WorksheetsEcology and Environment Vocabulary
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Scientific study of all the interrelationships between organisms and their environment.
a)
Ecology
b)
Population
c)
Biology
d)
Chemistry
2.
Any living factor in an organism’s environment.
a)
Abiotic Facor
b)
Biotic Factor
3.
Any non living factor in an organism’s environment, such as soil, water temperature, and light availability.
a)
Biotic Factor
b)
Abiotic Factor
4.
Group of organisms of the same species that occupy the same geographic place at the same time.
a)
Population
b)
Community
c)
Biome
d)
Habitat
5.
Group of interacting populations that live in the same geographic area
a)
Ecosystem
b)
Community
c)
Biosphere
d)
Habitat
6.
Physical area in which an organism lives.
a)
Earth
b)
Ecology
c)
Biome
d)
Habitat
7.
Large group of ecosystems that share the same climate and have similar types of communities.
a)
Biome
b)
Biosphere
c)
Biotic
d)
Abiotic
8.
Act of one organism feeding on another organism.
a)
Predation
b)
Symbiosis
c)
Community
d)
Pasitism
9.
Close mutualistic, parasitic or commensal association between two or more species that live together.
a)
Symbiosis
b)
Parasitism
c)
Predation
d)
Habitat
10.
Symbiotic relationship that is positive for one organism and negative for the other organism.
a)
Parasitism
b)
Mutualism
c)
Symbiosis
d)
Predation
11.
Symbiotic relationship in that is positive for both organisms.
a)
Paresitism
b)
Mutualism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Symbiosis
12.
Symbiotic relationship that is positive for one organism and neither positive nor negative for the other organism.
a)
Commensalism
b)
Mutualism
c)
Parasitism
13.
Organism that captures energy from sunlight or inorganic substances to makes it’s own food; provides the foundation of the food supply for other organisms; also called a producer.
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Detritvore
d)
Herbivore
14.
Organism that cannot make its own food and gets nutrients and energy requirements by feeding on other organisms; also called a Consumer.
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Detritvore
d)
Herbivore
15.
Heterotroph that decomposes organic material and returns the nutrients to soil, air, and water, making the nutrients available to other organisms.
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Detritvore
d)
Herbivore
16.
Simple model that shows a single path for energy flow through an ecosystem.
a)
Food web
b)
Food chain
17.
Heterotroph that preys (eats) on other heterotrophs.
a)
Carnivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Parasitism
18.
Heterotroph that eat both plants and animals.
a)
Carnivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Parasitism
19.
Heterotroph that eats only plants.
a)
Carnivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Parasitism
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