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WorksheetsEcology Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms and the functioning of ecosystems.
a)
Biotic Factors
b)
Abiotic Factors
c)
Essential Factors
d)
Density-Dependent Factors
2.
Any living component that affects another organism
a)
Abiotic Factor
b)
Biotic Factor
c)
Essential Factor
d)
Density-Independent Factor
3.
The number of individuals living in a specific area
a)
Population
b)
Population Density
c)
Community
d)
Ecosystem
4.
All of the individual of a species that live in the same area
a)
Species
b)
Population
c)
Community
d)
Ecosystem
5.
Group of organisms that can mate and produce fertile offspring
a)
Species
b)
Population
c)
Community
d)
Ecosystem
6.
Maximum number of individuals that the resources of an environment can normally and persistently support
a)
Carrying Capacity
b)
Maximum Capacity
c)
Limiting Factor
d)
Total Number
7.
Collection of organisms and nonliving things, such as climate, soil, water, and rocks, in an area
a)
Species
b)
Population
c)
Community
d)
Ecosystem
8.
The study of the interactions among living things and their surroundings
a)
Biology
b)
Evolution
c)
Ecology
d)
Envirology
9.
S-shaped curve showing the three phases of rapid, nearly exponential growth followed by growth rate slowing until carrying capacity is reached, followed by population stability
a)
Exponential Growth
b)
Logistic Growth
c)
Phased Growth
d)
Stable Growth
10.
Organisms that obtains its energy from abiotic sources, such as sunlight or inorganic chemicals
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Omnivore
d)
Carnivore
11.
Organism that obtains its nutrients by consuming other organisms
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Chemoautotroph
d)
Chemoheterotroph
12.
Organism that obtains its energy and nutrients by eating other organisms
a)
Autotroph
b)
Consumer
c)
Plants
d)
Algae
13.
What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
sunlight
c)
water
d)
carbon
14.
What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a biological community?
a)
energy path
b)
food web
c)
trophic level
d)
food pyramid
15.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Producer
b)
Autotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Insect
16.
The amount of energy that usually transfers from one trophic level to the next...
a)
10%
b)
20%
c)
80%
d)
50%
17.
An illustration that uses arrows to show the many possible directions in which matter and energy can pass through the organisms in an ecosystem.
a)
Food chain
b)
Food web
c)
Energy Pyramid
d)
Succession Map
18.
A place where an organism lives.
a)
Terrain
b)
Habitat
c)
Community
d)
Population
19.
True or False: It is possible for a carnivore to be a producer.
a)
False
b)
True
20.
Study of interactions between organisms and their environment
a)
niche
b)
community
c)
ecology
d)
ecosystem
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