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WorksheetsEcology Vocab
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The place where an organism lives is its _________.
a)
habitat
b)
abiotic
c)
ecosystem
d)
community
2.
All of the living parts of an ecosystem are _________.
a)
biology
b)
biotic
c)
abiotic
d)
biography
3.
A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area are called a/an ________.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
4.
All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
5.
What are the nonliving parts of the ecosystem? This includes temperature, water, sunlight, air, and soil.
a)
biotic factors
b)
communities
c)
abiotic factors
d)
microorganisms
6.
How do producers obtain energy?
a)
They conduct photosynthesis.
b)
They consume plants.
c)
They consume primary consumers.
d)
They consume secondary consumers.
7.
Organisms that feed on both living producers and other consumers.
a)
Carnivores
b)
Omnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Detritivores
8.
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
9.
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
10.
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
11.
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
12.
relationship in which two species live closely together
a)
resource
b)
mutualism
c)
succession
d)
symbiosis
13.
a relationship between two in which one species, the predator, feeds on the other species, the prey
a)
chemosynthesis
b)
predation
c)
cellular respiration
d)
commensalism
14.
Natural disasters such as flooding and tornadoes are linked to ________________.
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
old field
d)
ecosystem
15.
How do lichens contribute to primary succession?
a)
Lichens decompose organic matter from animals and plants
b)
Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil
c)
Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria
d)
Lichens convert carbohydrates into fossil fuels.
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