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WorksheetsEcology Review
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 52mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all _____ parts of the environment
a)
alive
b)
biotic
c)
abiotic
d)
living
2.
A living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem is a
a)
population
b)
biotic factor
c)
abiotic factor
d)
community
3.
Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?
a)
sun
b)
temperature
c)
soil
d)
grass
4.
Which of the following lists has ONLY biotic factors?
a)
snail, algae, guppy, sunlight
b)
temperature, Daphnia (water flea), snail, guppy (fish)
c)
snail, guppy (fish), Daphnia (water flea), algae
d)
temperature, pH, conductivity, nitrite concentration
5.
The factors in an ecoysystem that have never had the ability to live.
a)
Biotic Factor
b)
Abiotic Factor
c)
Biome
d)
Community
6.
The study of relationships between biotic and abiotic factors interacting in the same area.
a)
Ecology
b)
Biology
c)
Zoology
d)
Botany
7.
The lion lives on the savanna.
a)
habitat
b)
niche
8.
The lion is a carnivore.
a)
habitat
b)
niche
9.
Birds live in the decidious forest.
a)
habitat
b)
niche
10.
Birds parent their offspring.
a)
habitat
b)
niche
11.
a place an organism lives.
a)
habitat
b)
niche
12.
crocodiles live in freshwater rivers.
a)
habitat
b)
niche
13.
The crocodile is a carnivore.
a)
habitat
b)
niche
14.
How many levels of organization are ecologists concerned with?
a)
9
b)
7
c)
6
d)
5
15.
The smallest unit of life that can sustain itself is called...
a)
an organism.
b)
the biosphere.
c)
a population.
d)
a community.
16.
What is it called when a group of the same organisms living together in the same place at the same time?
a)
An organism
b)
A population
c)
A community
d)
A biome
17.
What are groups of different populations living togther in the same place at the same time called?
a)
An organism
b)
A population
c)
A community
d)
A biosphere
18.
What is it called when you have groups of different populations along with their abiotic factors?
a)
An organism
b)
A population
c)
A community
d)
An ecosystem
19.
When all the ecosystems on Earth are combined it is called...
a)
a community.
b)
a biome.
c)
a biosphere.
d)
an Earthsphere.
20.
The temperate decisuous forest, the tropical rain forest, the desert, and the tundra are all examples of...
a)
the biopshere.
b)
biomes.
c)
ecosystems.
d)
communities.
21.
Andrea is on the grils cross country tream. She is heading out for a run when she comes across 20 Canadian geese. What level of organization is this group of Canadian geese?
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
biome
22.
Jacob is going out to his grandparents fram. On the farm is a stream that he likes to fish at. When he is fishing he sees many differernt speacies of fish as well as maple and oak trees and dragonflies. What Jacob is seeing is an example of what level of organization?
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
23.
Abby is walking to school with her best friend Jaylyn. They begin talking about everything they see including the ash trees, grass, weeds, ants, and people. They also notice how cold it is, how there are several large puffy clouds out, and how the sun is just starting to come up. What level of organization are they discussing?
a)
community
b)
ecosystem
c)
biome
d)
biosphere
24.
What is a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and types of organisms called?
a)
A community
b)
A biome
c)
An ecosystem
d)
A biosphere
25.
Antonio and Javier are astronauts in space looking back at Earth and discussing how all the life on Earth interacts with each other as well as the nonliving things. What level of organization are they discussing?
a)
A community
b)
A biome
c)
An ecosystem
d)
A biosphere
26.
What are the ecological levels of organization from smallest to the largest?
a)
organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
b)
organism, community, population, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
c)
organism, population, community, biome, ecosystem, ecosphere.
d)
organism, community, population, biome, ecosystem, ecosphere
27.
What is the name for an animal that hunts and eats other animals?
a)
prey
b)
mean
c)
predator
d)
decomposer
28.
What is the name for an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal?
a)
prey
b)
mean
c)
predator
d)
decomposer
29.
In the ocean, a shark feeds on seals. Which animal is the predator?
a)
shark
b)
seals
30.
In the savannah in Africa, lions hunt zebras. What role do lions play?
a)
predator
b)
prey
31.
In the savannah in Africa, lions hunt zebras. What role do zebras play?
a)
predator
b)
prey
32.
In Alaska, grizzly bears feast on fish from rivers and streams. What role do the bears play in the ecosystem?
a)
predator
b)
prey
33.
In Alaska, grizzly bears feast on fish from rivers and streams. What role do the fish play in the ecosystem?
a)
predator
b)
prey
34.
