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Unit 1 - Ecosystems & Biodiversity

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All living organisms are categorized as:

a)

Abiotic factors

b)

Biotic Factors

2.

Wind, Temperature, Water, and Rocks are considered:

a)

Abiotic Factors

b)

Biotic Factors

3.

The location where an organisms lives is called its:

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Niche

c)

Habitat

d)

Prey

4.

The image shows a(n) ______ of frogs.

a)

Community

b)

Population

c)

Habitat

d)

Prey

5.

Which of the following best represents a community of organisms?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

All the living and nonliving things interacting is called a(n):

a)

Habitat

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Community

d)

Population

7.

Grasslands, deserts, tundra, and temperate forests are examples of:

a)

niches

b)

communities

c)

ecosystems

d)

biomes

8.

Which of the following would have a HIGH biodiversity level?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

WHY does the predator population always lag behind the prey population?

a)

Since the prey is the food source, it takes awhile for the predator to eat, reproduce, and increase in population.

b)

They are usually bigger, so they take longer to increase in population.

c)

They do not lag behind, it is just the way the graph is set up.

d)

If they were to eat faster, it would not lag behind so much.

10.

Which of the following would likely be considered predators? (check all that apply)

a)

Lions

b)

Small fish

c)

Deer

d)

Wolves

11.

Prey is the organism...

a)

that eats another organism

b)

being eaten

c)

eating grasses and leaves

d)

eating dead organisms

12.

Which of the following graphs best represents exponential growth?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Which of the following graphs best represents a logistic growth curve?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Carrying capacity is:

a)

the highest amount of individuals a populaiton has ever reached

b)

the maximum number of individuals an ecosystem can support

c)

all the species in an ecosystem added together

d)

the slope or rate of growth of a population graph

15.

A density-dependent limiting factor:

a)

affects all the organisms living in an area

b)

only affects areas with high density

c)

limits organisms from inhabiting an area

d)

has a greater impact on individuals in areas with greater density

16.

Density -independet factors include: (check all)

a)

weather

b)

climate

c)

disease

d)

natural disasters

17.

Which of the following describes commensalism ?

a)

+ / +

b)

+/-

c)

+/0

d)

-/+

18.

Which of the following describes a mutualistic relationship

a)

a bird eating the flies off of a rhino

b)

a small fish eating the scraps leftover by a shark

c)

a barnacle hitching a ride on a turtle

d)

a tick living on a dog

19.

Which photo describes parasitism?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

An organism that defines an ecosystem and helps keep other populations in check and stable is called a(n):

a)

predator

b)

limiting factor

c)

keystone species

d)

human impact