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WorksheetsEcology (levels of organization/symbiosis)
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Pseudoscorpions often hitch rides on the backs of large beetles or true bugs. What is the ecological relationship?
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
d)
Cooperation
2.
Barnacles sometimes live on the outside surface of other larger shelled organisms without causing any harm. What is the ecological relationship?
a)
Mutualism
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Predator-Prey
3.
Ants protect soft bodied aphids and in return the aphids feed the ants a sugary drink. What is the ecological relationship?
a)
Cooperation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
4.
Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
competition
d)
parasitism
5.
A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
competition
6.
Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that often feed on parasites that infest impala. This is an example of _______.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
neutralism
d)
competition
7.
A relationship between two organisms where one benefits while the other is harmed is known as what?
a)
Decomposition
b)
Consummerism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Parasitism
8.
Which symbiosis is represented in the picture?
a)
parasitism
b)
mutualism
c)
commensalism
d)
nonalism
9.
The nonliving aspects of an ecosystem.
a)
Abiotic factors
b)
Biotic factors
10.
The living portions of the ecosystem.
a)
Biotic factors
b)
Abiotic factors
11.
What are the Abiotic factors in this image?
a)
water, sunlight, dirt, air
b)
birds and plants
c)
birds, water, dirt
d)
plants, water
12.
Which represents community level of organization?
a)
lions, zebras, giraffes, trees
b)
lions
c)
lions, zebras, sunlight, trees, rocks
d)
lions and their cubs
13.
Which represents a community?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
14.
Which of the following shows the correct order of the pictures from the LOWEST (smallest) to the HIGHEST (largest) level of organization?
a)
c < b < d < a
b)
b < c < a < d
c)
c < b < a < d
d)
a < d < b < c
15.
Which is an example of a population?
a)
different kinds of bacteria
b)
A group of fish and sharks
c)
deer, bear, and rabbits
d)
A herd of cattle
16.
What is it called when a group of the same organisms living together in the same place at the same time?
a)
An organism
b)
A population
c)
A community
d)
A biome
17.
What is it called when you have groups of different populations along with their abiotic factors?
a)
An organism
b)
A population
c)
A community
d)
An ecosystem
18.
Identify the examples as: a organism, population, community, or ecosystem.
A beautiful butterfly.
A beautiful butterfly.
a)
Organism
b)
Population
c)
Community
d)
Ecosystem
19.
Identify the examples as: a organism, population, community, or ecosystem.
Water, Fish, Turtles, Oxygen, Rocks and Moss interacting in a river system.
Water, Fish, Turtles, Oxygen, Rocks and Moss interacting in a river system.
a)
Organism
b)
Population
c)
Community
d)
Ecosystem
20.
Identify the examples as: a organism, population, community, or ecosystem.
All speckled sting-ray that live in the Pacific Ocean
All speckled sting-ray that live in the Pacific Ocean
a)
Organism
b)
Population
c)
Community
d)
Ecosystem
21.
Identify the examples as: a organism, population, community, or ecosystem.
Chicken, Cow, Grass, Buffalo, and Mouse living on farmland.
Chicken, Cow, Grass, Buffalo, and Mouse living on farmland.
a)
Organism
b)
Community
c)
Population
d)
Ecosystem
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