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WorksheetsEcology Key Terms
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
sunlight
c)
water
d)
carbon
2.
What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a biological community?
a)
energy path
b)
food web
c)
trophic level
d)
food pyramid
3.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms.
d)
How carnivores get their food.
4.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Producer
d)
Autotroph
5.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Producer
b)
Autotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Insect
6.
The amount of energy that usually transfers from one trophic level to the next...
a)
10%
b)
20%
c)
80%
d)
50%
7.
The nonliving aspects of an ecosystem.
a)
Abiotic factors
b)
Biotic factors
8.
The living portions of the ecosystem.
a)
Biotic factors
b)
Abiotic factors
9.
Water temperature would be an example of ...
a)
A biotic factor
b)
An abiotic factor
10.
A collection of organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another.
a)
Population
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Community
d)
Ecosphere
11.
A place where an organism lives.
a)
Terrain
b)
Habitat
c)
Community
d)
Population
12.
A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving aspects of the environment.
a)
Population
b)
Community
c)
Habitat
d)
Ecosystem
13.
Organisms that can capture energy from inorganic, nonliving sources.
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Detritivores
d)
Carnivores
14.
Organisms that feed on both living producers and other consumers.
a)
Carnivores
b)
Omnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Detritivores
15.
The general name for organisms like animals and fungi that get their energy from eating other organisms.
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Detritivores
d)
Carnivores
16.
A graphic illustration that shows each trophic level and the amount of useable energy contained within.
a)
Food chain
b)
Food web
c)
Energy Pyramid
d)
All of these
17.
What are the Abiotic factors in this image?
a)
water, sunlight, dirt, air
b)
birds and plants
c)
birds, water, dirt
d)
plants, water
18.
The science of the environment, its components, and the interactions between these components is called
a)
geology
b)
ecology
c)
biology
d)
physiology
19.
Which of the following is NOT an abiotic environmental factor?
a)
air
b)
animals
c)
soil
d)
water
20.
What is made up of all populations in an area?
a)
niche
b)
habitat
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
21.
Which of the following organisms are typical decomposers?
a)
grasses and ferns
b)
bacteria and mushrooms
c)
mice and deer
d)
lions and snakes
22.
Green plants are
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
herbivores
d)
omnivores
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