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Interactions of Life - Study Guide

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The part of the earth that supports life is called the

a)

Biosphere

b)

Biome

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Atmosphere

2.

Three things that make up the biosphere

a)

Land

b)

Air

c)

Water

d)

Plants

e)

Animals

3.

The study of interactions among organisms & their environment is called

a)

Ecology

b)

Biology

c)

Geology

d)

Chemistry

4.

A scientist who studies organisms and their environments is called a

a)

Scientologist

b)

Ecologist

c)

Biologist

d)

Geologist

5.

Any living thing made of 1 or more cells is called a(n)

a)

Consumer

b)

Microorganism

c)

Organism

d)

Producer

6.

This term means all the organisms of one species that live in an area.

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Biome

d)

Ecosystem

7.

All the people living in one area make up that area’s

a)

Group

b)

Community

c)

Family

d)

Population

8.

This term means all the populations that live in an area.

a)

Community

b)

Population

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Biome

9.

A ecosystem is all the communities interacting with what part of the environment?

a)

Living

b)

Dead

c)

Abiotic

d)

Biotic

10.

The place in which an organism lives (or it's address) is called what?

a)

Habitat

b)

Shelter

c)

Biosphere

d)

Environment

11.

Habitats must provide (select all correct answers)

a)

Shelter

b)

Food

c)

Water

d)

Safety

e)

Air

12.

Identify the following relationships:

Puppy with Heart-worms.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator/Prey

13.

Identify the following relationships:

Mistletoe and Host Tree. Mistletoe sends its rootlike structures into tree branches, where they absorb water and minerals.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator/Prey

14.

Identify the following relationships:

A clown fish is protected by an anemone’s tentacles.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator/Prey

15.

Identify the following relationships:

A zebra and an egret. As the zebra feeds, it stirs up bugs for the egret to eat.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator/Prey

16.

Identify the following relationships:

Protozoa live in intestines of termites, termites eat wood & protozoa digest wood. Neither can survive without other.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator/Prey

17.

Identify the following relationships:

Nile Alligator and Plover Bird. The alligator gets it's teeth cleaned and the bird gets scraps of food.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator/Prey

18.

Identify the following relationships:

A cheetah hunting down and eating an impala.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator/Prey

19.

Identify the following relationships:

A pack of wolves killing and eating a moose.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator/Prey

20.

This term means when more than one organism seek the same resource at the same time.

a)

Predator

b)

Prey

c)

Competition

d)

Mutualism

21.

Competition is usually most intense between members of the same what?

a)

Species

b)

Community

c)

Biosphere

d)

Ecosystem

22.

What can help to identify populations in danger of disappearing.

a)

Population Protection

b)

Population Counts

c)

Population Density

d)

Population Control

23.

The size of a population that occupies a specific area is called the what?

a)

Population Protection

b)

Population Counts

c)

Population Density

d)

Population Control

24.

Which of the following are often limited in an ecosystem? (Select all correct answers.)

a)

Food

b)

Water

c)

Living Space

d)

Mates

e)

Nesting Sites or Shelter

25.

What is anything that prevents the number of individuals in a population.

a)

Carrying Capacity

b)

Limiting Factors

c)

Carrying Factors

d)

Limiting Capacity

26.

What is the largest number of one species that an ecosystem can support.

a)

Carrying Capacity

b)

Limiting Factors

c)

Carrying Factors

d)

Limiting Capacity

27.

If a population exceeds its carrying capacity, some may not have enough what? (Select all correct answers)

a)

Shelter

b)

Food

c)

Water

d)

Living Space

e)

Air

28.

The maximum reproductive capacity for a population is its what?

a)

Biotic Potential

b)

Carrying Capacity

c)

Limiting Factor

d)

Biotic Population

29.

This term means when a population grows quickly

a)

Exponential Growth

b)

Exponential Potential

c)

Biotic Growth

d)

Biotic Potential

30.

Which of the following eats plants?

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

d)

Decomposers

31.

Which of the following eats animals?

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

d)

Decomposers

32.

Which of the following eats animals and plants?

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

d)

Decomposers

33.

Which of the following eats dead animals and plants?

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

d)

Decomposers

34.

What is a method that organisms use for survival?

a)

Instinct

b)

Niche

c)

Habitat

d)

Invisibility

35.

What is a model of the feeding relationships in an ecosystem?

a)

Food Chain

b)

Ecological Ladder

c)

Energy Pyramid

d)

Predator/Prey Interactive Notebook

36.

What is it when producers use minerals (instead of sunlight) to make food?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Negative Photosynthesis

c)

Chemosynthesis

d)

Negative Chemosynthesis

37.

The presence of _______ limits the number of _______ that can live in an ecosystem

a)

Predators, Prey

b)

Prey, Predators

c)

Abiotic Features, Biotic Features

d)

Biotic Features, Abiotic Features

38.

Consumers can’t make their own what?

a)

Food

b)

Babies

c)

Shelter

d)

Excretion

39.

What are organisms that use outside energy source, (Sun) to make energy-rich molecules?

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Predators

d)

Prey

40.

This term refers to any close relationship between species.

a)

Symbiosis

b)

Love

c)

Parasitism

d)

Mutual