FO Biology Semester 1 Test

Which statement describes an autotroph?

• It is an organism that makes its own food.

• It is an organism that eats other organisms.

• It is an organism that eats decaying matter.

• None of the above.

All the nonliving things in an environment are called the ________ factors.

• abiotic

• biotic

• ecological

• inorganic

Which of the following is another word for a plant?

• autotroph
• heterotroph
• consumer

Which of the following is an organism that eats only meat?

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore

Which is an example of a parasitic relationship?

• a bee pollinates a flower
• a tapeworm takes nutrients from a dog
• an orchid lives in a tree but does not harm the tree

In which type of relationship do both species benefit?

• parasitism
• mutualism
• commensalism

Barnacles grow on whales.  Whales give the barnacles a place to live but the barnacles do not help or harm the whale.  Which type of relationship is this?

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitiesm

An oxpecker bird eats ticks off of a zebra.  The bird gets food from eating the ticks and the zebra has harmful parasites removed.  Which type of symbiosis is this?

• mutualism
• parasitism
• commensalism

In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?

• Producers
• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Top Predator

In the energy pyramid below, which organism has the least amount of energy available?

• Producers
• Herbivores
• Carnivores
• Top Predator