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Ecology Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following trophic levels would have the least amount of energy?

a)

tertiary consumer

b)

producer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

primary consumer

2.

Which is not an adaptation that plants have to help them survive?

a)

hydrotropism

b)

geotropism

c)

phototropism

d)

glucotropism

3.

How much energy is passed from one trophic level to the next?

a)

10%

b)

90%

c)

50%

d)

100%

4.

What type of organism returns nutrients from dead organisms to the soil?

a)

decomposers

b)

insects

c)

scavengers

d)

carnivores

5.

An ecosystem with many different species living there has...

a)

low biodiversity

b)

invasive species

c)

high biodiversity

d)

overpopulation

6.

Which of the following is not required for photosynthesis?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

water

d)

radiant energy from sunlight

7.

Which biome would have the highest biodiversity?

a)

grasslands

b)

desert

c)

tundra

d)

rainforest

8.

As animals eat other animals, what form of energy is transferred?

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

sound

d)

electrical

9.

Photosynthesis turns _________ into _________.

a)

potential energy to mechanical energy

b)

mechanical energy to chemical energy

c)

chemical energy to radiant energy

d)

radiant energy to chemical energy

10.

Which of the following is not an adaptation an animal might have to cold weather?

a)

hibernation

b)

migration

c)

thick fur

d)

long legs

11.

Which of the following is not an adaptation that would help a plant in the desert?

a)

long roots

b)

vines

c)

large vacuoles

d)

thick, waxy leaves

12.

All of the following are threats to biodiversity except...

a)

overfishing

b)

polluting the groundwater

c)

commercial farming

d)

creating national parks

13.

Photosynthesis creates...

a)

only glucose

b)

only oxygen

c)

glucose and oxygen

d)

glucose and carbon dioxide

14.

Which trophic level relies on sunlight for energy?

a)

producers

b)

primary consumers

c)

secondary consumers

d)

tertiary consumers

15.

Which biome would have low precipitation and high temperatures?

a)

rainforest

b)

desert

c)

tundra

d)

deciduous forest

16.

Which trophic level does this organism belong to?

a)

producer

b)

secondary consumer

c)

primary consumer

d)

tertiary consumer

17.

Which statement is false about dichotomous keys?

a)

They are used to identify organisms.

b)

They reference physical traits of organisms.

c)

They can help you locate organisms.

d)

They involve a series of questions.

18.

Which animal receives the most energy originally produced by the plants in the food web?

a)

rabbit

b)

owl

c)

frog

d)

snake

19.

In the food web above, a large decrease in the number of rats will cause ____.

a)

an increase in the number of ants, tarantulas, and snakes

b)

an increase in the number of snakes, coyotes, and hawks

c)

a decrease in the number of snakes, coyotes, and hawks

d)

a decrease in the number of cacti and sagebrush plants

20.

What is the identity of this organism?

a)

damselfly nymph

b)

dragonfly nymph

c)

mayfly nymph

d)

freshwater mussel