WorksheetsEcology Review Game
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
Sharks are messy eaters that swim around all day with a small Remora fish attached to their undersides. The Remora eats any food that the shark may drop. The Remora does nothing for the shark. This is an example of…
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
competition
What word best describes the mammals, fish, birds and plants, as well as the sun, soil, air and water in an environment?
abiotic
ecosystem
community
biosphere
The five levels of organization in the environment, from the first to the fifth level are
Organism, population, biosphere, ecosystem, community
Organism, population, biotic elements, abiotic elements, community
Organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere
Organism, population, biosphere, abiotic elements, ecology
The study of how things interact with each other and with their environment is called __________.
ecology
community studies
social studies
symbiosis
A hawk eats a vole. Who is the predator?
hawk
vole
hawk and vole
neither
What is an example of an abiotic element that may change an area?
introducing a new type of grass to the prairie
water flooding a prairie
two bird species competing for nest habitat
uncontrollable mold growth on trees
At each level of the energy pyramid, only ______ of the available energy is passed to the next consumer.
1%
5%
10%
50%
Animals that eat a variety of meats, fruits and vegetables are...
producers
omnivores
carnivores
herbivores
Coyotes prey on prairie dogs. In order for the prairie dog population to survive, how many prairie dogs are needed compared to coyotes?
Fewer prairie dogs than coyotes
Many more prairie dogs than coyotes
About the same number of prairie dogs as coyotes
There is no relationship between the number of prairie dogs and coyotes
If a parasitic tick latches on to the skin of a dog, who is the host in this relationship?
tick
dog
neither
Grass is eaten by a prairie dog. The prairie dog is eaten by a coyote. This is an example of __________.
an abiotic element
an omnivore
an herbivore
a food chain
A flower that gets energy from the sun is an example of a...
consumer
parasite
decomposer
producer
If scientists are studying the egrets, herons, marsh crabs and spartina grass, but not the water or the rocks in the salt marsh, what level of ecological organization would they be studying?
organism
population
community
ecosystem
Of the following, which is a salt water ecosystem?
lake
coral reef
pond
swamp
If a hawk eats a vole that eats some blueberries, then the hawk is a….
producer
decomposer
primary consumer (1st consumer)
secondary consumer (2nd consumer)
In an energy pyramid or food chain, which level has the most available energy?
producers
primary consumers
secondary consumers
tertiary consumers
Vultures and hyenas, which feed on the remains of dead organisms, are considered…
primary consumers
scavengers
producers
herbivores
Which biome receives less than 25 centimeters of rain per year?
desert
temperate forest
grassland
tropical rainforest
A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species is called…
natural selection
symbiosis
adaptation
competition
Which of the following is an example of a population?
the rocks in your rock collection
the cats and dogs in your neighborhood
the park in town
the bluejays in a forest
The smallest unit of ecological organization is….
population
community
organism
ecosystem
Which of the following is an example of a predator’s adaptation? (HINT: a trait developed over time to help them HUNT prey)
a porcupine's needles
a shark's powerful jaws
a frog's bright colors
a plant's poisonous chemicals
Bees and flowers have evolved to need one another. Flowers receive pollination from bees as they fly from flower to flower gathering nectar. This is an example of…
commensalism
parasitism
predation
mutualism
The picture is an example of...
food chain
symbiosis
predator-prey interaction
food web
The arrows on the diagram show that...
plants get their energy from the squirrel
squirrels get their energy from the plants
squirrels get their energy from the eagle
there is no relationship between the arrows and energy transfer
If a kit fox were to die, who would come along and break it down?
producers
consumers
decomposers
The organism that has two arrows pointing AWAY from it and no (zero) arrows pointing TOWARD it is a…
producer
consumer
decomposer
scavenger
The organism that has two arrows pointing TOWARD it and no (zero) arrows pointing AWAY is the…
tertiary consumer
primary consumer
decomposer
producer
What abiotic factor that provides the ultimate source of energy is missing from the diagram above?
rocks
food
sun
wind
What would happen if the ground squirrels disappeared from the ecosystem?
the plant population would increase
the golden eagle would die out or leave the ecosystem
the kit foxes would have less to eat
all of the above
