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Ecology Unit 6A 2018

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

In an ecosystem, which of the following is considered an autotroph?

a)

Woodland animals that collect insects and nuts for humans

b)

Any organism that forms a symbiotic relationship

c)

Blackberry bushes that make their own food by using energy from the sun

d)

Animals that become food for larger animals

2.

Which of the following is the correct organizational level for the environment going from largest to smallest?

a)

community, population, ecosystem, biome

b)

biome, ecosystem, organism, cell

c)

biosphere, ecosystem, biome, community

d)

biosphere, biome, ecosystem, community

3.

Which of the following is an abiotic part of an ecosystem?

a)

total amount of daylight

b)

total amount of bacteria

c)

total amount of omnivores

d)

total amount of decomposers

4.

According to the food web pictured here, which one of the following organisms would be an omnivore?

a)

sparrow

b)

grasshopper

c)

deer mice

d)

wren

5.

When a honeybee pollinates flowers, the bee gets access to nectar, while the flowers gain the chance to reproduce. This is an example of:

a)

Ammensalism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Mutualism

6.

From the food web, which organisms are herbivores?

a)

foxes and snakes

b)

mice and rabbits

c)

grasshoppers and mice

d)

rabbits and grasshoppers

7.

If the organisms above were arranged in an energy pyramid, which organism would have the most amount of total energy available for other organisms?

a)

grasshoppers

b)

grass

c)

sparrows

d)

mice

8.

Using the food web, which of the following is considered a carnivore?

a)

mice

b)

rabbit

c)

grasshopper

d)

frogs

9.

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

a)

tundra

b)

taiga

c)

deciduous forest

d)

tropical rainforest

10.

According to the picture above, from what primary source do the organisms receive the energy needed to sustain themselves?

a)

from marine plants

b)

from sea turtles

c)

from humans

d)

from sunlight energy

11.

Symbiosis is defined as

a)

a close, long term association between two or more organisms

b)

a relationship between two organisms in which neither are harmed nor benefted

c)

a relationship between two organisms in which one is benefited and one is harmed

d)

a relationship between two organisms in which both benefit

12.

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.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

13.

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?

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

d)

competition

14.

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?

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

d)

competition

15.

Rank the following long-term organism associations from most beneficial to least beneficial to both organisms.

a)

commensalism > parsitism > mutualism

b)

mutualism > parsitism > commensalism

c)

mutualism > commensalism > parasitism

d)

commensalism > mutualism > parasitism

16.

A large region characterized by average temperature, average rainfall, certain types of plants and certain types

a)

biosphere

b)

biome

c)

community

d)

population

17.

The level of organization that encompasses all the biotic factors in an environment.

a)

population

b)

community

c)

biome

d)

biosphere

18.

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

a)

tropical rainforest

b)

taiga

c)

savanna

d)

desert

19.

Which of the following biomes is represented by the shaded area on the map above?

a)

savanna

b)

temperate grassland

c)

temperate deciduous forest

d)

taiga

20.

Which of the following biomes is represented by the shaded area on the map above?

a)

taiga

b)

tropical rainforest

c)

tundra

d)

temperate deciduous forest

21.

Which of the following is considered a fresh water ecosystem?

a)

Lake Michigan

b)

Great Barrier Reef

c)

Baltic Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

22.

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.

a)

pond

b)

lake

c)

swamp

d)

marsh

23.

What is an important abiotic factor of a river ecosystem?

a)

the different types of fish

b)

the amount of algae

c)

how fast the water moves

d)

the plants that line the riverbanks

24.

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?

a)

estuary

b)

swamp

c)

stream

d)

pond

25.

What is one conclusion you can make from the graphic above?

a)

There needs to be more secondary consumers than producers

b)

There needs to be more primary consumers than producers

c)

There needs to be more producers than secondary consumers

d)

No conclusions can be made with the limited information