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Life on Earth key Terms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"A group of organisms which can interbreed to produce fertile offspring" is the definition for:

a)

Niche

b)

Species

c)

Habitat

d)

Carnivore

2.

What is intraspecific competition?

a)

Competition between members of the same species

b)

Competition between members of different species

3.

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor?

a)

predation

b)

grazing

c)

temperature

d)

disease

4.

Which of the following are chemical mutagenic agents?

a)

UV rays

b)

X-rays

c)

cigarette smoke

d)

mustard gas

5.

What is the third main stage of speciation?

a)

natural selection

b)

Time

c)

mutation

d)

isolation

6.

Which are alternatives to pesticide use?

a)

mutation

b)

biological control

c)

kills pests

d)

GM crops

7.

What is a random change in an organisms genetic material called?

a)

natural selection

b)

mutation

c)

adaptations

d)

biological control

8.

What are the two main categories of mutagenic agents?

a)

chemical

b)

radiation

c)

advantageous

d)

disadvantageous

9.

Give an example of an isolation barrier

a)

mutation

b)

geographical

c)

tropical

d)

reproductive

10.

Which technique would you use to sample small, slow-moving invertebrates and plants?

a)

Pitfall trap

b)

Light meter

c)

Moisture meter

d)

Quadrat

11.

Which word means the build up of toxic substances in a living organisms

a)

Accumulate

b)

DDT

c)

Toxicity

d)

Bio-accumulation

12.

What percentage of energy is used for the growth of an organisms

a)

90%

b)

10%

13.

Name the form of nitrogen plants can absorb through their leaves

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Nitrate

c)

Nitrite

d)

They can't absorb it through their leaves

14.

What do farmers add to their soil to increase nitrate concentrations?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Fertilisers

c)

Pesticides

d)

Fungicides

15.

What things do animals compete for?

a)

Light

b)

Space

c)

Food

d)

Mates

16.

Select 2 abiotic factors

a)

predation

b)

disease

c)

light intensity

d)

pH

17.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
18.
A community of living and nonliving things in their natural environment makes up a 
a)
food web
b)
ecosystem
c)
food chain
d)
population
19.
What is a herbivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy from eating other animals
b)
an organism that gets energy from eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
d)
an animal that eats only herbs
20.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
d)
population