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Ecology Review February 26, 2019

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a biome?

a)

A limited geographical area with a variety of climates

b)

A large region characterized by a specific type of climate & certain types of plants & animals.

c)

A small region characterized by a specific type of weather & certain types of plants & animals.

d)

A large geographical area with a variety of climates

2.

_____refers to the weather conditions like temperature, precipitation, humidity & winds that occur in an area over a long period of time

a)

biome

b)

climate

c)

latitude

d)

altitude

3.

Latitude is

a)

the distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian

b)

the height above sea level in feet or meters

c)

the distance in any direction as the crow flies

d)

the distance in degrees north or south of the equator

4.

The height of an object above sea level in feel or meters

a)

attitude

b)

altitude

c)

longitude

d)

latitude

5.

Permafrost is

a)

A layer of ice and snow in the Taiga

b)

A layer of permanently frozen deep soil layer in the Tundra

c)

A setting in the freezer to keep things cold

d)

A layer in the Tundra that becomes spongy & moist during the summer

6.

What is eutrophication?

a)

A lack of nutrients that cause organisms to die

b)

An excess of nutrients that cause plants and algae growth to explode

c)

precipitation that can carry pollutants like fertilizers from land to water

d)

Vegetation that traps carbon that would otherwise be released as carbon dioxide.

7.

An area where fresh water mixes with salt water from the ocean is called

a)

fens

b)

bogs

c)

headwaters

d)

estuary

8.

limestone ridges built by tiny animals called coral polyps and the algae that live inside them

a)

coral islands

b)

coral marshes

c)

coral reefs

d)

coral bleaching

9.

How much energy is available to be transferred from one organism to another in a food chain?

a)

90%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

10%

10.

Each step through which energy is transferred in a food chain is known as a

a)

trophic level

b)

Energy pyramid

c)

food web

d)

food pyramid

11.

What is an adaptation?

a)

how individuals that are better suited to their environment survive & reproduce with more success

b)

a change in the genetic characteristics of populations from one generation to the next

c)

an inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of survival & reproduction in a certain environment

d)

A different version of similar species

12.

A community is

a)

a group of similar species living together in the same area

b)

a group of the same exact species living together in the same area

c)

a group of many species living together in the same area

d)

a group of the same species living in different areas