WorksheetsIntroduction to Ecology
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NEVER abiotic?
a)
Floods
b)
Forest fires
c)
Acidity of soil
d)
Deforestation
2.
A group of organisms that can reproduce to produce fertile offspring (babies that can reproduce).
a)
Biosphere
b)
Community
c)
Population
d)
Ecosystem
3.
Living things and their interactions with the environment and each other.
a)
Abiotic factors
b)
Biotic factors
c)
Ecology
d)
Adaptation
4.
Non-living things that impact living things.
a)
Abiotic factors
b)
Biotic factors
c)
Ecology
d)
Adaptation
5.
The study of the relationship between organisms and their physical surroundings.
a)
Abiotic factors
b)
Biotic factors
c)
Ecology
d)
Adaptation
6.
Which of the following is an abiotic factor?
a)
leaves
b)
soil
c)
grass
d)
animals
7.
Genetic or situational traits or actions that help an organism better survive in their environment.
a)
Abiotic factors
b)
Biotic factors
c)
Ecology
d)
Adaptation
8.
Which of the following is NOT abiotic?
a)
Poaching
b)
Air pressure
c)
Temperature
d)
Earthquake
9.
Which of the following has the levels of organization in order from smallest to largest?
a)
Biosphere, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Species, Organism
b)
Organism, Species, Community, Ecosystem, Biosphere
c)
Organism, Species, Community, Population, Ecosystem, Biosphere
d)
Biosphere, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Organism, Species
10.
Which of the following is NOT a biotic factor?
a)
leaves
b)
soil
c)
grass
d)
animals
11.
An organism who is a carnivore has a diet consisting of...
a)
Plants
b)
Plants and Animals
c)
Animals
12.
All of the organisms (living things) in an area.
a)
Biosphere
b)
Community
c)
Population
d)
Ecosystem
13.
All of the abiotic and biotic factors in an area.
a)
Biosphere
b)
Community
c)
Population
d)
Ecosystem
14.
The numbers below represent population sizes. Which population is most likely to go extinct?
a)
450
b)
50
c)
1000
d)
25
15.
All the abiotic and biotic factors on planet earth.
a)
Biosphere
b)
Community
c)
Population
d)
Ecosystem
16.
Which of the following is an example of a situational adaptation?
a)
Big ears to enhance hearing
b)
Spots to camoflage
c)
Burrowing under the sand to avoid hot temperature
d)
Wings to fly
17.
An organism who is an omnivore has a diet consisting of...
a)
Plants
b)
Plants and Animals
c)
Other Animals
18.
A organism who is a herbivore has a diet consisting of...
a)
Plants
b)
Plants and Animals
c)
Other animals
19.
A forest fire burning in Ocean County that caused a road to close is about 80 percent contained, New Jersey officials said. Firefighters expect the blaze at Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area in Manchester to burn about 570 acres, or slightly less than a square mile.
Name the disturbance.
Name the disturbance.
a)
Firefighters
b)
Burning
c)
Forest fire
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