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Ecology test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what do herbivores eat?

a)

plants

b)

fish

c)

meat

d)

plants & meat

2.

What is an example of an Abiotic factor

a)

grass

b)

fish

c)

sunlight

d)

humans

3.

An organism that makes its own food using energy from the sun is called a(n)

a)

autotroph

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

d)

heterotroph

4.

A relationship where one species feeds on another species is a ______ relationship

a)

Parasitic

b)

Symbiotic

c)

Mutualistic

d)

Predator-prey

5.
What would happen to the Hawk population if you removed the snake?
a)
Hawk population would decrease
b)
Hawk population would increase
c)
Hawk population would not be changed
d)
Hawk would go extinct
6.
If you increased the amount of grass what would happen to the other species in the food web?
a)
All populations would decrease
b)
All populations would increase
c)
No change in population
d)
Only rabbits, mouse, and grasshopper populations would increase
7.
A tick sucking blood from a human... YUMMMY!!
a)
Commensalism
b)
Parasitism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Density-dependent
8.

Populations

a)

A group of organisms of the different specie

b)

A group of organisms of the same specie

c)

A group of organisms of the same plants

d)

A group of organisms of the same animals

9.

Habitat is

a)

a physical space where living organisms live

b)

a virtual space where living organisms live

c)

a place where living organisms move

d)

a place where living organisms play

10.

niche is

a)

the place of an organisms in its habitat

b)

an organisms in its habitat

c)

the habitat

d)

the roll of an organisms in its habitat

11.

decomposers are represented by

a)

plants

b)

fungi and bacteria

c)

animals

d)

protectist

12.

What is the first sources of energy that enters the ecosystems?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

sunlight

d)

nuclear energy

13.

In which order do organisms occur in the food chain?

a)

carnivore → herbivore → producer

b)

herbivore → carnivore → producer

c)

producer → carnivore → herbivore

d)

producer → herbivore → carnivore

14.

Which factors, if present, may cause a population of animals to decrease?

a)

predation an disease

b)

predation and no disease

c)

no predation and no disease

d)

no predation and disease

15.

The diagram shows a food chain in a rock pool.

seaweed → whelks → crabs → seagulls

What will happen if the number of secondary consumers increases? There will be

a)

fewer crabs.

b)

fewer seagulls

c)

fewer whelks.

d)

less seaweed.

16.

Which of these is a population?

1 all the insects in a rainforest

2 all the tigers in a rainforest

3 all the kapok trees in a rainforest

a)

1,2, and 3

b)

1 only

c)

1 and 2 only

d)

2 and 3 only

17.
Humans are omnivores.  This means that
a)
humans can only eat plant based foods
b)
humans are at the top of the food chain
c)
humans are only capable of digesting other animal products
d)
humans eat both meat and plants
18.
In a food web that contains bacteria, what is the usual function of this organism?
a)
nutrient production
b)
food source for primary consumers
c)
decomposition of organic material
d)
to make the organisms sick
19.

Which of the following happened after the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park?

a)

The wolves ate all the beavers.

b)

Migratory birds left the park.

c)

The deer and elk became overpopulated.

d)

The river banks stop eroding.

20.

Why are cacti well suited for a desert ecosystem?

a)

they grow in clusters

b)

their flowers attract a number of pollinators

c)

the spines on a cactus absorb sunlight

d)

they have a thick, waxy coating and can store water