WorksheetsPopulations and Communities
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A living thing
a)
habitat
b)
community
c)
organism
d)
species
2.
An environment that provides things the organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce.
a)
habitat
b)
ecosystem
c)
environment
d)
community
3.
The living parts of an environment.
a)
habitat
b)
ecosystem
c)
abiotic factor
d)
biotic factor
4.
An organism obtains what things from its environment?
a)
food
b)
water
c)
shelter
d)
an organism obtains all these things in its environment
5.
An organism interacts with both the living and the nonliving parts of its habitat.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Biotic or abiotic? Water.
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
7.
Biotic or abiotic? 7th grade student.
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
8.
Biotic or abiotic? Soil
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
9.
Biotic or abiotic? Sunlight.
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
10.
The nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
a)
habitat
b)
population
c)
community
d)
abiotic factors
11.
What superhero is pictured here?
a)
Poseidon
b)
Aquaman
c)
Elastic Man
d)
Some better superhero's sidekick
12.
The process by which organisms use water along with sunlight and carbon dioxide to make their own food.
a)
respiration
b)
photosynthesis
c)
population
d)
evolution
13.
A group of organisms that are physically similar and mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce.
a)
species
b)
organism
c)
population
d)
community
14.
All of the members of one species in a particular area
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
15.
All the different populations that live together in an area.
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
16.
The community of organisms that live in a particular area along with their nonliving surroundings.
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
17.
Levels of organization from smallest to largest
a)
ecosystem- community- population- single organism
b)
ecosystem- population- community- single organism
c)
single organism- population- community- ecosystem
d)
population- single organism- community- ecosystem
18.
The study of how living things interact with each other and with their environment.
a)
habitatology
b)
physics
c)
enviromentalogy
d)
ecology
19.
Identify the method or methods for determining the population of an ecosystem.
a)
direct and indirect observation
b)
sampling
c)
mark-and-recapture
d)
all of the above
20.
To count each and every population of an area
a)
direct observation
b)
indirect observation
c)
sampling
d)
mark-and-recapture
21.
To observe signs of an organism rather than an organism itself
a)
direct observation
b)
indirect observation
c)
sampling
d)
mark-and-recapture
22.
Who is this television and movie star?
a)
Matthew McConaughey
b)
Mr. Trembulak
c)
James Garner
d)
David Hasselhoff
23.
A method of randomly choosing the individuals and multiplying the number of individuals by the area.
a)
direct observation
b)
indirect observation
c)
sampling
d)
mark-and-recapture
24.
To capture, mark, release and recapture an organism. Then you use a mathematical formula to estimate the total population of an organism.
a)
direct observation
b)
indirect observation
c)
sampling
d)
mark-and-recapture
25.
How can a population size change?
a)
It can increase
b)
It can decrease
c)
It can both increase and decrease
d)
It can only stay constant
26.
The number of births in a population in a certain amount of time.
a)
Population size
b)
Birth rate
c)
Death rate
d)
Population statement
27.
The most likely type of music that Mr. Palombi likes to listen to the most.
a)
Hip Hop
b)
Heavy Metal
c)
Easy Listening
d)
Disco
28.
Who is the greatest basketball player playing presently in the NBA? (The correct answer is Mr. Palombi's opinion.)
a)
Steph Curry
b)
LeBron James
c)
Kevin Durant
d)
Russell Westbrook
29.
The number of deaths in a population in a certain amount of time.
a)
Population size
b)
Birth rate
c)
Death rate
d)
Population statement
30.
If the birth rate > than the death rate, population size increases, or If the birth rate < death rate, population size decreases. Both of these are examples of what?
a)
Population size
b)
Birth rate
c)
Death rate
d)
Population statement
31.
When individuals move into a population.
a)
Birth
b)
Death
c)
Immigration
d)
Emigration
32.
Pictured here is the fastest car in the world. Can you name it?
a)
McLaren F1
b)
Koenigsegg Agera R
c)
Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
d)
Hennessey Venom GT
33.
When individuals leave a population.
a)
Birth
b)
Death
c)
Immigration
d)
Emigration
34.
This the number of individuals in an area of a specific size.
a)
Population
b)
Population size
c)
Population density
d)
Population statement
35.
An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease.
a)
carrying capacity
b)
limiting factor
c)
abiotic factor
d)
biotic factor
36.
Which one is not a limiting factor.
a)
food and water
b)
space
c)
weather
d)
unlimited food
37.
Name this enemy of Godzilla.
a)
Battra
b)
Mothra
c)
Destoroyah
d)
Kumonga
38.
