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Ecology Test (Honors)

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which branch of biology deals with interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment?

a)

Ecology

b)

Hydrology

c)

Astrology

d)

Geology

2.

The biosphere is...

a)

the combined portions of Earth in which all living things exist.

b)

all of the living things in a community.

c)

the gases in the atmosphere.

d)

all of the abiotic factors in an ecosystem.

3.

The difference between a population and a community is:

a)

Population = 1 species Community = many species

b)

Population = 2 species Community = many species

c)

Population = many species Community = 1 species

d)

They are the same thing.

4.

Species make up ___________, which make up _____________.

a)

populations ; communities

b)

communities ; populations

c)

ecosystems ; communities

d)

populations ; ecosystems

5.

Which of these involves the simplest grouping of multiple organisms?

a)

Community

b)

Population

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Species

6.

Which of these is a producer?

a)

Grass

b)

Coyotes

c)

Elephant

d)

Human

7.

What does sunlight provide to most ecosystems?

a)

Energy

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Carbon Fixation

d)

Water

8.

Which of these is a producer?

a)

Algae

b)

Zooplankton

c)

Small Fish

d)

Squid

e)

Shark

9.

Which of these produces its own food supply?

a)

Autotroph

b)

Heterotroph

c)

Consumer

d)

Detritovore

10.

What is shown here?

a)

Food Web

b)

Food Chain

c)

Competition Chart

d)

Decomposers

11.

Which of these is the total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level?

a)

biomass

b)

energy mass

c)

organic mass

d)

trophic mass

12.

What is an ecological model of the relationships that form a network of complex interactions among organisms in a community from producers to decomposers?

a)

Food Web

b)

An Ecosystem

c)

Food Chain

d)

A Population

13.

If you are an animal that eat both producers and consumers you are a(n)....

a)

omnivore.

b)

herbivore.

c)

chemotroph.

d)

autotroph.

14.

What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a food web?

a)

Trophic Levels

b)

Energy Paths

c)

Food Pyramids

d)

Food Chains

15.

If you eat living things, then you are a...

a)

carnivore.

b)

herbivore.

c)

producer.

d)

all choices are correct

16.

Consumers...

a)

eat other things to get its energy.

b)

get its energy from the sun directly.

c)

are the same things as autotrophs.

d)

are known as producers.