1:Which of the following organisms are you able to measure the gut contents (i.e. last prey eaten) in the Keystone Predator tidepool?

A:Nori Seaweed, Whelks, and Nori Seaweed

B:Acorn Barnacles, Black Pine, and Chiton

C:Goose Neck Barnacles, Acorn Barnacles, and Mussels

D:Chiton, Whelk, Starfish and Green Crab

E:Starfish, Coral Weed, Goose Neck Barnacles and Green Crab

F:Nori Seaweed, Black Pine and Coral Weed

 

2:A species that has a disproportionately large impact on its ecological community is called a(n):

A:Keystone species

B:Predator

C:Mobile consumer

D:Producer

E:Invasive species

 

3:An organism that is introduced into a new environment, where it is not native, is called a(n):

A:Keystone species

B:Mobile consumer

C:Producer

D:Predator

E:Invasive species

 

4:When conducting an experiment, it is important to have the experimental and control groups as close to each other as possible at the start of the experment. In the Keystone Predator simulation, what would you click on to make sure that each group started out the same?

A:The ‘Step 1’ button

B:The ‘Go’ button

C:The ‘Stop’ button

D:The ‘Reset’ button

E:The ‘Step 200’ button

 

5:In the Keystone Predator simulation, what would you click on to make the simulation run for exactly 200 weeks?

A:The ‘Stop’ button

B:The ‘Go’ button

C:The ‘Step 200’ button

D:The ‘Reset’ button

E:The ‘Step 1’ button

 

6:You probably know that herbivores eat plants and that predators eat herbivores. The progression of what eats what, from plant to herbivore to predator, is an example of:

A:gut contents

B:a carnivorous diet

C:the last prey eaten

D:a food chain

E:a vegitarian diet

 

7:Where are the tidepools found that are simulated in the Simbio Software?

A:North Carolina

B:California

C:Florida

D:New York

E:Washington State