WorksheetsAdaptations and Interactions of Organisms Part 2
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All energy transformations in an ecosystem begin with
a)
a scavenger
b)
the sun
c)
a decomposer
d)
a herbivore
2.
Birds eat insects off the skin of cows. If the relationship is a type of mutualism, then the organisms that will benefit are
a)
only the cattle
b)
neither the birds or the cattle
c)
both the birds and the cattle
d)
only the birds
3.
A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another is termed..
a)
energy pyramid
b)
adaptation
c)
autotroph
d)
food web
4.
Commensalism is
a)
one species benefits, the other is not affected
b)
both species benefit
c)
both species are harmed
d)
one species benefit, the other is harmed
5.
an example of producer consumer relationship would be
a)
lion eating a deer
b)
grasshopper getting energy from grass
c)
hawk getting energy from snakes
d)
earthworm breaking down dead material
6.
The direction of the flow of energy in a food web is represented by ___.
a)
Light bulbs
b)
Dotted Lines
c)
Arrows
d)
Bubbles
7.
What is a herbivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy from eating other animals
b)
an organism that gets energy from eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
8.
An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
9.
Which feature of a rose helps it grow without being eaten by large animals?
a)
flowers with bright colors
b)
sharp thorns
c)
small seeds
d)
deep roots
10.
Which feature helps an animal hide from other animals?
a)
looking like a dangerous animal
b)
being the same color as the place it lives (camoflauge)
c)
having sharp claws or a strong shel
d)
having only a few young and caring for them
11.
Plants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life in which environment?
a)
Desert
b)
Temperate forest
c)
Grassland
d)
Tropical Rainfroest
12.
Which part of the Mollusk body is specialized for burrowing, feeding, and movement?
a)
trochophores
b)
visceral mass
c)
mantle
d)
foot
13.
What Mollusk group does the picture belong to?
a)
Gastropod
b)
Bivalve
c)
Cephalopod
14.
What Mollusk group does the picture belong to?
a)
Gastropod
b)
Bivalve
c)
Cephalopod
15.
Mollusk's tongue-like strip covered with teeth that point backward is called the ____
a)
trochopore
b)
radula
c)
gills
d)
visceral mass
16.
Which group of Mollusks does the picture belong to?
a)
Gastropod
b)
Bivalve
c)
Cephalopod
17.
What echinoderm is this?
a)
sea lily
b)
sea urchin
c)
sea cucumber
d)
sand dollar
18.
By what process will starfish regrow an arm torn off by a predator?
a)
Reconstructive meiosis
b)
Regeneration
c)
Tissue regenesis
d)
Mitotic restoration
19.
Sea stars feed by
a)
Injecting poison that digests the prey
b)
Everting their stomach to digest prey
c)
Chewing their prey with jaws and teeth
d)
squeezing their prey until it dies
20.
Echinoderms have no head or brain.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Sand dollars have radial symmetry.
a)
true
b)
false
22.
What are these?
a)
Mouth
b)
Anus
c)
Madreporite
d)
Tube foot
23.
Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This relationship neither harms nor benefits the whales.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
24.
Oxpeckers feed on the ticks found on a rhinoceros. The oxpeckers get a meal and the rhinoceros is helped by the removal of the ticks.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
25.
A flea feeds on a mouse’s blood and harms the mouse.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
26.
A wasp lays its eggs on a caterpillar. When the wasp eggs hatch, the larva will eat the caterpillar and kill it.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
27.
A sparrow will build its nest under the nest of an osprey. The smaller birds get protection because other predators will not mess with the osprey. The osprey are not helped nor harmed by the sparrow.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
28.
Wrasse fish feed on the parasites found on the black sea bass’s body. The wrasse fish get a meal and the black sea bass is helped by the removal of the parasites.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
29.
What adaptation do echinoderms have that help them sense their environment?
a)
Tube feet
b)
Spikes
c)
Camouflage
d)
All of the above
30.
What adaptations do cephalopods have to avoid predators?
a)
Intelligence
b)
Camouflage
c)
They are poisonous
d)
All of the above
31.
Which of the following are critical producers in ocean food chains?
a)
Squid
b)
Echinoderms
c)
Phytoplankton
d)
Zooplankton
32.
Why are sea otters critical for the health of kelp forests?
a)
They eat the kelp and make sure it doesn't over populate.
b)
Their poop acts as a fertilizer for the kelp.
c)
They eat sea urchins, a major predator of the kelp.
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