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WorksheetsAPES Ecology Vocab
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What is extinction?
a)
When an organism reproduces
b)
The inside of a nucleus
c)
When an organism dies off from Earth.
2.
What are Endemic Species?
a)
species that are found only in a specific waterbase area
b)
Species that are found only in a specific geographic area
c)
Internationally recognized hotspots
d)
Lost species in an area destroyed
3.
which has indirect economic value?
a)
organisms that provide food and shelter
b)
ecosystem that decomposes waste
c)
plants that contain medical substances
d)
species that has desirable genetic traits
4.
Which is true about Allopatric and/or Sympatric Speciation?
a)
In allopatric sp., members of the pop live in the same land
b)
In sympatric sp., members of the pop live in the same land
c)
Speciation takes longer in allopatric situations
d)
There are very few examples of sympatric speciation
5.
It would be very difficult for a male toy poodle to produce offspring with a Great Dane...why?
a)
Behavioral isolation
b)
Temporal isolation
c)
Mechanical isolation
d)
Hybrid Sterility
6.
One species of flower blooms in the spring, the other in the fall. They can not interbreed bc..
a)
Behavioral isolation
b)
Temporal isolation
c)
Mechanical isolation
d)
Hybrid sterility
7.
What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?
a)
To look different from other species.
b)
To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.
c)
To protect itself against predators.
d)
To protect itself against prey.
8.
Acquired traits are...
a)
traits that you are born with.
b)
traits that are inherited.
c)
traits that develop over a lifetime.
d)
a trait with no environmental influence.
9.
Traits that offer what are more likely to be passed to the offspring?
a)
An advantage
b)
A disadvantage
c)
Evolutions
d)
Natural Selections
10.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
11.
Which of the following is not a reason that we have so many different organisms on Earth?
a)
Different organisms are adapted to live in different environments.
b)
Organisms much adapt to different changes over time.
c)
A greater diversity of life increases the chances that life will survive any major change to the environment.
d)
Mass extinction events got rid of all the weak organisms and let the stronger ones take over.
12.
The creation of a new species is known as what?
a)
speciation
b)
natural selection
c)
survival of the fittest
d)
inherited traits
13.
New species develop naturally through the process of what?
a)
natural selection
b)
artificial selection
c)
dominant alleles
d)
phenotypes
14.
This occurs when groups from the same species are geographically isolated for long periods of time.
a)
allopatric speciation
b)
sympatric speciation
c)
shrinking gene pool
d)
survival of the fittest
15.
This occurs when groups from the same species stop mating because of something other than physical or geographic isolation.
a)
sympatric speciation
b)
allopatric speciation
c)
shrinking gene pool
d)
survival of the fittest
16.
Which is not an example of allopatric speciation?
a)
A new mountain range forming and separating a population.
b)
A new river flowing and separating a population.
c)
A new canyon forming and separating a population.
d)
Birds migrated south for the winter and then staying there.
17.
What is the difference between a breed and a species?
a)
Different breeds can still mate with each other.
b)
They vary in certain characteristics.
c)
They occur naturally.
d)
They occur artificially.
18.
There are three different types of bugs living in a lush, green forest. The only variation between them is their color. Which bug is most likely to survive?
a)
Green bugs.
b)
Brown bugs.
c)
Red bugs.
d)
They all have an equal chance.
19.
The population of peppered moths in England changed from white to black in 50 years
a)
stabilizing selection
b)
sexual selection
c)
directional selection
d)
disruptive selection
20.
Human newborns usually weigh between 6-8 pounds
a)
stabilizing selection
b)
directional selection
c)
disruptive selection
d)
sexual selection
21.
Two allopatric species of sparrows have very similar niches when compared to two sympatric species of sparrows. What would be a good explanation for this?
a)
The allopatric species have no competition with one another so therefore can occupy similar niches
b)
The sympatric species are usually mechanically isolated from one another
c)
The sympatric species diverged from a common ancestor
d)
The allopatric species are behaviorally isolated from one another
22.
What are the "waves" called that come from an earthquake?
a)
Thunder
b)
Seismic
c)
Hang 10
d)
Lava
23.
What is a tsunami?
a)
a large a long, high sea wave
b)
a moving of the earth
c)
magma flowing from inside the earth
d)
a column of rotating air
24.
A tsunami is caused by______
a)
lots of rain
b)
a meteorite
c)
a tornado
d)
an earthquake
25.
The famous Park of Yellowstone is managed by the ...
a)
National Service Park
b)
National Park Service
c)
Park National Service
d)
Park Service National
26.
This geological feature is called a ...
a)
mudpot
b)
hot spring
c)
volcano
d)
geyser
27.
Mantle is
a)
places where pieces of the crust move
b)
center and hottest layer of earth
c)
middle layer of Earth
d)
rigid block of crust and upper-mantle rock
28.
Erosion is
a)
process in which soil, sand, and sediment are formed
b)
downhill shifting of rock and soil because of gravity
c)
process of moving sediment from one place to another
d)
process of dropping sediment in a new location
29.
