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Biology.Ecology.Review

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 5hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are plants called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Scavengers
2.
What are animals called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Plants
3.
What are the organisms that break down dead stuff?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Organisms
4.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
5.
What is the role of a producer?
a)
Use sunlight to make food
b)
Gain energy from eating other organisms
c)
Keep other species from overpopulating
d)
Breaking down dead stuff 
6.
What's the role of consumers in a food chain?
a)
Use sunlight to make food 
b)
Eat other species and keep them from overpopulating
c)
Break down dead stuff
d)
Add nutrients to the soil
7.
What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?
a)
Use sunlight to make food
b)
Eat other organisms to gain energy
c)
Make the food for the whole food chain
d)
Break down dead organisms and add nutrients to the soil
8.
Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?
a)
Plant
b)
Rabbit
c)
Mouse
d)
Hawk
9.
Which type of consumer eats plants only?
a)
Herbivores
b)
Omnivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Scavengers
10.
Which type of consumer eats meat only?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Omnivores
11.
Which type of consumer eats meat and plants?
a)
Herbivores
b)
Carnivores
c)
Omnivores
d)
Plants
12.
Which of the following is a producer?
a)
Maple tree
b)
Sunfish
c)
Bunny
d)
Bear
13.
Which organism is a decomposer?
a)
grass
b)
mouse
c)
mushroom
d)
caterpillar
14.
Which food chain is in the correct order?
a)
cat, grass, bird, snail
b)
bird, snail, grass, cat
c)
grass, snail, bird, cat
d)
grass, cat, bird, snail
15.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a ecosystem.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
d)
How carnivores get their food. 
16.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
17.
If the grasshopper were to be removed completely from the food web, what organism would be most effected?
a)
The squirrel
b)
The shrew
c)
The deer
d)
The rabbit
18.
Which organism recieves the least amount of energy from the producer?
a)
Owl
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Lilypad
d)
Mouse
19.
This is an example of a
a)
food chain
b)
water cycle
c)
food cycle
d)
food web
20.
An energy pyramid represents what?
a)
How much sunlight is available for the ecosystem to use. 
b)
How much energy a particular organism needs. 
c)
How much energy is needed to build a pyramid. 
d)
The amount of energy available to the next 'feeder' in a food web.
21.
Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?
a)
More than one organism may eat them. 
b)
They may eat more than one other organism. 
c)
This organism gets its energy from multiple sources. 
d)
They have no resources available to them.
22.
The largest group of organisms found in a food web would be:
a)
Primary Consumers
b)
Producers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Tertiary Consumers
23.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
24.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
25.
How many carnivores are shown in this food web?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
5
d)
3
26.
Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?
a)
There would be a decrease in the small bird population.
b)
There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.
c)
There would be a decrease in the mice population.
d)
There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.
27.

A living, or once-living, organism in an ecosystem is a/an ---

a)

abiotic factor.

b)

biotic factor.

28.

A nonliving element in an ecosystem is a/an ---

a)

biotic factor.

b)

abiotic factor.

29.

Which of the following is NOT an abiotic factor?

a)

sun

b)

temperature

c)

soil

d)

grass

30.

Which of the following is NOT a biotic factor?

a)

mushroom

b)

air

c)

elephant

d)

coyote

31.

Which kind of factor is this? a deer

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

32.

Which kind of factor is this? weather

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

33.

Which kind of factor is this? sunlight

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

34.

Which kind of factor is this? a fern

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

35.
In this energy pyramid, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
36.
In an ecological pyramid, which type of organism always has the least amount of energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Top Predator
37.
How much of the energy in each level of a ecological pyramid gets lost as heat or used by the organism so that it cannot be passed on to the next trophic level?
a)
80%
b)
90%
c)
10%
d)
20%
38.
In this ecological pyramid which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Secondary Consumer
39.

Mosquitos bite humans and suck out blood, which they use as food. The human may become sick from the bite. Which symbiosis is this?

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

40.

The remora, also known as suckerfish, share a relationship with nearby sharks. Remoras have suckers attached to their fins. They attach to the bodies of sharks. The shark provides transportation for the remora. The remora feeds on scraps of food that are left behind. Which symbiosis is this?

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

41.

In southern Asia, a mongoose and hornbill bird protect each other. They take turns guarding each other from predators while the other one sleeps. What kind of symbiosis is this?

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

42.

In southern Asia, a mongoose and hornbill bird protect each other. They take turns guarding each other from predators while the other one sleeps. What kind of symbiosis is this?

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

43.

Barnacles are crustaceans that cannot move independently. They attach to the bodies of whales. When the whale moves, the barnacles catch plankton for food. The whale is not harmed. What kind of symbiosis is this?

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

44.

When a bee visits a flower for nectar, pollen grains stick to their hind legs. This pollen later falls off and pollinates another flower. What symbiosis is this?

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

45.

Cheetahs have excellent camouflage abilities, and strong muscles to run very fast enabling them to catch a gazelle. Which symbiosis is this?

