Nutrition and Energy Flow Help Please?

1. Water is lost to the abiotic parts of the biosphere from the biotic parts by the process of _____.
(1 point)

precipitation

photosynthesis

transpiration

infiltration

2. Some birds are known as honey guides because they may be followed by humans to wild beehives. When the humans take honey from the hives, the birds are able to feast on the honey and bees, too. This type of relationship can best be described as _____.
(1 point)

parasitism

commensalism

mutualism

symbiosis

3. An ecologist who studies how several species in an area interact
is interested in the biological organization called a(n) _____.
(1 point)

organism

population

community

ecosystem


Figure 2-1

4. Referring to Figure 2-1, as matter and energy move from grasses to coyotes, the amount of available energy _____.
(1 point)

increases

decreases

decreases then increases

increases or decreases but population size remains the same


5. Referring to Figure 2-1, the coyotes would be considered _____.
(1 point)


herbivores

third-order consumers

second-order consumers

decomposers

1.Precipitation
2.Mutualism -when both species involved benefit from the relationship
3.Ecosystem
4.Where is the pic?
5.Need picture?