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WorksheetsEcology Test Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is NOT biotic?
a)
atom
b)
bacteria cell
c)
plant cell
d)
animal cell
2.
Which species was DIRECTLY affected by the wolves in Yellowstone?
a)
plants
b)
bears
c)
beavers
d)
elk
3.
An organism that does NOT eat other organisms to obtain energy because it can make its own energy!
a)
plant
b)
producer
c)
autotroph
d)
these are all correct
4.
These 2 levels of ecological organization contain both biotic and abiotic factors
a)
population, community
b)
community, ecosystem
c)
organism, population
d)
ecosystem, biosphere
5.
Which trophic level contains organisms that eat plants (herbivores)?
a)
producers
b)
primary consumers/ 1st order heterotrophs
c)
secondary consumers/ 2nd order heterotrophs
d)
tertiary consumers/3rd order heterotrophs
6.
Where would you find organisms that are apex predators and only occur in small populations in an ecosystem?
a)
producer/autotrophs
b)
first order heterotrophs
c)
second order heterotrophs
d)
third order heterotrophs
7.
When wolves consume elk, which body system breaks down the elk into nutrients (glucose) to be used in cellular respiration to make ATP?
a)
cardiovascular system
b)
respiratory system
c)
nervous system
d)
digestive system
8.
A secondary consumer that eats a primary consumer is also called a(n)
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
d)
autotroph
9.
Which of these is the correct order of ecological levels of organization from LARGEST to SMALLEST?
a)
organism- population- community- ecosystem- biosphere
b)
biosphere- community- ecosystem- population- organism
c)
organism- community- population- ecosystem- biosphere
d)
biosphere- ecosystem- community- population- organism
10.
Which stage of the water cycle does NOT require thermal energy from the sun?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
d)
respiration (indirectly)
11.
Why is nitrogen so important to living things?
a)
Nitrogen is part of the DNA inside of each cell that makes up ALL living things
b)
animals use the nitrogen they get from plants to make proteins, like blood
c)
plants use the nitrogen they get from bacteria to make chlorophyll, which is needed to absorb the sun's energy for photosynthesis
d)
all of these are correct
12.
How is carbon ADDED to the atmosphere?
a)
combustion (burning fossil fuels) releases carbon dioxide into the air
b)
decay of living things releases carbon dioxide
c)
carbon dioxide is released during cellular respiration
d)
all of these options are correct
13.
Which type of interaction would describe the relationship between a barnacle attached to a whale that doesn't harm or hurt the whale, but the barnacle benefits by getting a free ride around the ocean?
a)
parasitism (+, -)
b)
mutualism (+, +)
c)
commensalism (+, 0)
d)
predation (+, -)
14.
A rabbit eating grass, or a wolf eating an elk, are both examples of what type of relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed?
a)
mutualism (+, +)
b)
commensalism (+, 0)
c)
predation (+, -)
d)
uniformitarianism
15.
Cells are made up of these structures that each have a specific job/function for the cell
a)
atom
b)
molecule
c)
organelle
d)
organ
16.
Basic unit of LIVING things
a)
atom
b)
cell
c)
matter
d)
energy
17.
Smallest unit of matter
a)
atom
b)
cell
c)
molecule
d)
electron
18.
A group of tissues working together to perform a job for the body.
a)
organ
b)
organ system
c)
organelle
d)
organism
19.
All the different populations interacting with each other in a particular area.
a)
ecosystem
b)
community
c)
population
d)
biosphere
20.
Humans eat a variety of different kinds of foods. What type of eater is a human?
a)
generalist
b)
specialist
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