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Principles of Ecology

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following can be both primary and secondary consumers?

a)

detritivores

b)

herbivores

c)

carnivores

d)

omnivores

2.

Chemosynthesis is the process in which organisms

a)

form carbohydrates using chemicals.

b)

get energy by eating other organisms.

c)

use energy from the sun to form carbohydrates.

d)

make chemicals that absorb sunlight.

3.

A model that shows a single sequence of feeding relationships is called a

a)

food web

b)

food chain

c)

feeding chain

d)

trophic level

4.

Which of the following provide most of the energy in ecosystems?

a)

keystone species

b)

carnivores

c)

producers

d)

generalists

5.

Decomposers are important to ecosystems because they

a)

can act as omnivores.

b)

capture energy from the sun.

c)

are producers.

d)

return vital nutrients back to the environment.

6.

Food webs are models that show

a)

Only primary consumers in an ecosystem.

b)

Networks of feeding relationships.

c)

Stored energy in food chains.

d)

One sequence of producers and consumers.

7.

A food chain contains oak trees (producer), mice (herbivore), black rat snakes (carnivore), and bald eagles (carnivore). How many trophic levels does this food chain have?

a)

four

b)

three

c)

two

d)

one

8.

Giant pandas eat bamboo almost exclusively. For this reason, giant pandas are an example of a(n)

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

generalist

d)

specialist

9.

The temperature, rainfall, and soil/sand in an ecosystem would all qualify as

a)

a whole ecosystem

b)

abiotic factors

c)

biotic factors

d)

living things

10.

A group of gray wolves living in Minnesota is an example of

a)

a community

b)

a biome

c)

an ecosystem

d)

a population

11.

Which phrase best describes biodiversity?

a)

the amount of available energy in an ecosystem

b)

the number of individuals in an ecosystem

c)

the number of species in an ecosystem

d)

the amount of biomass in an ecosystem

12.

An ecosystem consists of

a)

the soil, water and weather.

b)

a community of organisms.

c)

energy.

d)

all of the above.

13.

A group of organisms of different species living together in a particular place is called a

A. community. C. biome.

B. population. D. habitat.

a)

biome

b)

population

c)

community

d)

habitat