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Ecology Introduction Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Consumer
a)
An individual who makes their own food
b)
An individual who has to eat other organisms
c)
An individual who only eats meat
d)
An individual who only eats plants
2.
Producer
a)
An individual who can make their own food
b)
An individual who has to consume other organisms 
c)
An individual who only eats meat
d)
An individual who only eats plants
3.
Decomposer
a)
An individual who can make their own food
b)
An individual who eats living organisms
c)
An individual who eats dead or decaying organisms
d)
An individual who eats micro-organisms
4.
An individual who only eats meat is called a(n)
a)
omnivore
b)
carnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
5.
An individual who eats only plants is called a(n)
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
d)
decomposer
6.
An individual who eats plants and animals is called a(n)
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
d)
decomposer
7.
Cellular respiration and photosynthesis are part of the ___ cycle. 
a)
nitrogen
b)
energy
c)
carbon
d)
fixation 
8.
The way that carbon is cycled from the atmosphere to living things is
a)
cellular respiration 
b)
photosynthesis
9.
Microorganisms can harness nitrogen from the atmosphere through a process called 
a)
nitrogen breathing
b)
nitrogen respiration
c)
photosynthesis
d)
nitrogen fixation 
10.
Groups of rabbits that live in the same area make up a
a)
species
b)
population
11.
All the rabbits in the world make up a
a)
species
b)
population
12.
The rabbits and squirrels in an area are a part of the same
a)
population 
b)
community
13.
All the variety of living things
a)
species
b)
communities
c)
biodiversity
d)
biomes
14.
Organisms that are similar enough to reproduce are grouped into a
a)
species
b)
population 
c)
community
d)
biome
15.
The smallest level of ecological classification 
a)
population
b)
biome
c)
ecosystem
d)
individual 
16.
The largest level of ecological classification 
a)
ecosystem
b)
biome
c)
population
d)
biosphere
17.
One specific member of a population 
a)
individual
b)
species
c)
community
d)
dude
18.
A group of organisms from the same species living in the same area
a)
individual 
b)
community
c)
population
d)
biome
19.
Groups of individuals from many species living in the same area
a)
population
b)
community
c)
biome
d)
individual 
20.
All the living and nonliving things in an area
a)
population
b)
community
c)
ecosystem
d)
biome
21.
Groups of ecosystems that have similar climates (abiotic factors) and living organisms (biotic factors)
a)
biomes
b)
biosphere
c)
population
d)
community
22.
All living and nonliving things on the planet 
a)
community 
b)
biome
c)
population 
d)
biosphere
23.
Biotic factors
a)
living things
b)
nonliving things
24.
Abiotic factors
a)
living things
b)
nonliving things