Ecology Unit Test Review Game

True or False. In this Food Web Pyramid which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants? Careful!

• Herbivore
• Carnivore
• Omnivore
• Secondary Consumer

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Wild hogs introduced to Texas from Europe became feral after the hogs escaped from the ranches where they lived. Feral hogs are omnivores that feed on native plants, crops, and small animals. Feral hogs can damage an ecosystem by rooting through the soil to look for food and trampling small plants.

Which types of native organisms do feral hogs most likely compete with for food sources?

• Carnivores and producers

• Herbivores and carnivores

• Producers and decomposers

• Decomposers and herbivores

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A scientist added bacteria and a nutrient medium that could support the growth of the bacteria to a sterilized petri dish. No other materials were added. The graph models growth of the bacteria over time.

Which of these most likely explains why the bacterial population stopped growing?

• The bacteria competed for nutrients and died after all the nutrients were consumed.

• The bacteria did not reproduce in the system, and eventually each individual died at the end of its life cycle.

• The bacteria mutated from photosynthetic to carnivorous organisms and consumed one another until all the individuals were dead.

• The bacteria became diseased and were unable to survive in the closed system.

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Fish in a lake have to compete for space. Different fish have different optimal temperature ranges. The graph below shows the temperature ranges of four fish species.

At which temperature range will there be the most competition for space among these fish species?

• 5°C to 10°C

• 10°C to 15°C

• 15°C to 20°C

• 25°C to 30°C

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The graph below shows the percent of seeds from two plant species that sprout when grown in water containing different amounts of salt.

Which of the following best summarizes the effect of saltwater on these plant species?

• Species 1 can sprout only in freshwater, and Species 2 can sprout only in saltwater

• Both species can sprout in freshwater and saltwater, but Species 2 can sprout in a higher salt concentration than Species 1.

• Both species need salt in their water, but Species 2 needs more salt than Species 1.

• Species 1 can sprout only in water with a low salt concentration, but Species 2 is not affected by the salt concentration.

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Which organisms in the food web shown above compete for the same food source in this environment?

• Grasshoppers and snakes

• Hawks and frogs

• Frogs and snakes

• Decomposers and grasses

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This diagram shows the variety of organisms that live in different tide zones. Mussels are common organisms that compete for space in intertidal (middle) tide zones. If all of the mussels were removed from zone A, which organisms would likely compete for the space in Zone A?

• Periwinkle and Limpets

• Sea lettuce and Chiton

• Sea urchins and Hermit crabs

• Rock louse and Periwinkle

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Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?

• There would be a decrease in the small bird population.
• There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.
• There would be a decrease in the mice population.
• There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.

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Which of the following is NOT a biotic factor?

• Coyote

• air

• elephant

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If additional snakes are introduced into this ecosystem, there will most likely be an immediate decrease in the _________.  

• hawk population
• rabbit population
• wildflower population
• grass population

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