Magma is
a)
places where pieces of the crust move
b)
hot, soft rock from the lower mantle
c)
opening in the crust through which lava flows
d)
outer, very thin layer of Earth
30.
Mass movement is
a)
physical feature on Earth's surface
b)
rigid block of crust and upper mantle rock
c)
process in which soil, sand, and sediment are formed
d)
downhill shifting of rock and soil because of gravity
31.
Pangea is
a)
remains or traces of past life found in the crust
b)
theory of how continents move over Earth's surface
c)
process of moving sediment from one place to another
d)
"supercontinent" on Earth millions of years ago
32.
Without genetic diversity, a species will most likely...
a)
grow above its carrying capacity
b)
go extinct
c)
become resistant to diseases
d)
fight off an invasive species
33.
Which threat to biodiversity is being displayed?
a)
overexploitation
b)
invasive species
c)
pollution
d)
habitat fragmentation
34.
Species that could become endangered in the near future are called
a)
unlucky
b)
extinct
c)
endangered
d)
threatened
35.
The sea otter is a(n) ___________ that influences the survival of many other species in its ecosystem.
a)
Cute furry creature
b)
endangered species
c)
keystone species
d)
important animal
36.
Biodiversity refers to
a)
extinct species
b)
the variety of species on Earth
c)
nonrenewable resources
d)
the rate of species decline
37.
A species that is NOT native to a particular region is called
a)
natural
b)
invasive
c)
endemic
d)
extraordinary
38.
Which of the following describes a species that will soon be gone if nothing is done?
a)
threatened
b)
invasive
c)
endangered
d)
extinct
39.
What is THE most major cause of extinction today?
a)
habitat destruction by humans
b)
poaching
c)
disease
d)
hunting
40.
What is a term used for traveling with a purpose of seeing unique wildlife while being mindful of your impact on the environment, and sometimes even participating in conservation efforts while on vacation?
a)
ecotourism
b)
endemic tourism
c)
envirovacation
d)
exotic exploration
41.
Overharvesting is a particularly serious threat to what species?
a)
Mammalian species
b)
Reptilian species
c)
Plant species
d)
Aquatic species
42.
The eastern long-beaked echidna, shown here, is an egg-laying mammal found only in New Guinea. Which of the following terms describes an organism such as the echidna that is found in one place and nowhere else in the world?
a)
endemic
b)
threatened
c)
endangered
d)
conserved
43.
American alligators used to be an endangered species, but not anymore. Which of the following is the best reason why there are more in Louisiana today than there were 50 years ago?
a)
they have learned how to live in new places
b)
they are bigger now than they were 50 years ago
c)
they are now protected from hunting by humans
d)
they have much more habitat now than 50 years ago
44.
A large molecule, or macromolecule, made up of many monomers bonded together
a)
Monosaccharide
b)
Polymer
c)
Fatty Acid
d)
Monomer
45.
The most basic carbohydrate or simple sugar
a)
Monosaccharide
b)
Polysaccharide
c)
Nucleotide
d)
Amino Acid
46.
Non-polar molecule composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen; includes fats and oils
a)
Protein
b)
Carbohydrate
c)
Nucleic Acid
d)
Lipid
47.
Polymer of nucleotides; the genetic material of organisms
a)
Protein
b)
Nucleic Acid
c)
Carbohydrate
d)
Lipid
48.
Energy input necessary to initiate a chemical reaction
a)
Enzyme
b)
Carbohydrate
c)
Activation Energy
d)
Substrate
49.
Polymers of monosaccarides
a)
Nucleic Acid
b)
Polysaccharides
c)
Protein
d)
Monosaccharides
50.
Each subunit in the complete molecule
a)
Monosaccharide
b)
Amino Acid
c)
Polymer
d)
Monomer
51.
Monomers join together to form polymers by the removal of water
a)
Activation Energy
b)
Dehydration Synthesis
c)
Hydrolysis
d)
Independent Variable
52.
means Fat
a)
sacchar-
b)
lip-
c)
nuc-
d)
lys-
53.
means Many
a)
poly-
b)
mono-
c)
nuc-
d)
lip-
54.
means Sugar
a)
nuc-
b)
lip-
c)
hydr-
d)
sacchar-
55.
means one or single
a)
poly-
b)
nuc-
c)
mono-
d)
lys-
56.
to remove
a)
De-
b)
Lys-
c)
Hydr-
d)
Nuc-
57.
means Water
a)
Lip-
b)
Hydr-
c)
Lys-
d)
Lip-
58.
means Center
a)
sacchar-
b)
lip-
c)
lys-
d)
nuc-
59.
means Decompose, Split
a)
Lys-
b)
Nuc-
c)
Sacchar-
d)
De-
60.
The layer of Earth labeled number 5 is called the
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
61.
what is the lithosphere
a)
outermost layer of earth
b)
innermost layer of earth
c)
substance in oxygen in the core
d)
all of the above
62.
Which is a quality that only gasses display
a)
Spread out to fill all available space
b)
Take the shape of their container
c)
Can't be compressed
d)
All of these
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