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Ecology

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An organism that can make its own food is called a

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

d)

scavenger

2.

If a kestrel eats a mouse that eats grass, the kestrel is a

a)

producer

b)

second-level consumer

c)

first-level consumer

d)

decomposer

3.

The best way to represent a large, complex system, such as the nitrogen cycle, would be a

a)

written paragraph

b)

bar graph

c)

model

d)

graph

4.

An invasive species is moved from one ecosystem to another. After it has been moved the species is __________________ to the new ecosystem.

a)

native

b)

non-native

c)

carnivore

d)

detrius

5.

A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms is called a(n)

a)

energy pyramid

b)

food chain

c)

food web

d)

biome

6.

An organisms habitat provides

a)

carrying capacity

b)

space

c)

food, water and shelter

d)

abiotic factors

7.

By looking at the skull of a mammal you can tell if the animal is a(n)

a)

organism

b)

carnivore, herbivore or omnivore

c)

biotic or abiotic

d)

incisors, molars, premolars

8.

The many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up a(n)

a)

food web

b)

food chain

c)

energy pyramid

d)

feeding level

9.

Consumers that eat both plants and animals are called

a)

carnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

producer

d)

omnivore

10.

Mushrooms, bacteria and mold are types of _______________.

a)

decomposers

b)

scavengers

c)

herbivores

d)

carnivores

11.

The first organism in a food chain is always a

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

primary consumer

d)

secondary consumer

12.

Which process is part of the carbon-oxygen exchange (carbon cycle)?

a)

precipitation

b)

photosynthesis

c)

condensation

d)

food chain

13.

Scientist use models to show relationships between organisms, an example of such a model would be a(n):

a)

food web

b)

food chain

c)

energy pyramid

d)

all of these

14.

How does the nitrogen cycle benefit an ecosystem?

a)

nitrogen is recycled in the ecosystem

b)

nitrogen is balanced in tree trunks

c)

nitrogen is broken down

d)

nitrogen is used up in the environment

15.

The grasses and trees in this pyramid have the __________amount of energy in the ecosystem.

a)

greatest

b)

least

c)

chemical

d)

different

16.

Energy for producers in the food chain comes directly from the ____________.

a)

primary consumers

b)

secondary consumers

c)

sun

d)

soil

17.

Water, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and oxygen are examples of substances __________between the biotic and abiotic parts of an environment.

a)

respiration

b)

recycled

c)

community

d)

perspired

18.

A tick living on a dog represents which type of relationship.

a)

commensalism

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

symbolism

19.

A producer is a

a)

carnivore

b)

animal

c)

green plant

d)

omnivore

20.

Nitrogen fixing bacteria

a)

change nitrogen for use by animals and plants

b)

are in the air

c)

are created by lightening

d)

are poison to plants

21.

Biotic factors in the environment are

a)

metal

b)

mines

c)

non-living

d)

living or once living

22.

Abiotic factors in an environment are

a)

non-living or never alive

b)

plants

c)

consumers

d)

incisors

23.

Which of these is a relationship between organisms

a)

a bee uses pollen from a flower, the flower is pollinated

b)

a wolf makes a den in the ground

c)

Zebra drink from a lake

d)

A framer plows the land

24.

What are the 3 main cycles in the environment?

a)

The Water cycle, The Carbon/Oxygen Cycle, and The Nitrogen Cycle

b)

Photosynthesis, Soil and plate tectonics

c)

Solar power, gas power and oil power

d)

food web, food chain and energy pyramid

25.

One organism benefits and the other is unharmed

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

photosynthesis

26.

Both organisms benefit

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

photosynthesis

27.

One organism benefits and the other is hurt

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

photosynthesis

28.

All the non living and living parts of an environment make up the

a)

biotic factors

b)

ecosystem

c)

relationship

d)

abiotic factors

29.

A species that has been moved to an area that impacts the local ecosystem.

a)

producer

b)

native

c)

invasive

d)

consumer

30.

In an ecosystem, when the population of rabbits increases the population of wolves will?

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

d)

not be affected