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Ecology 1 : Pre-Assessment

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of the interactions between organisms and the biotic and abiotic components of their environment.

a)

Economics

b)

Zoology

c)

Biology

d)

Ecology

2.

This is a group of interacting populations in a geographic area.

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

biome

3.

The number of individuals, the time and place are needed to adequately describe a ______________________.

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

biosphere

4.

Precipitation, elevation, longitude, and salinity are all examples of this type of environmental factors.

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

c)

organic

d)

biologic

5.

What are most ecosystems are classified based upon?

a)

Climate (long term weather patterns)

b)

Hydrologic system (water drainage and management)

c)

Fauna (dominant animal species)

d)

Flora (dominant plant species)

6.

Omnivores and detritivores are examples of ______________?

a)

producers

b)

autotrophs

c)

consumers

d)

synthesizer

7.

What percentage of energy is available for transfer to the next level in a food pyramid?

a)

100%

b)

50%

c)

25%

d)

10%

8.

This biome covers 20% of the Earth's surface and receives less that 10 inches of precipitation annually.

a)

grasslands

b)

desert

c)

deciduous forest

d)

tundra

9.

This is a 20 kilometer wide band around the Earth where all life is found.

a)

atmosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

biosphere

10.

What are disease, predation, and parasitism examples of ?

a)

Abiotic factors

b)

Density dependent limiting factors

c)

Density independent limiting factors

d)

Carrying capacity multiplying factors