Quiz about Amplify Unit 4 Chapter 1 Ecosystems

Question 1

Which statement describes the habitat of polar bears?

Accepted Answer

Polar bears live in the Arctic, where it is cold and icy.

Answer

Polar bears eat meat, so they are carnivores.

Answer

Polar bears are predators because they hunt other animals.

Answer

Polar bears are active all year and do not hibernate.

Question 2

Polar bears are actually black, not white.

Polar bear fur is translucent, and only appears white because it reflects visible light. Beneath all that thick fur, their skin is jet black.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 3

Which lists only abiotic factors in this environment?

Accepted Answer

water, rock, soil, sun

Answer

grass, tree, rock, soil

Answer

bird, turtle, grass, tree

Answer

sun, water, grass, soil

Question 4

Identify the correct order of ecological organization beginning with the smallest level and ending with the largest.

Accepted Answer

Organism, population, community, ecosystem

Answer

Population, community, organism, ecosystem

Answer

Ecosystem, community, population, organism

Answer

Organism, community, population, ecosystem

Question 5

Which are examples of abiotic factors? Select three options.

Accepted Answer

Sunlight

Accepted Answer

Oxygen

Accepted Answer

Stones

Answer

Rotting leaves

Answer

Fungi

Question 6

Which are examples of biotic factors? Select three options.

Accepted Answer

Animals

Accepted Answer

Rotting leaves

Accepted Answer

Fungi

Answer

Sunlight

Answer

Stones

Question 7

Which level of ecological organization includes both biotic and abiotic factors?

Accepted Answer

an ecosystem

Answer

a population

Answer

a community

Answer

an organism

Question 8

Which two levels of ecological organization include members of only a single species?

Accepted Answer

organism and population

Answer

population and community

Answer

community and organism

Answer

ecosystem and population

Question 9

Identify the correct order of ecological organization beginning with the largest level and ending with the smallest.

Accepted Answer

Ecosystem, community, population, organism

Answer

Population, community, organism, ecosystem

Answer

Organism, population, community, ecosystem

Answer

Organism, community, population, ecosystem

Question 10

Which statement best describes ecological succession?

Accepted Answer

The observed changes in an ecological community over time

Answer

The passing of traits from parent to offspring

Answer

The change in the characteristics of a species over several generations and relies on the process of natural selection

Answer

None of these

Question 11

In which environment would primary succession take place? Select 2 options.

Accepted Answer

a cooling lava flow

Accepted Answer

an area of bare rock under a glacier

Answer

an abandoned field

Answer

a deserted mine

Answer

an unused farm

Question 12

Which best defines a pioneer species?

Accepted Answer

the first species to populate an uninhabited area

Answer

a species that enters an area and makes its own food

Answer

a species that enters a community that is stable and balanced

Answer

the first species that eats other organisms in an area

Question 13

After a volcanic eruption, lava flowed over an area and then cooled to form a thick layer of new rock. One thousand years later, a thriving forest with diverse flora and fauna is found in that area, even though evidence suggests that several large forest fires have occurred. Which statement best describes what happened?

Accepted Answer

Primary succession occurred, followed by several secondary successions.

Answer

Secondary succession occurred, followed by several primary successions.

Answer

Only secondary successions occurred.

Answer

Only primary successions occurred.

Question 14

Also called the "endpoint of succession" which stage of succession is characterized by a stable community.

Accepted Answer

Climax community

Answer

Primary succession

Answer

Secondary succession

Answer

Tertiary Succession

Question 15

Moss grows where there was previously only rock. Which situation describes this example?

Accepted Answer

a pioneer species in primary succession

Answer

a pioneer species in secondary succession

Answer

a climax community in primary succession

Answer

a climax community in secondary succession

Question 16

Which statement best contrasts pioneer species and climax communities?

Accepted Answer

Pioneer species are involved in the first stage of succession, and climax communities are involved in the final stage of succession.

Answer

Pioneer species are involved in the final stage of succession, and climax communities are involved in the first stage of succession.

Answer

A pioneer species will change into a different species in the climax community.