A process where characteristics that make an individual better suited to its environment become more common in a species.
a)
adaptations
b)
niche
niche
niche
c)
natural selection
d)
competition
39.
The behaviors and physical characteristics that allow organisms to live successfully in their environment.
a)
natural selection
b)
adaptations
c)
niches
d)
predation
40.
The individuals that are poorly suited to the environment are less likely to
a)
be eaten.
b)
survive and reproduce.
c)
die.
d)
eat other organisms.
41.
The role of an organism in its habitat, or how it makes its living.
a)
adaptations
b)
niche
c)
natural selection
d)
biotic factors
42.
Which is not part of a niche?
a)
what other animals eat the same food as other organisms
b)
type of food it eats
c)
how it obtains its food
d)
what organisms use it as food
43.
Different species can share the same habitat but not the same niche.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Which one is not a major type of interaction among organisms?
a)
competition
b)
predation
c)
symbiosis
d)
they all are ways in which organisms interact
45.
The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same resources is
a)
predation.
b)
competition.
c)
mutualism
mutualism.
mutualism.
d)
symbiosis.
46.
Interactions in which one organism kills another for food
a)
predation
b)
competition
c)
predator
d)
prey
47.
What movie is this image from?
a)
Summer Rental
b)
Uncle Buck
c)
Armed and Dangerous
d)
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
48.
The organism that does the killing
a)
predation
b)
competition
c)
predator
d)
prey
49.
The organism that is killed
a)
predation
b)
competition
c)
predator
d)
prey
50.
Which statement most accurately shows the effect of predation on population size?
a)
When the population of predators increases, the population of the prey also increases
b)
When the population of the prey increases, the population of the predators decreases
c)
When the population of predators decreases, the population of prey also decreases
d)
When the population of the prey increases, the population of the predators also increases
51.
Which adaptation is not an adaptation that predators have to help them catch and kill their prey?
a)
Cheetah can run faster than its prey
b)
Poison dart frogs show bright warning colors to avoid being eaten
c)
Jellyfish have poisonous tentacles to stun their prey
d)
Plant has a sticky substance that snares prey
52.
Which is an adaptation that a predator has to enable them to hunt at night?
a)
Cheetah can run fast
b)
The owl butterfly has false coloring to make its predators think it is an owl
c)
An owl has big eyes
d)
A pangolin has armor
53.
Which one of your teachers was this Simpsons character based upon?
a)
Mr. Palombi
b)
Mrs. Tocket
c)
Ms. Damken
d)
Mr. Trembulak
54.
What type of prey adaptation is displayed here?
a)
False coloring
b)
Warning Coloration
c)
Mimicry
d)
Camouflage
55.
What type of prey adaptation is displayed here?
a)
False coloring
b)
Protective covering
c)
Mimicry
d)
Camouflage
56.
What type of prey adaptation is displayed here?
a)
False coloring
b)
Protective covering
c)
Warning color
d)
Camouflage
57.
What type of prey adaptation is displayed here?
a)
False coloring
b)
Protective covering
c)
Warning color
d)
Camouflage
58.
A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species.
a)
Predation
b)
Symbiosis
c)
Competition
d)
Population
59.
This actor recently passed away and is famous for playing Batman. What is his name?
a)
Michael Keaton
b)
Val Kilmer
c)
Christian Bale
d)
Adam West
60.
A relationship in which both species benefit
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
61.
As polled on ranker.com, which is the worst tasting vegetable?
a)
The eggplant
b)
The lima bean
c)
The brussel sprout
d)
Kale
62.
A relationship in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
63.
A relationship involves one organism living on or inside another organism and harming it
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
64.
In a parasitic relationship, the host is the organism that benefits, and the parasite is the organism that the host lives on
a)
True
b)
False
65.
Why do parasites not usually kill the organism that they feed on?
a)
They are incapable of killing the host
b)
If the host dies, the parasite won't be able to find another host
c)
If the host dies, the parasite loses its food
d)
The parasite does not spend enough time on the host
66.
What is the name of this cat?
a)
Colonel Meow
b)
Lil Bub
c)
Really Angry Cat
d)
Grumpy Cat
67.
In referring to predation, what movie was pictured?
a)
Kindergarten Cop
b)
Twins
c)
Predator
d)
Predator vs. Alien
68.
What is the name of this animal?
a)
Giant Tomato Caterpillar
b)
Adelpha Serpa Selerio Caterpillar
c)
The Tree Leaf Scooper Caterpillar
d)
Uroplatus Caterpillae
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