WorksheetsBiosphere Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A change in genetic characteristics from one generation to many generations down the road is __________
a)
Ecology
b)
Evolution
c)
Symbiosis
d)
Taiga
2.
The Boreal Forest is also known as
a)
Wetlands
b)
Taiga
c)
Northern Conifer Forest
d)
Chapparal
3.
The study of human population size, density, distribution, movement and birth/death rates is _____________
a)
Mutualism
b)
Exponential Growth
c)
Logistic Growth
d)
Demography
4.
Temperate Shrubland is also called __________
a)
Taiga
b)
Boreal Forest
c)
Chapparal
d)
Savannah
5.
The scientific discipline that studies the relationships of organisms with each other and their environments
a)
Mutualism
b)
Biology
c)
Ecology
d)
Science
6.
Growth occurs when the growth rate decreases as the population reaches carrying capacity
a)
Exponential Growth
b)
Logistic Growth
c)
Average Growth
d)
Annual Growth
7.
Two or more organisms living closely together
a)
Mutualism
b)
Symbiosis
c)
Parasitism
d)
Commensalism
8.
An animal that feeds on animal carcasses or dead plant material
a)
Carnivore
b)
Scavenger
c)
Resourceful
d)
Opportunist
9.
Two or more organisms that benefit from living closing together
a)
Parasitism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Symbiosis
10.
Growth whose rate becomes ever more rapid in proportion to the growing total number or size
a)
Exponential Growth
b)
Carrying Capacity
c)
Maximum Growth
d)
Logistical Growth
11.
Blight (plant disease) takes out an entire field of crops, which form of succession will the ecosystem follow to rebuild?
a)
Primary Succession
b)
Secondary Succession
12.
What is a pioneer species?
a)
the first to colonize
b)
the first to make food
c)
the first to die
d)
the first to be discovered
13.
Which is an example of a pioneer species?
a)
Trees
b)
Shrubs
c)
Grasses
d)
Lichen/Mosses
14.
What is a climax community?
a)
community of plants, animals, and fungi that have reached a steady state
b)
The most species there will be
c)
The highest amount of growth
d)
The best part of the ecosystem
15.
What is carrying capacity?
a)
the maximum population size of the species that the environment can sustain
b)
The maximum on a graph of the species
c)
The biggest amount of a species in one place
d)
The most animals there ever was in one area
16.
When humans choose which characteristics of plants or animals that they want, it is called ________
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Selective Breeding
c)
People's Choice
d)
Doesn't happen
17.
Brackish Ecosystems compared to fresh water and sea water salinity ranges:
a)
Freshwater < Brackish < Sea Water
b)
Brackish > Sea Water > Freshwater
c)
Sea water < Brackish < Freshwater
d)
Freshwater > Sea Water < Brackish
18.
Flooding IS or IS NOT a density dependent factor for population growth?
a)
Yes it is
b)
No it is not
19.
What is the correct order of the 6 levels of ecological organization?
a)
Biosphere - Biome - Ecosystem - Community - Population - Individual
b)
Cell - Tissue - Organs - Organ System - Organism
c)
Organism - Population - Community - Ecosystem - Biome - Biosphere
d)
Cells - Organs - Organism - Species - Community - Ecosystem
20.
Which of the following is not a terrestrial biome?
a)
Tundra
b)
Rainforest
c)
Taiga
d)
Kelp Forest
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