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Ecology Quiz

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 54mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is Ecology?

a)

A place where an animal or plant lives.

b)

A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area.

c)

The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment.

d)

All the different species of animals living in an area.

2.

Rearrange the folliwing terms in the correct order, starting from smallest to biggest:

Habitat, Individual, Population, Ecosystem, Community, Biosphere

a)

Biosphere,Ecosystem, Community, Population, Habitat, Individual

b)

Individual, Population, Community, Habitat, Ecosystem, Biosphere

c)

Individual, Habitat, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biosphere

d)

Habitat, Population, Ecosystem, Community, Biosphere, Individual

3.

Abiotic factors are the (a)   factors which affect an Ecosystem.

4.

Tick the option which includes examples of Abiotic factors only

a)

Predation, Soil temperature, Rainfall

b)

Competition, Predation, Wind speed

c)

Slope of the land, Rainfall, Air temperature

d)

Symbiosis, Predation, Competition

5.

When two organisms depend on each other for an important aspect of their survival, it is known as (a)   .

6.

What is an 'adaptation'? Give one example.

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7.

In Ecology, the terms 'Flora' and 'Fauna' are very important. Identify, from the options below, what 'Flora' refers to and what 'Fauna' refers to.

a)

Flora - Plants

Fauna - Animals

b)

Flora - Animals

Fauna - Plants

8.

A food chain shows us how energy is passed from one organism to the next in an ecosystem. How much energy is passed on in a food chain?

a)

90%

b)

70%

c)

20%

d)

10%

9.

Give an example of a food chain with FOUR levels.

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10.

Rearrange the following terms in the correct order in which they appear in a food chain:

Primary Consumer, Tertiary Consumer, Producer, Secondary Consumer

a)

Producer , Primary Consumer, Tertiary Consumer, Secondary Consumer

b)

Primary Consumer, Secondary Consumer, Tertiary Consumer, Producer

c)

Producer, Primary Consumer, Secondary Consumer, Tertiary Consumer

11.

Identify two consumers from this food web.

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12.

Identify a food chain with 4 levels from this food web.

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13.

Identify two producers from this food web.

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14.

Create a food chain using the following organisms (don't forget to start with the Producer!)

Caterpillar, Oak tree, Shrew (similar to a mouse), Fox

a)

Oak tree, Shrew, Caterpillar, Fox

b)

Fox, Shrew, Caterpillar, Oak tree

c)

Oak tree, Shrew, Caterpillar, Fox

d)

Oak tree, Caterpillar, Shrew, Fox

15.

Name the piece of apparatus shown in the above image.

a)

Pooter

b)

Pitfall Trap

c)

Quadrat

d)

Sweeping Net

16.

Identify the piece of apparatus shown in the image above.

a)

Pooter

b)

Pitfall Trap

c)

Quadrat

d)

Sweeping net

17.

A booklet known as an 'Identification (a)   ' is used to help identify organisms in a habitat which you may be unsure of.

18.

Identify which of the apparatus listed below can be used to study the plants present in a habitat. (You can pick more than one)

a)

Quadrat

b)

Line Transect

c)

Pooter

d)

Sweeping net

19.

An animal which eats both plants and other animals is known as.....

a)

A Carnivore

b)

An Omnivore

c)

A Herbivore

20.

Which of the following do plants compete for in a habitat? (you can choose more than one!)

a)

Space

b)

Light

c)

Water

d)

Mates

21.

Rainforests, Coral Reefs, Deserts and Oceans are examples of....

a)

Communities

b)

Biomes

c)

Biospheres

d)

Ecosystems

22.

Sound is a form of .........

a)

energy

b)

pressure

c)

movement

d)

force

23.

What is the unit of Sound?

a)

Newtons (N)

b)

Decibels (dB)

c)

Joules (J)

d)

Pascals (Pa)

24.

Energy is the ability to do (a)  

25.

What type of energy does the balloon have when it is full?

Then, when the air is released and the balloon begins to move, what type of energy does it have?

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26.

I would love to hear some feedback from you on how you are finding our method of 'online learning'. What do you think of the video lessons and is there anything else you would like Ms Behan and I to do?

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27.

Finally, I'm not sure about you but I'm finding this social distancing and isolation really tough. My dogs are keeping me sane! How are you doing?

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