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Final Ecology Test

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The diagram shows a food web for a community. Which organisms are carnivores?

a)

hare and fox

b)

hare and shrew

c)

spruce and hare

d)

hawk and fox

2.

What is the original source of energy in most ecosystems?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

sunlight

c)

water

d)

carbon

3.

If the grasshopper were to be removed completely from the food web, what organism would be most negatively affected?

a)

The squirrel

b)

The shrew

c)

The deer

d)

The rabbit

4.

Which species was DIRECTLY affected by the wolves in Yellowstone?

a)

plants

b)

bears

c)

beavers

d)

elk

5.
An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a 
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
autotroph
6.
The shrew provides energy for the _______?
a)
cricket
b)
grasshopper
c)
frog
d)
snake
7.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
8.
All food chains begin with a ____________.
a)
primary consumer
b)
secondary consumer
c)
producers
d)
scavengers
9.
Which biome has a climate that is extremely cold and dry?
a)
forest
b)
tundra
c)
grassland
d)
freshwater
10.
The freshwater biome includes all of the following EXCEPT
a)
lakes
b)
ponds
c)
oceans
d)
streams
11.
In which biome would you find animals with adaptations for a climate with very little precipitation?
a)
Rainforest
b)
Taiga
c)
Tundra
d)
Desert
12.

Which of the following resources would be considered renewable?

a)

coal

b)

wind

c)

metal ore

d)

natural gas

13.

What is the purpose of recycling?

a)

to produce resources

b)

to conserve resources

c)

to decrease resources

d)

to change resources

14.

Clothes are often made from cotton, which is grown from a plant. What kind of resource is cotton?

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

c)

mineral

d)

chemical

15.
High biodiversity is 
a)
having a lot of the same organism.
b)
having a few of the same organism.
c)
having a lot of variety of different organisms.
d)
only having one of each organism. 
16.
A species is defined as endangered when it
a)
suffers from damage to its habitat.
b)
suffers from disease or predation.
c)
when there are hazards to the continued life of the species.
d)
all of the above
17.

A species form that supports an entire ecosystem.

a)

Keystone Species

b)

Herbivores

c)

Umbrella Species

d)

Predators

18.
What is the definition of ecological footprint?
a)
is the footprint of ecologist
b)
is a measure of the impact living things have on the environment.
c)
is a kind of plant that grows in the rainforrest.
d)
a measure of the impact humans have on the environment.