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Name: Date: Unit 2 Lesson 3

Lesson Quiz

Quiz: Patterns of Interaction

Read each question. Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which statement describes a difference 3. Every five years, certain kind of oak trees
between predators and prey? experience “masting,” in which they produce
and drop hundreds of acorns. How can masting
A. Prey are types of plants, whereas predators
affect organisms such as black bear, deer, and
are types of animals.
squirrels that feed on them?
B. Prey remain in one place, but predators move
A. The oak population and the populations of
around within the ecosystem.
organisms that eat acorns will both decline.
C. Prey get energy only from plant materials,
B. The number of acorns available will not
and predators eat only animals.
affect the black bear, deer, or squirrel
D. Prey are hunted for food, and predators populations.
capture and eat other animals to get energy.
C. The population of oak trees, black bear, deer,
2. The food web shows some of the feeding and squirrels will all show a slight increase.
relationships among organisms in Arctic D. The oak population will decline, while the
waters. population of black bear, deer, and squirrels
will increase.

4. Grizzly bears’ diets consist of roots, tubers,


berries, nuts, fungi, insects, rodents, and fish.
What ecological role best describes grizzly
bears?
A. producers
B. carnivores
C. omnivores
D. herbivores

5. A student is studying interactions between


organisms in a food web. She wonders what
could happen in a prairie ecosystem if foxes
suddenly disappeared. Which of these is the
best answer to her question?
Which organism would be least affected by A. If foxes disappear, all other populations will
overfishing for cod in Arctic waters? grow.
A. seals B. If foxes disappear, all other populations will
B. shrimp shrink.

C. baleen whales C. If foxes disappear, the population of an


organism that feeds on foxes will likely
D. toothed whales grow.
D. If foxes disappear, the population of an
organism on which foxes feed will likely
grow.

Lesson Quiz 1 Module C • Assessment Guide


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6. Gemma wants to investigate the rainforest ecosystem of the Amazon jungle in South America. Gemma
uses plants, reptiles, and insects native to New Jersey, where she lives, to build a terrarium, like the one
shown here.

Which limitation is true of Gemma’s experiment?


A. It models a complete ecosystem in New Jersey.
B. It does not model an ecosystem in the Amazon.
C. It does not include interactions between insects and plants.
D. It does not include interactions between reptiles and plants.

7. This food web shows how parts of a meadow ecosystem interact with parts of a marsh ecosystem.

Which of these is a carnivore according to the food web?


A. grasshopper
B. mouse
C. rabbit
D. small fish

Lesson Quiz 2 Module C • Assessment Guide


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Name: Date: Unit 2 Lesson 3
Lesson Quiz
Read each statement. Write your answer on the lines.

8. Hyenas usually hunt for food alone, but some scientists discovered that hyenas will sometimes hunt with
a pack of wolves. The hyenas benefit from being able to catch more food with a pack. The wolves
benefit from the hyenas’ ability to break through bones and excellent sense of smell.
Which type of relationship is this an example of? Explain.

9. The diagram shows how a manatee gets its energy.

What provides the energy for the sea grass, the manatee, and most life on Earth?

What role does the sea grass play in this food chain?

According to this diagram, what type of consumer is the manatee?

Lesson Quiz 3 Module C • Assessment Guide


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Lesson Quiz

10. The diagram shows an example of a food web.

What are common traits of the prey shown that help them survive?

What might happen if the rabbit population suddenly shrank due to disease?

Lesson Quiz 4 Module C • Assessment Guide


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