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WorksheetsDiedrich - Common Assessment 4 Review
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
What type of relationship does a honeybee have with a flower? The honeybees get nectar to eat, and the flowers get their pollen spread for reproduction.
parasitism
commensalism
mutualism
predator - prey
All organisms have to obtain energy in order to survive and grow. How are plants and animals different?
Plants obtain their energy from the Sun, while animals get their energy from other organisms.
Plants need several sources for energy, while animals only need one source.
Plants obtain their energy through their roots, while animals obtain their energy with their mouth.
Plants convert their energy into sugar, while animals convert their energy into salt.
A law passed that outlaws the hunting of rabbits. How might this law change the food web in a field?
The number of owls will grow, and rabbits will have to fight harder for shelter.
The number of rabbits will grow, and owls will have to fight harder for food.
The number of rabbits will grow, and mice will have to fight harder for food.
The number of rabbits will decrease, because they will die of disease.
The number of water snakes have lived in Florida for many years. As the human population increases to reduce their habitat, what will MOST LIKELY happen to the water snake population.
The number of water snqakes will decrease then increase.
The number of water snakes will increase then decrease.
The number of water snakes will increase.
The number of water snakes will decrease.
Why can't a rainforest plant survive in the desert?
There's not enough water and there isn't enough nutrients in the soil.
There's not enough sunlight and there isn't enough water.
The available growing space is limited in the desert.
There isn't enough water and growing space is limited.
Which biome would be LEAST LIKELY to be impacted by a wildfire caused by drought and hot weather?
grasslands
tundra
rainforest
desert
Which of these aquatic ecosystems would be impacted by the changes in salt concentrations as salt water and freshwater mix?
lake
pond
stream
estuary
What is the BEST explanation for the changes of the populations?
When bison populations are large, they compete with rabbits for food.
When the rabbit population grows, they bring predators of the bison.
Bison populations remain stable unless the rabbit population increases.
Rabbit populations remain stable unless the bison population increases.
Many small fish hide from their predators within the roots of trees along the shoreline. The trees are not affacted. Which type of relationship is described?
parasitism
mutualism
commensalism
predation
Trees are what type of ecological factor?
Biotic
Abiotic
What role does algae play in a marine food chain?
to provide the energy other plants need to make food
to convert sunlight to energy for other organisms to use
to recycle nutrients on the ocean floor
to provide animals with shelter
Parasitism can be described as:
One organism benefits and the other organism is unharmed
Both organisms benifit
One organism benefits while another organism is harmed
One organism hunts another organism
According to the table, which two animals are likely to compete for food?
giraffe and antelope
zebra and lion
antelope and elephant
cheetah and lion
Mutualism can be described as:
One organism benefits and another organism is harmed
Both organisms benefit
One organism hunts the other organism
One organism benefits while another organism is unaffected
According to the table, which two organisms would be carnivores?
alligator and tiger
elephant and red fox
tiger and red fox
grizzly bear and red fox
According to the table, which organisms would be classified as herbivores?
grizzly bear and white tailed deer
red fox and alligator
white tailed deer and elephant
elephant and Bengal tiger
Which organisms would be responsible for passing energy to the primary consumers?
small leafy plants and rodents
songbirds and trees
insects and rodents
small leafy plants and trees
What evidence does the graph provide?
A decrease in resources results in a decrease in population
An increase in resources results in a decrease in population
A decrease in population results in a decrease of resources
An increase in population results in an increase in resources
How does the location of this biome affect its climate?
It has a hot, dry climate due to its location near the equator.
It has a cold, wet climate due to its location near the equator.
It has a hot, wet climate due to its location near the equator.
It has a cold, dry climate due to its location near the poles.
Which biome would most likely be affected by deforestation?
taiga
desert
grassland
chaparral
Which is the BEST description of a savanna biome?
layer of permafrost with mosses and wildflowers
lots of oak trees with a thick layer of leaf litter
fertile soil with foxes and rabbits
grasses with short trees with gazelles and lions
Which type of organism would be found in a rainforest?
a mammal with thick fur year-round
a plant that needs little water
a vine that grows up a tree to get sunlight
an animal that feeds on grasses and wheat
Aphids are insects that eat the sap of plants. Aphids slowly kill a healthy plant. What type of relationship is this describing?
predation
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
What does the arrow between insects and songbirds represent?
that the insects and songbirds require the same nutrients
eneregy in the insects that is being transferred to the songbirds
nutrients in the songbirds are flowing to the insects
the movement of the insects into the songbirds ecosystem
What type of role do bacteria and fungi play in a food web?
producers
consumers
decomposers
predators
The leafy vegetables and the leaf beetles are in a producer-consumer relationship because the leafy vegetables
decompose dead leaf beetles.
are toxic to the leaf beetles.
poison the predators of leaf beetles.
provide food for the leaf beetles.
The small birds and grasshoppers are in a predator-prey relationship because the small birds
are poisoned by grasshoppers.
eat the same plants as grasshoppers.
hunt and eat the grasshoppers.
are hunted and eaten by grasshoppers.
Which conditions MOST LIKELY existed during the period of 1860 to 1865?
Food was scarce, and there were few predators.
Food was scarce, and there were no predators.
Plenty of food available, and there were many predators.
Plenty of food available, and there were few predators.
Hickory and oak tree produce a thick layer of leaf litter in the Fall. What biome do these trees belong to?
temperate deciduous forest
tropical rainforest
coniferous forest
temperate rain forest