Answer

A climax community is made up of multiple pioneer species.

Question 17

Which best compares habitat and niche?

Accepted Answer

Habitat is a place in which organisms live, and niche is the way in which an organism fits into its habitat.

Answer

Niche is a place in which organisms live, and habitat is the way in which an organism fits into its habitat.

Answer

Habitat is a group of organisms that live in an area, and niche is a specific species that lives in that area.

Answer

Niche is a group of organisms that live in an area, and habitat is a specific species that lives in that area.

Question 18

Fishermen have removed most of the adult bass from the wetlands community. Based on the information in the chart, which of these would MOST likely occur?

Accepted Answer

Sunfish become overpopulated

Answer

Minnows have more difficulty reproducing.

Answer

Snails need to find another food source.

Answer

Young bass migrate to other areas.

Question 19

During a large volcanic eruption the ash thrown into the air blocked 70% of the sunlight reaching the surface. Which organism in the table would be most immediately affected?

Accepted Answer

Algae

Answer

Snail

Answer

Sunfish

Answer

bass

Question 20

Which graph best represents the relationship between niche diversity and biodiversity?

Accepted Answer

Option C is correct

Answer

A.

Answer

B.

Answer

D.

Question 21

Royale is a large island in Lake Superior. During the 1800s, most of the trees were removed, and the wolves and moose that lived on the island died. In the early 1900s, moose were reintroduced to the island. By 1925, the moose population on Isle Royale rose to about 2,000 individuals. Which BEST explains how the moose population grew so rapidly?

Accepted Answer

There were no predators to control the population.

Answer

The death rate was greater than the birth rate.

Answer

There was unlimited food for the moose to eat.

Answer

The birth rate decreased and few moose died.

Question 22

Based on the information in the chart, which ecosystem most likely has the highest biodiversity?

Accepted Answer

X

Answer

W

Answer

Y

Answer

Z

Question 23

Which could be classified as part of an ecosystem but not part of a community?

Accepted Answer

Minerals

Answer

Trees

Answer

Grasses

Answer

Bacteria

Question 24

Which statements describe the relationship between the area and the biodiversity of an ecosystem? Check all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A large area of a forest will likely have higher biodiversity than a smaller area of the same forest.

Accepted Answer

A half acre of rainforest would likely have greater biodiversity than a full acre of desert.

Answer

Large ecosystems always have higher biodiversity than smaller ecosystems.

Answer

Small ecosystems always have low biodiversity.

Answer

The same area of two different types of ecosystems will have the same biodiversity.

Question 25

Wolves, which are top predators, were eliminated from Yellowstone National Park in the 1930s. In 1995, wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone. During the period in which wolves were absent from Yellowstone, which MOST likely occurred?

Accepted Answer

an increase in competition for food resources among small prey

Answer

a greater opportunity for primary producers to flourish

Answer

an increase in the population of tertiary consumers

Answer

a greater balance of predator-prey relationships

Question 26

Which best explains why a decrease in the types of insects in an ecosystem reduces the sustainability of the ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

Organisms that depend on insects may not survive, eventually harming all the organisms that are interconnected.

Answer

The biodiversity of the ecosystem cannot be protected by laws unless there are a certain number of insect species.

Answer

There will likely be fewer insects that harm plants, causing an increase in plant diversity.

Answer

Having fewer insects allows other organisms to use the resources that the insects were using.

Question 27

Which of the following BEST explains what will occur when a population grows larger than the carrying capacity of its environment?

Accepted Answer

The death rate will increase.

Answer

The emigration rate will decrease.

Answer

The competition rate will decrease.

Answer

The birth rate will increase.

Question 28

Several years ago, fish from Asia were introduced into ponds in the United States. They have rapidly grown in numbers and use up a lot of the food and habitats of other fish that are natural to the United States. This is an example of which factor that affects biodiversity?

Accepted Answer

nonnative species

Answer

Pollution

Answer

habitat destruction

Answer

poaching

Question 29

During a large volcanic eruption the ash thrown into the air blocked 70% of the sunlight reaching the surface. Which organism in the table would be most immediately affected?

