WorksheetsEcology Unit 6A 2018
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins
In an ecosystem, which of the following is considered an autotroph?
Woodland animals that collect insects and nuts for humans
Any organism that forms a symbiotic relationship
Blackberry bushes that make their own food by using energy from the sun
Animals that become food for larger animals
Which of the following is the correct organizational level for the environment going from largest to smallest?
community, population, ecosystem, biome
biome, ecosystem, organism, cell
biosphere, ecosystem, biome, community
biosphere, biome, ecosystem, community
Which of the following is an abiotic part of an ecosystem?
total amount of daylight
total amount of bacteria
total amount of omnivores
total amount of decomposers
According to the food web pictured here, which one of the following organisms would be an omnivore?
sparrow
grasshopper
deer mice
wren
When a honeybee pollinates flowers, the bee gets access to nectar, while the flowers gain the chance to reproduce. This is an example of:
Ammensalism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Mutualism
From the food web, which organisms are herbivores?
foxes and snakes
mice and rabbits
grasshoppers and mice
rabbits and grasshoppers
If the organisms above were arranged in an energy pyramid, which organism would have the most amount of total energy available for other organisms?
grasshoppers
grass
sparrows
mice
Using the food web, which of the following is considered a carnivore?
mice
rabbit
grasshopper
frogs
This biome contains mostly conifers, such as spruce trees and Douglas firs, which are both evergreen. The winters are long and cold and the summers are short and rainy. The soil is very rich. Moose and elk live here. This biome is classified as a
tundra
taiga
deciduous forest
tropical rainforest
According to the picture above, from what primary source do the organisms receive the energy needed to sustain themselves?
from marine plants
from sea turtles
from humans
from sunlight energy
Symbiosis is defined as
a close, long term association between two or more organisms
a relationship between two organisms in which neither are harmed nor benefted
a relationship between two organisms in which one is benefited and one is harmed
a relationship between two organisms in which both benefit
Fungi form lichens by living in a close relationship with an algae. The fungus provides a protective home for the algae, and gathers mineral nutrients from rainwater and from dissolving the rock underneath.
The algae gathers energy from the sun using photosynthesis. Both organisms share their nutrients with each other.
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
predation
Epiphytes are a class of plants that grow in the crooks of tree branches. They simply use the tree branches as a way to be higher - closer to the sunlight needed for photosynthesis. The trees aren't affected by this relationship.
This is an example of which type of symbiosis?
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
competition
A cuckoo lays its eggs in the nest of a warbler. The cuckoo's eggs hatch first and the young cuckoos kick the warbler eggs out of the nest. The warbler raises the cuckoo babies and the warbler babies don't survive.
This is an example of which type of symbiosis?
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
competition
Rank the following long-term organism associations from most beneficial to least beneficial to both organisms.
commensalism > parsitism > mutualism
mutualism > parsitism > commensalism
mutualism > commensalism > parasitism
commensalism > mutualism > parasitism
A large region characterized by average temperature, average rainfall, certain types of plants and certain types
biosphere
biome
community
population
The level of organization that encompasses all the biotic factors in an environment.
population
community
biome
biosphere
Which of the following biomes is described here?
Average Yearly Rainfall: 150 cm
Average Yearly Temp: Wet Season 32F, Dry Season 93F
Has few trees, zebras, wildebeests, elephants
tropical rainforest
taiga
savanna
desert
Which of the following biomes is represented by the shaded area on the map above?
savanna
temperate grassland
temperate deciduous forest
taiga
Which of the following biomes is represented by the shaded area on the map above?
taiga
tropical rainforest
tundra
temperate deciduous forest
Which of the following is considered a fresh water ecosystem?
Lake Michigan
Great Barrier Reef
Baltic Sea
Mediterranean Sea
What type of aquatic ecosystem is pictured and can be located in an area of low-lying land that is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times.
pond
lake
swamp
marsh
What is an important abiotic factor of a river ecosystem?
the different types of fish
the amount of algae
how fast the water moves
the plants that line the riverbanks
What do you call the ecosystem where a river and ocean meet and there is a mixing of fresh and salt water. Sometimes known as a ‘nursery’ for sea life?
estuary
swamp
stream
pond
What is one conclusion you can make from the graphic above?
There needs to be more secondary consumers than producers
There needs to be more primary consumers than producers
There needs to be more producers than secondary consumers
No conclusions can be made with the limited information
