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Ecology Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which abiotic factor might be an important part of a grassy field environment?

a)

Temperature changes

b)

Species competing for resources

c)

Number of predators in the area

d)

Bacteria populations

2.

A tree in a forest dies and falls to the ground. Mosses, algae, termites, microorganisms and spiders are some of the living organisms living within the decaying log. All of the living organisms on the log make up a

a)

population

b)

biome

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

3.

A tree in a forest dies and falls to the ground. Mosses, algae, termites, microorganisms and spiders are some of the living organisms living within the decaying log. The log would be considered the organism's

a)

habitat

b)

niche

c)

predator

d)

parasite

4.

A consumer-producer relationship is best illustrated by

a)

foxes eating mice

b)

rabbits eating carrots

c)

Tapeworm living in humans

d)

Snake eating eggs

5.

A pack of wolves are living together. This can be described using the term...

a)

population

b)

biome

c)

ecosystem

d)

community

6.
Rocks, temperature, and water are what part of the environment?
a)
Biotic
b)
Abiotic
c)
Population
d)
Living
7.
Organisms that create their own food are.....
a)
Autotrophs
b)
Heterotrophs
8.
Any living component that affects another organism
a)
Abiotic Factor
b)
Biotic Factor
c)
Essential Factor
d)
Density-Independent Factor
9.
All of the individual of a species that live in the same area
a)
Species
b)
Population
c)
Community 
d)
Ecosystem
10.
The study of the interactions among living things and their surroundings
a)
Biology
b)
Evolution
c)
Ecology
d)
Envirology 
11.
Organism that obtains its nutrients by consuming other organisms
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Chemoautotroph
d)
Chemoheterotroph
12.
The amount of energy that usually transfers from one trophic level to the next...
a)
10%
b)
20%
c)
80%
d)
50%
13.

Describes the living (or once living) factors in the environment.

a)

Abiotic

b)

Decomposer

c)

Food Chain

d)

Biotic

14.

One of any living thing (ex. Fish)

a)

Ecology

b)

Biotic Factors

c)

Organism

d)

Habitat

15.

Place where an organism lives and that provides the types of food, shelter, moisture, and temperature needed for survival

a)

Ecology

b)

Biotic Factors

c)

Organism

d)

Habitat