In the forest, foxes prey on rabbits. What role do the foxes play in the ecosystem?
a)
predator
b)
prey
35.
In the forest, foxes prey on rabbits. What role do the rabbits play in the ecosystem?
a)
predator
b)
prey
36.
Rabbits are herbivores. They feast on lettuce and other small plants. What role does the lettuce play in this ecosystem?
a)
predator
b)
prey
37.
What is the word for an animal that eats only plants?
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
38.
What is the word for an animal that eats both plants and animals?
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
39.
What does an herbivore eat?
a)
meat
b)
plants
c)
insects
d)
fish
40.
__________ is an organism that only eats plants for energy.
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Terivore
41.
Lions only eat buffalo, antelopes, zebras and crocodiles. They are called __________.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Delivore
42.
Bears eat fish, insects, plants, seeds, nuts and young elk. They are called __________.
a)
Franivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Omnivore
43.
All of the living AND non-living things in an particular area is called a(n):
a)
ecosystem
b)
house
c)
community
d)
mountain
44.
Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
competition
d)
parasitism
45.
A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed...
a)
Mutualism
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm
d)
Commensalism
46.
A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
competition
47.
What type of symbiosis? Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers. The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
48.
What type of symbiosis? Skunks often live in burrows that have been dug and abandoned by woodchucks.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
49.
Which symbols best describe parasitism?
a)
+,+
b)
+,-
c)
+,0
d)
-,0
50.
Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that often feed on parasites that infest impala. This is an example of _______.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
neutralism
d)
competition
51.
A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm
d)
Commensalism
52.
When a mosquito bites you, you are the __________ and the mosquito is the ____________.
a)
host, hostess
b)
parasite, host
c)
host, parasite
d)
prey, predator
53.
Aphids are tiny insects that live on and eat the leaves of plants, removing vital nutrients from the plants.
a)
Predation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
54.
Which best describes what a food chain shows you?
a)
Energy flow through an ecosystem
b)
Food flowing through an ecosystem
c)
Consumers going into other consumers
d)
Who eats who
55.
What are plants called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Scavengers
56.
What are animals called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Plants
57.
What are the organisms that break down dead stuff?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Organisms
58.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
59.
What is the role of a producer?
a)
Use sunlight to make food
b)
Gain energy from eating other organisms
c)
Keep other species from overpopulating
d)
Breaking down dead stuff
60.
What's the role of consumers in a food chain?
a)
Use sunlight to make food
b)
Eat other species and keep them from overpopulating
c)
Break down dead stuff
d)
Add nutrients to the soil
61.
What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?
a)
Use sunlight to make food
b)
Eat other organisms to gain energy
c)
Make the food for the whole food chain
d)
Break down dead organisms and add nutrients to the soil
62.
Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?
a)
Plant
b)
Rabbit
c)
Mouse
d)
Hawk
63.
Which type of consumer eats meat only?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Omnivores
64.
Which type of consumer eats plants only?
a)
Herbivores
b)
Omnivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Scavengers
65.
Which type of consumer eats meat and plants?
a)
Herbivores
b)
Carnivores
c)
Omnivores
d)
Plants
66.
Which type of consumer is always a first consumer?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Producer
67.
Which is the correct food chain order?
a)
Plant-->1st Consumer--> 2nd Consumer
b)
Plant <-- 1st Consumer <-- 2nd Consumer
c)
2nd consumer --> 1st consumer --> Plant
d)
1st Consumer --> 2nd consumer --> Plant
68.
Which type of organism is responsible for recycling the remains of a dead plant or animal to the soil?
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
69.
Which best describes animals that eat only plants?
a)
Primary consumer/herbivore
b)
Secondary consumer/Carnivore
c)
Tertiary consumer/Omnivore
70.
Which organism is a decomposer?
a)
grass
b)
rabbit
c)
human
d)
bacteria
71.
Which of the following is a consumer?
a)
flower
b)
mushroom
c)
human
d)
grass
72.
Deer and rabbit can both be found in forest ecosystems. How are these two animals similar?
a)
They are both producers
b)
They are both consumers
c)
They are both decomposers
73.
A red wolf is a ______ and a _______
a)
producer and hunter
b)
consumer and carnivore
c)
decomposer and carnivore
d)
decomposer and omnivore
74.
Which choice has a group of only producers?
a)
red wolf, coyote, grey wolf
b)
sunflower, grass, pine tree
c)
mushrooms and worms
d)
seaweed, algae, mushrooms
75.
What does a Primary Consumer eat?
a)
Tertiary Consumers
b)
Secondary Consumers
c)
Producers
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