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commesalism

d)

predation

46.

Wild dogs might be small, but they make up for it by resorting to pack behavior. The strategy is simple: coordinate an attack, isolate an gazelle, tire it, and bring it down by grabbing its tail and nose. Which type of symbiosis is this?

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

47.

What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?

a)

primary succession

b)

ecological succession

c)

secondary succession

d)

intermediate species

48.

What is the role of the pioneer species in Primary Succession?

a)

To kill any remaining organisms from before the disturbance

b)

To break down rock and rebuild soil

c)

To provide food for large animals

d)

To put fresh oxygen into the air

49.

The picture shows what type of succession?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

quadanary

50.
What is the name given to lichen or algae after a primary succession?
a)
pioneer species
b)
volunteer species
c)
founder species
d)
conqueror species
51.

What is the correct order in this pond succession? (YOUNGEST to OLDEST)

a)

A, B, C, D

b)

D, C, B, A

c)

B, A, D, C

d)

C, D, A, B

52.

The forest in panel #8 is a...

a)

pioneer species

b)

climax community

c)

tertiary community

d)

intermediate species

53.

Succession type?

a)

primary succession

b)

secondary succession

c)

tertiary succession

d)

variable succession

54.

What type of species/community is a redwood forest?

a)

Climax Community

b)

Pioneer Species

c)

Intermediate Species

d)

Tertiary Community

55.
Natural disasters such as flooding and tornadoes are linked to ________________.
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
old field
d)
ecosystem
56.
How do lichens contribute to primary succession?
a)
Lichens decompose organic matter from animals and plants
b)
Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil
c)
Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria
d)
Lichens convert carbohydrates into fossil fuels.
57.
Which catastrophic event will most likely have the effect of returning an ecosystem to primary succession?
a)
A tornado
b)
A volcanic eruption
c)
A flood
d)
A drought
58.
What is one way that people add Nitrogen into the environment?
a)
By littering
b)
By using fertilizer on farms
c)
By burning fossil fuels 
59.
True or False: Humans and animals release carbon dioxide into the air during photosynthesis and respiration.
a)
True
b)
False 
60.
True or False: All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
61.
Where does the carbon come from that plants use?
a)
Animals
b)
Water
c)
Air
d)
Connecticut
62.

What cycle is shown in the diagram?

a)

The Life Cycle

b)

The Nitrogen Cycle

c)

The Carbon Cycle

d)

The Water Cycle

63.

Why do plants and animals need nitrogen?

a)

To produce proteins

b)

To store energy

c)

To digest food

d)

To conduct photosynthesis

64.

How do decomposers help the carbon cycle?

a)

Carbon is leaked into the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned.

b)

Dead, organic matter is broken down and release carbon dioxide into the air

c)

Volcanoes and fires release large amounts of carbon dioxide.

d)

Decaying organisms are needed for carbon to be released

65.

The picture shows the effects of human activities in which natural cycle?

a)

Water Cycle

b)

Carbon Cycle

c)

Nitrogen Cycle

66.
What are the four most important materials needed by living organisms?
a)
water, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen
b)
water, food, oxygen, carbon
c)
water, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous
d)
water, carbon, food, phosphorous
67.
An underground layer of rocks or sand that can hold groundwater.
a)
watershed
b)
levee
c)
aquifer
d)
erosion
68.
This is essential to living organisms, it is found in nucleic acid and amino acids.
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Carbon
c)
Water
d)
Phosphorous
69.
What is it called when water vapor cools and changes into a liquid?
a)
condensation
b)
respiration
c)
precipitation
d)
evaporation
70.
The three steps of the water cycle include:
a)
condensation, precipitation, filtration
b)
filtration, irrigation, evaporation
c)
precipitation, condensation, evaporation
d)
precipitation, filtration, evaporation
71.
Which of these is NOT a step of the carbon cycle?
a)
erosion
b)
respiration
c)
nitrification
d)
photosynthesis
72.
Which of these is a step in the carbon cycle, the nitrogen cycle, and the phosphorous cycle?
a)
condensation
b)
decomposition
c)
respiration
d)
photosynthesis
73.
An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
a)
Environment 
b)
Mimicry
c)
Camouflage
74.
An example of a physical adaptation is...
a)
a turtle hiding inside its shell
b)
The spikes on a porcupine fish
c)
a rabbit burrowing underground
d)
a viper biting when threatened
75.
A lion has pointed teeth to help it tear meat off of the bone.
a)
Behavioral Adaptation
b)
Structural Adaptation
76.
A black bear hibernates during the winter months.
a)
Behavioral Adaptation
b)
Structural Adaptation
77.
A cat has a long tail to help it balance.
a)
Behavioral Adaptation
b)
Structural Adaptation
78.
The different types of bird beaks in different species of birds is known as
a)
Adaptation
b)
Variation
79.
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
80.
 A giraffe has a long neck.  Why would the giraffe need this adaptation?
a)
to keep warm
b)
to reach food high above the ground
c)
to have room to eat more
d)
to catch birds

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