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Organisms & Environments Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 24mins

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Class
Date
1.

This biome is found around the equator, has a dense canopy, and is home to a large amount of biodiversity.

a)

Deserts

b)

Tropical Rain Forests

c)

Savannas

d)

Grasslands

2.

Microhabitats are very small parts of the environment that supports a distinct flora (plant) and fauna (animal). Of the following, which one is a microhabitat?

a)

Moss growing on top of a rotting log

b)

Aquatic biomes

c)

Deer, Rabbits, and Fox sharing a field

d)

Fish and seahorses swimming around a reef.

3.

The most sustainable ecosystem would

a)

Have low biodiversity

b)

Have high biodiversity

c)

Not experience change

d)

Have no predators

4.

Which of these environments is most likely to experience the arrival of a pioneer species?

a)

A mature forest

b)

An undisturbed prairie

c)

An established mountain lake

d)

A newly formed volcanic island

5.

The diagrams above show an ecosystem during different stages of ecological succession. Which stage would lichens be growing? Which stage shows a climax community?

a)

Lichens: 3

Climax: 4

b)

Lichens: 1

Climax: 2

c)

Lichens: 3

Climax: 1

d)

Lichens: 4

Climax: 3

6.

Biodiversity refers to

a)

How an organism interacts with it's environment

b)

The variety of life on Earth

c)

Nonrenewable resources

d)

The rate of species decline

7.

When an ecosystem is more diverse it has more sustainability.

a)

False

b)

True

8.

What type of succession is shown in this picture?

a)

Secondary Succession

b)

Old-Field Succession

c)

Primary Succession

d)

Volcanic Succession

9.

Pioneer species are the first

a)

Trees that replace the original trees after a forest fire

b)

Organisms to live in previously uninhabited areas

c)

Organisms to live in a forest canopy

d)

Trees to grow in an area that has been disturbed

10.

What is one difference between primary and secondary succession?

a)

Primary is rapid and secondary is slow

b)

Secondary begins with lichens and primary begins on newly exposed surfaces

c)

Secondary begins on soil and primary begins on newly exposed surfaces

d)

Primary modifies the environment and secondary does not

11.

Which of the following is true in a climax community?

a)

The community will constantly evolve and quickly change

b)

If one species dies, a new species will fulfill the same role

c)

The community is stable for a long time, with the same species maintaining it's population

d)

The community goes through a major change called "climax" every few hundred years

12.

What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?

a)

Primary succession

b)

Pioneer Species

c)

Secondary succession

d)

Climax community

13.

What is Ecological Succession?

a)

Competition between plants in a society

b)

A natural disaster such as a flood or fire

c)

The cycle of a tomato plant

d)

The change an ecosystem experiences over time

14.

The first organisms that appear in an ecological community are ____________________.

a)

ecological succession

b)

primary succession

c)

secondary succession

d)

pioneer speciles

15.

Ends in a climax community

a)

Primary succession

b)

Secondary succession

c)

Primary & Secondary Succession

d)

Biomes

16.

After a volcanic eruption, lava covers the land. What is the order that plants grow to repopulate the area?

a)

Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees

b)

Shrubs → Trees → Grasses → Lichens

c)

Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees

d)

Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees

17.

The picture shows what type of succession?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quadanary

18.

The picture shows what type of succession?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quadanary

19.

What is the name given to lichen or algae during primary succession?

a)

Pioneer species

b)

Climax community

c)

Founder species

d)

Microhabitat

20.

If the grasshopper were to be removed completely from the food web, what organism would be most effected?

a)

The squirrel

b)

The shrew

c)

The deer

d)

The rabbit

21.

What is the correct order in this pond succession?

a)

A, B, C, D

b)

D, C, B, A

c)

B, A, D, C

d)

C, D, A, B