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Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Group of organisms of one species that interbreed and live in the same place at the same time
a)
population
b)
species
c)
community
d)
biome
2.
something that slows the growth rate of a population
a)
carrying capacity
b)
biotic potential
c)
limiting factor
d)
community
3.
The number of organisms per certain area
a)
carrying capacity
b)
limiting factor
c)
total population
d)
population density
4.
Which of the following is NOT a density-dependent limiting factor?
a)
flood
b)
disease
c)
predation
d)
competition
5.
When organisms move out of the population, this is known as
a)
emigration
b)
abandonment
c)
immigration
d)
succession
6.
The area where a species lives
a)
niche
b)
habitat
c)
community
d)
culture
7.
Food, predators, mates are examples of _______ factors.
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
8.
Temperature, sunlight, and water are examples of _______ factors.
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
9.
All the different populations that live and interact in the same area.
a)
Population
b)
Species
c)
Biome
d)
Community
10.
A group of organisms so similar to one another that they can breed and produce fertile offspring.
a)
ecosystem
b)
population
c)
community
d)
species
11.
All members of a species that live in the same geographic area.
a)
ecosystem
b)
population
c)
community
d)
species
12.
If the number of births in a population is the same as the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?
a)
It will increase.
b)
It will decrease.
c)
It will stay the same.
d)
It will fluctuate.
13.
If the number of births is greater than the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?
a)
It will increase.
b)
It will decrease.
c)
It will stay the same.
d)
It will fluctuate.
14.
An example of a population is
a)
all trees in a forest
b)
all maple trees in a forest
c)
all plants in a forest
d)
all animals in a forest
15.
In predation, the organism that kills another organism for food is the ______.
a)
prey
b)
host
c)
predator
d)
parasite
16.
The number of wild horses per square kilometer in a prairie is the horse population’s
a)
density
b)
dispersion
c)
size
d)
birthrate
17.
The water is contaminated with harmful levels of metals from a factory's waste water. This is an example of a ______________ factor
a)
abiotic
b)
biotic
18.
What term best describes a sea lamprey?
a)
abiotic factor
b)
predator
c)
parasite
d)
native species
19.
What is this creature?
a)
coyote
b)
wolf
c)
dog
d)
cougar
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