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Quiz 3 - Ecosystems

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Two of the primary consumers in the food web are the

a)

coyote, rattlesnake, and hawk

b)

grass and cactus.

c)

rabbit and grasshopper.

d)

rabbit, grasshopper, and scorpion.

2.

Which of the following number sequences best represents the flow of available energy from the base of the pyramid to the top of the pyramid in the ecosystem represented above

a)

100–100–100–100

b)

100– 75 – 50 – 25

c)

100– 20 – 5 – 2

d)

100- 11 - 2 - 0.1

3.

An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form that can carry out life processes independently.

a)

organism

b)

niche

c)

consumer

4.

The process by which plants and some bacteria use energy from sunlight to produce sugar.

a)

homeostasis

b)

photosynthesis

c)

producer

5.

A habitat is a small group of ducks.

a)

True: It's ducks.

b)

False: It's a place where an organism naturally lives and grows

c)

False: It's a small group of chickens.

d)

False: It's a place where organisms are taken so they can adapt

6.

Below is a field observation recently recorded in a student's notebook.

grasses

rocks

deer

cedar trees

rabbit

58 degrees F

partly cloudy


The level of organization described above is ―

a)

ecosystem

b)

community

c)

population

d)

organism

7.
An ecosystem is a community of animals and plants interacting with their ____________.
a)
habitat
b)
climate
c)
environment
d)
community
8.
Which of these organisms is a producer?
a)
strawberries
b)
insect
c)
mouse
d)
owl
9.
What is a source of energy for the mouse?
a)
strawberries
b)
insects
c)
other mice
d)
owls
10.

What is a suitable way to sample plants in a field?

a)

Counting Random Plants

b)

Using Quadrates

c)

Using Pooters

d)

Using Pitfall traps

11.

Which of the following is true about quadrates?

a)

quadrats should be placed randomly so that a representative sample is taken

b)

you should look at the results from several quadrats in an area to reduce the effect of an unusual distribution

c)

the results are more reliable when you look at the results from many quadrats

d)

All the above are true

12.

Food webs always start with:

a)

the sun

b)

producers

c)

primary consumers

d)

microorgansims

13.

what is the correct scientific term for all the different species in a habitat?

a)

a population

b)

an ecosystem

c)

a community

d)

a quadrat

14.

These are used to study the distribution of organisms

a)

microscopes

b)

transects

c)

measuring cylinders

d)

quadrats

15.

CO2 is removed from the atmosphere by:

a)

respiration

b)

microorganisms

c)

decay

d)

photosynthesis

16.

what is a transect?

a)

a square frame enclosing a known area

b)

the distribution of an organism

c)

a line used to help find out how organisms are distributed

d)

an insect