Accepted Answer

Algae

Answer

Snail

Answer

Sunfish

Answer

Bass

Question 30

Humans living in highly populated areas are more inclined to _______.

Accepted Answer

Violence

Answer

Socially isolate

Answer

Appetite loss

Answer

All of the above

Question 31

Which of the following statements about human society and limiting factors is true?

Accepted Answer

Modifications made to the environment to reduce the impact of limiting factors can cause disruption to the natural balance of an ecosystem.

Answer

Humans cannot modify their environment to adapt it to their needs.

Answer

Humans can completely overcome the factors that limit population size.

Answer

Limiting factors are of no concern to human society, because they do not affect human populations

Question 32

Which of the following is not a reason that small societies can maintain stability in the long term better than larger societies?

Accepted Answer

Smaller societies rely more heavily on legislation and military forces.

Answer

Smaller societies have a smaller demand for resources.

Answer

Smaller societies can be governed by internal controls more effectively than larger societies.

Answer

None of the above

Question 33

Which could be classified as part of a community. Select all that apply,

Accepted Answer

Trees

Accepted Answer

Grasses

Accepted Answer

Bacteria

Answer

Minerals

Question 34

In which environment would secondary succession take place? Select 2 options.

Accepted Answer

an unused farm

Answer

an abandoned field

Answer

a cooling lava flow

Answer

an area of bare rock under a glacier

Question 35

Which level(s) of ecological organization includes only biotic factors? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

a population

Accepted Answer

a community

Accepted Answer

an organism

Answer

an ecosystem

Question 36

Which two levels of ecological organization include members of multiple (more than one) species?

Accepted Answer

ecosystem and community

Answer

population and community

Answer

organism and population

Answer

community and organism

Question 37

If the population growth is zero then

Accepted Answer

the population is unchanged

Answer

the population is decreasing

Answer

the birth rate and immigration is greater than the death rate and emigration

Answer

the population is increasing

Question 38

Which statement best contrasts pioneer species and climax communities?

Accepted Answer

Pioneer species are involved in the first stage of succession, and climax communities are involved in the final stage of succession.

Answer

Pioneer species are involved in the final stage of succession, and climax communities are involved in the first stage of succession.

Answer

A pioneer species will change into a different species in the climax community.

Answer

A climax community is made up of multiple pioneer species.

Question 39

Royale is a large island in Lake Superior. During the 1800s, most of the trees were removed, and the wolves and moose that lived on the island died. In the early 1900s, moose were reintroduced to the island. By 1925, the moose population on Isle Royale rose to about 2,000 individuals. Which BEST explains how the moose population grew so rapidly?

Accepted Answer

There were no predators to control the population.

Answer

The death rate was greater than the birth rate.

Answer

There was unlimited food for the moose to eat.

Answer

The birth rate decreased and few moose died.

Question 40

Which are true statements about invasive species? Check all that apply.

Accepted Answer

Invasive species are species that have been introduced into areas outside their native range

Accepted Answer

Invasive species may outcompete native species for resources or habitat, altering community structure and potentially leading to extinctions

Answer

Invasive species are native to their environment.

Answer

Invasive species seldom cause caused harm in their new area.

Question 41

Poaching is the legal hunting of animals.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 42

This graph shows/illustrates/suggests that

Accepted Answer

as niche diversity increases biodiversity increases

Answer

as niche diversity increases biodiversity decreases

Answer

as niche diversity decreases biodiversity increases

Answer

as niche diversity decreases biodiversity decreases

Question 43

This graph illustrates/shows/suggests

Accepted Answer

a positive correlation between niche diversity and biodiversity

Answer

a negative correlation between niche diversity and biodiversity

Answer

both a negative and a positive correlation between niche diversity and biodiversity

Answer

no correlation between niche diversity and biodiversity

Amplify Unit 4 Chapter 1 Ecosystems

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Similar Resources on Wayground

Popular Resources on Wayground

Discover more resources for Science