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WorksheetsEcology Terms
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
A biotic factor is...
a)
any living factor in an ecosystem
b)
any nonliving factor in an ecosystem
c)
a robot in an ecosystem
d)
a type of rock
2.
An abiotic factor is...
a)
any living factor in an ecosystem
b)
any nonliving factor in an ecosystem
c)
a bear
d)
a math term
3.
What is a habitat?
a)
area where only biotic factors live
b)
area where only abiotic factors live
c)
area where neither biotic or abiotic factors live
d)
area where both biotic and abiotic factors live
4.
What is a niche?
a)
How an organism impacts its ecosystem
b)
What an organism eats
c)
A bug that makes you itch
d)
A fish
5.
What is a resource?
a)
A luxury of life (not needed for survival)
b)
A necessity of life (water, air, shelter, needed for life)
c)
Something that can be traded with another country (gold)
6.
What is symbiosis?
a)
A relationship where two organism live closely together
b)
Where two organism avoid each other completely
c)
Where two organisms play cymbals together
d)
Where two organisms fight for food
7.
What is mutualism?
a)
Symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits while the other is harmed
b)
Symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed
c)
Symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit
d)
Symbiotic relationship where both organisms are harmed
8.
What is parasitism?
a)
Symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits while the other is harmed
b)
Symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed
c)
Symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit
d)
Symbiotic relationship where both organisms are harmed
9.
What is commensalism?
a)
Symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits while the other is harmed
b)
Symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed
c)
Symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit
d)
Symbiotic relationship where both organisms are harmed
10.
What is a predator?
a)
An organism that hunts and kills other animals for food
b)
An organism hunted or caught for food by another organism
c)
An alien from a movie in the 1980s
11.
What is prey?
a)
An organism that hunts and kills other animals for food
b)
An organism hunted or caught for food by another organism
c)
A shorter name for a praying mantis
12.
What is a decomposer?
a)
An organism that breaks down waste/ other dead organisms
b)
A bad composer
c)
An organism that builds up waste and makes dead animals live again
d)
An animal that composes delightful orchestras
13.
What is competition?
a)
The extreme need to win a game
b)
Another name for your opponent in a game
c)
Another name for a game
d)
the struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources
14.
What is a host?
a)
The person who throws a party/get together
b)
The person who shows you to your seats at a restaurant
c)
an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite
15.
What is a parasite?
a)
the organism that benefits by living on or in a host
b)
The site where paradise is
c)
A bug
d)
An annoying person
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