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Ecology terms

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ecology is the study of .

a)

life

b)

Interactions among organisms and their environments

c)

interactions among organisms

d)

how traits are passed from parents to offspring

2.

What is a population?

a)

groups of different species living in the same area

b)

group of the same species living in the same area

c)

includes all of the organisms and non-living things in an area

d)

major regional or global community

3.

What is a community?

a)

Different populations of organisms living in the same environment.

b)

One population of organism living in the same environment.

c)

Different populations of organisms living in more than two environments.

d)

One population of organism living in more than two environments.

4.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

The interactions among living and non-living things in an environment.

b)

A type of organism that can only be seen with a microscope.

c)

A bunch of moving parts that do work.

d)

The newest craze in social media.

5.

Plants that make their own energy from the sun through photosynthesis are called (choose 2) -

a)

carnivores

b)

consumers

c)

autotrophs

d)

producers

6.

Organisms that eat other organisms to get energy are called (choose 2) -

a)

autotrophs

b)

consumers

c)

producers

d)

heterotrophs

7.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
8.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
9.
An area where an organism finds food, shelter and water in a specific arrangement
a)
niche
b)
biosphere
c)
biome
d)
habitat
10.

What is each level on a food pyramid or food chain called?

a)

Energy Pyramind

b)

Trophic Level

c)

Limiting Factor

11.
What is a herbivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy from eating other animals
b)
an organism that gets energy from eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
d)
an animal that eats only herbs
12.
An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a 
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
autotroph
13.
Where do all life forms get their energy?
a)
Earth's Core
b)
Water
c)
Plants
d)
The Sun
14.
All food chains begin with a ____________.
a)
primary consumer
b)
secondary consumer
c)
producers
d)
scavengers
15.
Which best describes what a food chain shows you?
a)
Energy flow through an ecosystem
b)
Food flowing through an ecosystem
c)
Consumers going into other consumers
d)
Who eats who