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Ecology

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How does too much fishing in an area affect its ecosystem?
a)
The fish will lay many more eggs to replace fish caught
b)
organisms that eat fish could become endangered due to starvation
c)
organisms that eat the fish will become endangered
d)
people could eat too many fish and become ill
2.
What would most likely happen if an ecosystem no longer received sunlight?
a)
The number of herbivores would increase
b)
The number of plants would increase
c)
all organisms would adapt
d)
All living organisms would eventually die
3.
Humans are part of the ecosystem and therefore impact it.  Which of the following events in an ecosystem may produce a negative effect?
a)
preventing deer from depleting food resources
b)
restoring a natural habitat
c)
wildlife rangers minimizing disturbances
d)
a lumber company clearing a forest
4.
The parts of an ecosystem that are currently living or that have once lived.
a)
Biotic Factor
b)
Abiotic Factor
c)
Species
d)
Biome
5.
The factors in an ecoysystem that have never had the ability to live.
a)
Biotic Factor
b)
Abiotic Factor
c)
Biome
d)
Community
6.

All ecosystems combined...

a)

biosphere

b)

community

c)

habitat

d)

population

7.

Consists of all the biotic and abiotic factors of the environment...

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

all of the above

8.

A group of organisms of the same species in any given area...

a)

population

b)

community

c)

individuals

d)

community

9.
The smallest unit of life that can sustain itself is called...
a)
an organism.
b)
the biosphere.
c)
a population.
d)
a community.
10.
The temperate decisuous forest, the tropical rain forest, the desert, and the tundra are all examples of...
a)
the biopshere.
b)
biomes.
c)
ecosystems.
d)
communities.