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Ecosystems - Chapter 24

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How an organism survives, including its habitat, how it obtains food and shelter, and how it avoids danger.
a)
niche
b)
habitat
c)
biotic potential
d)
ecology
2.
All the organisms in an ecosystem that belong to the same species.
a)
Community
b)
Population
c)
Habitat
d)
Niche
3.
A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits but the other is harmed.
a)
symbiosis
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
mutualism
4.
A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit
a)
symbiosis
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
mutualism
5.
A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is not affected.
a)
symbiosis
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
mutualism
6.
The place in which an organism lives
a)
niche
b)
habitat
c)
ecosystem
d)
biosphere
7.
Anything that restricts the number of individuals in a population
a)
carrying capacity
b)
limiting factor
c)
biotic potential
d)
symbiosis
8.
The study of interactions that occur among organisms and their environment.
a)
biosphere
b)
ecology
c)
symbiosis
d)
limiting factor
9.
Organism that cannot make their own energy rich  molecules
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
population
d)
parasitism
10.
All the populations in an ecosystem
a)
community
b)
population
c)
species
d)
carrying capacity
11.
The part of the Earth that supports life.
a)
biotic potential
b)
niche
c)
biosphere
d)
ecosystem
12.
The largest number of individuals of one species that an ecosystem can support over time
a)
carrying capacity
b)
limiting factor
c)
biotic potential
d)
population density
13.
Organisms that use an outside energy source, such as the Sun, to make energy-rich molecules.
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
carnivore
d)
omnivore
14.
Any close relationship between species
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
symbiosis
15.
All the organisms living in an area and the nonliving features of their environment.
a)
habitat
b)
community
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
16.
The maximum number of offspring that parent organisms can produce.
a)
carrying capacity
b)
biotic potential
c)
limiting factor
d)
biosphere
17.
This takes place when more than one organism seeks the same resource at the same time
a)
carrying capacity
b)
population density
c)
competition
d)
population growth
18.
These help recycle once-living matter by breaking it down into simple, energy-rich compounds
a)
producers
b)
decomposers
c)
herbivores
d)
carnivores
19.
This is a model of the feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
food chain
d)
biosphere
20.
If the number of owls in a forested area doubled in ten years
a)
the size of the owl population increased
b)
the population density of the owls increased
c)
competition among the owls for food increased
d)
All of the answers are true
21.
Omnivores, herbivores, carnivores, and decomposers are all types of ____.
a)
predators
b)
prey
c)
producers
d)
consumers
22.
Which of the following conditions tends to increase the size of a population?
a)
births exceeds deaths
b)
population size exceed the carrying capacity
c)
movements out of an area exceed movements into an area
d)
severe drought
23.
An biologist wants to know the estimated population of raccoons living in a forest. The forest measures 2000 m2 . The biologist counts 5 raccoons in 200m2. What is the estimated population of raccoons in the forest?
a)
10
b)
100
c)
50
d)
20
24.
A clown fish and a sea anemone is an example of what type of relationship?
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
predator-prey
25.
A shark and a remora is an example of what type of relationship?
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
predator-prey
26.
A tick on a dog is an example of what type of relationship?
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
predator-prey
27.
Which one of the following would be considered an omnivore?
a)
Lion
b)
Pig
c)
Sheep
d)
Earthworm
28.
The seasonal movement of animals is called
a)
immigration
b)
migration
c)
emigration
d)
vacation
29.

Competition limits . . .

a)

population size

b)

carrying capacity

c)

the biosphere

d)

biotic potential

30.

Consumers that eat both plants and animals are called. . .

a)

carnivores

b)

parasites

c)

omnivores

d)

decomposers

31.

An example of a nonliving feature of an environment is

a)

a raspberry bush

b)

the water temperature

c)

a grizzly bear

d)

a salamander

32.

In the relationship between a raccoon and the fish in a stream, the raccoon is

a)

the predator

b)

a producer

c)

an herbivore

d)

the prey

33.

Which one of the following is a living factor in the environment?

a)

trees

b)

air

c)

sunlight

d)

soil

34.

Which one of the following is most likely to be a limiting factor in a population of fish living in the shallow water in a large lake?

a)

sunlight

b)

water

c)

food

d)

soil

35.

What is the correct order of this food chain starting with the lowest organism on the food chain.

a)

1, 2, 3, 4

b)

2, 3, 1, 4

c)

4, 1, 3, 2

d)

4, 1, 2, 3

36.

Which animal is a carnivore?

a)
b)
c)
d)
37.

Find the herbivore?

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.

What is an example of decomposer?

a)
b)
c)
39.

Select all options that are examples of habitat

a)

A chameleon changes color to blend in with its surroundings

b)

Ducks and amphibians live in or near a pond

c)

Birds nest in trees

d)

A lion's mane attracts a mate

e)

A squirrel can be found in a forest

40.

Select all options that are examples of niches

a)

A chameleon changes color to blend in with its surroundings

b)

Woodpeckers use their beaks to pry insects from trees

c)

Your cat's sense of smell help is find its way home

d)

A lion's mane attracts a mate

e)

Bees live in hives

41.

Which one of the following is not an example of organisms showing cooperation?

a)

Deer warn other deer by flashing their white-tail

b)

Beavers slap their tail to warn of danger

c)

Wolves hunt in packs

d)

Ants live in colonies with special jobs

e)

Roundworms feed on the intestinal blood of puppies

42.
Producer or Consumer?
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
43.
Producer or Consumer?
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
44.
What type of Consumer is a Raccoon? (Eats Frogs; Fish; Insects; Fruits; Vegetables; Seeds)
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
45.

Nonliving things do not grow, need food, or reproduce. Check the answers that are nonliving things:

a)

sunlight

b)

plants

c)

animals

d)

temperature

e)

water

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