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B / HB Ecology Test Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All of the different populations in an area make up a
a)
ecosystem
b)
species
c)
population
d)
community
2.

An environmental factor that causes the population to decrease (or stop increasing) is called

a)

limiting factor

b)

carrying capacity

c)

population density

d)

ecosystem

3.

A non-living thing is considered a

a)

biotic factor

b)

abiotic factor

c)

community factor

d)

population factor

4.
A living thing is considered a 
a)
biotic factor
b)
abiotic factor
c)
community factor
d)
population factor
5.

Which energy role obtains energy through photosynthesis?

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

d)

herbivore

6.

Which energy role obtains energy through breaking down dead organisms (and waste products) and returning the nutrients to the environment?

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

d)

omnivore

7.
What does a carnivore eat?
a)
animals
b)
plants
c)
both plants and animals
d)
makes its own food
8.
What does a herbivore eat?
a)
animals
b)
plants
c)
both plants and animals
d)
makes its own food
9.
What does an omnivore eat?
a)
plants
b)
animals
c)
both plants and animals
d)
makes its own food
10.
The largest population an environment can support?
a)
population density
b)
carrying capacity
c)
limiting factor
d)
emigration
11.
A group of the same species is called a
a)
population
b)
ecosystem
c)
organism
d)
community
12.

All of the biotic and abiotic factors in an environment make up

a)

a community

b)

a species

c)

a population

d)

an ecosystem

13.
An organisms role in its environment is called its
a)
niche
b)
habitat
c)
producer
d)
omnivore
14.

Where an organism lives to obtain the food, water, and other resources it needs to survive is called its

a)

niche

b)

habitat

c)

trophic level

d)

energy role

15.

Which of the following statements are true with respect to the picture?

a)

frog is a first level consumer

b)

frog is a producer

c)

frog is a second level consumer

d)

frog is a top consumer

16.

Which of the following describes a population that is at risk of extinction?

a)

endangered species

b)

threatened species

c)

extinct species

d)

keystone species

17.

Which of the following terms describes a population that no longer exists?

a)

endangered species

b)

extinct species

c)

threatened species

d)

keystone species

18.

Which of the following shows a linear model of how energy flows in an ecosystem?

a)

food chain

b)

food web

c)

decomposers

d)

ecosystem

19.

Which of the following shows a model of energy transfer of food chains in a community that are interconnected?

a)

food web

b)

food chain

c)

energy pyramid

d)

habitat

20.

A carnivore can also be described as:

a)

a producer

b)

a primary consumer

c)

a secondary consumer

d)

a tertiary consumer

21.

The top trophic level on the energy pyramid is described as

a)

a secondary consumer

b)

a producer

c)

a primary consumer

d)

a tertiary consumer

22.

Plants and other photosynthetic organisms can be described as

a)

producers

b)

primary consumers

c)

secondary consumers

d)

tertiary consumers