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WorksheetsEcology Vocab Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Green plants are
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
herbivores
d)
omnivores
2.
What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
sunlight
c)
water
d)
carbon
3.
which symbiosis is this
a)
parasitism
b)
mutualism
c)
commensalism
d)
nonalism
4.
symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit
a)
competition
b)
Mutualism
c)
nitrogen fixation
d)
energy pyramid
5.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms.
d)
How carnivores get their food.
6.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Producer
d)
Autotroph
7.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Producer
b)
Autotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Insect
8.
All populations of all species living in an ecosystem.
a)
population
b)
community
c)
ecosystem
d)
species
9.
An organism that eats both plants and meat.
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
d)
detrivore
10.
A relationship that only helps one organism.
ex. barnacle on whale
ex. barnacle on whale
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
11.
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
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.
On average, how much energy is lost between each trophic level?
a)
0%
b)
50%
c)
90%
d)
100%
15.
Carrying capacity is...
a)
The maximum resources that a population can hold.
b)
The maximum population an ecosystem can hold based on its resources.
c)
The maximum amount a person can carry.
d)
The maximum population in an area.
16.
What do the arrows represent in this diagram?
a)
Who is being eaten
b)
The flow of energy
c)
What things change into
d)
The decomposition of organisms
17.
Autotroph or heterotroph?
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
18.
Organisms that get their energy DIRECTLY from the sun.
a)
autotrophs
b)
heterotrophs
19.
In the picture, the snake is the...
a)
Producer
b)
Primary Consumer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Tertiary Consumer
20.
A primary consumer is always a...
a)
carnivore
b)
herbivore
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