms as movement and heat<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nincreases\u00a0because some is gained as movement and heat<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nincreases\u00a0because 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<\/tr>\n
3.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nA pyramid of numbers shows the<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nnumber of organisms at each stage in food chain<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nnumber of organisms in different food chains<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nnumber of food chains in a food web<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\ntotal number of organisms in a food web<\/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 a correct description of a decomposer?<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nA micro-organism which lives inside animals and causes disease<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nAn organism which releases chemicals from organic waste<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nA fungus which grows on living tissue<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nA green plant which roots in rotting vegetation<\/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>\nThe biomass at each stage in a food chain decreases because<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nthere are fewer organisms<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nthe organisms are smaller<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nbiomass is converted to waste<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nless energy is available for growth<\/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>\nWhy might a pyramid of biomass not have the same shape as a a pyramid of numbers for the same food chain?<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nthe biomass is not always related to the number<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nthe biomass depends on the number<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nthe number depends on the energy available<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nthe number is always greater than the biomasss<\/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>\nWhich food chain below would give a different pattern in a pyramid of biomass and a pyramid of numbers?<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nrose bush \u2192 greenfly \u2192 ladybird<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nalgae \u2192 waterflea \u2192 fish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\ngrass \u2192 rabbit \u2192 fox<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nseed \u2192 vole \u2192 kestrel<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nThe niche of an organism is <\/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
9.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nWhich of the following is not a description of a niche?<\/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<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/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
11.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nPlants convert 1% of the light energy they receive into new plant material.
\nIn the food chain below, primroses receive 100 000 units of light energy.Primrose \u2192 vole \u2192 weasel \u2192 owlHow much energy is available for the vole? \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/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
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nThe diagram below shows a food web from the seashore.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The microscopic animals could be described as the……<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nproducer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nprimary consumer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nsecondary consumer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\ndecomposer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nThe diagram below represents a pyramid of biomass.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

W Reprersents the total mass of<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nproducers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nprey<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\npredators<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nherbivores<\/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>\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
15.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nIn a woodland ecosystem which of the following describes a population?<\/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\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nWhich of these best describes a relationship shown by this African energy pyramid?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nThe lion is a predator of the giraffes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nThe lion is the prey of the giraffes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\nGiraffes are the prey of the trees<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nGiraffes are predators of the lion<\/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>\nThe total variety of all living things on Earth is described as<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nA.<\/span><\/td>\nan ecosystem<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nB.<\/span><\/td>\nbiodiversity<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nC.<\/span><\/td>\na population<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\ncompetition<\/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>\nWhich of the following statements about a woodland 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 oak trees and blackbirds<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nD.<\/span><\/td>\nAll the plants and animals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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