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Section 1.7/1.8 of CK12 Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are types of symbiosis? (3)

a)

competition

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

commensalism

e)

biodiversity

2.

The number of and different kinds of organisms that live in a given area is called _____.

a)

symbiosis

b)

ecosystem

c)

biodiversity

d)

population

3.

All the same type of organism is called a _____.

a)

population

b)

species

c)

ecosystem

d)

community

4.

A lichen is made up of which of the following organisms? (2)

a)

fungus

b)

moss

c)

algae

d)

any kind of bacteria

5.

Which of the following is an example where both organisms benefit? (2)

a)

bee and a flower

b)

clownfish and a sea anemone

c)

tick on a dog

d)

trees trying to get sunshine

6.

Interactions between living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) factors of the environment happen first at what level?

a)

population

b)

communities

c)

ecosystems

d)

biomes

7.

Which of the following is an example of one organism benefiting while the other is harmed?

a)

remora riding on a shark

b)

a mosquito getting blood from a dog

c)

starlings picking ticks off of a stag deer

8.

When two species need the same resource, which of the following is likely to occur?

a)

commensalism

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

competition

9.

Which of the following means living together?

a)

symbiosis

b)

competition

c)

population

d)

community

10.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between all living things?

a)

independent

b)

predation

c)

dependent

d)

interdependence

11.

The process by which populations of organisms change over time is _____.

a)

natural selection

b)

planned DNA changes

c)

evolution

d)

common descent

12.

Earth is how old?

a)

4.5 billion years

b)

4.6 million years

c)

45 billion years

d)

46 million years

13.

The fact that DNA base structure has not changed in millions of years suggests that ____.

a)

we have not evolved in millions of years

b)

mutations that are positive, negative, and neutral do not change DNA base structure

c)

traits coded for in DNA are not passed to the next generation

d)

we have a common ancestry with other living things

14.

When one organism benefits and the other is not effected is called _____.

a)

commensalism

b)

competition

c)

mutualism

d)

parasitism

15.

The measure of how well an organism is suited to its environment is _____.

a)

mutation

b)

adaptation

c)

fitness

d)

evolution

16.

What level of the environment is defined as the layer on, below, or above the earth where oxygen is present and life takes place or all living things within all their environments?

a)

biome

b)

biosphere

c)

community

d)

species

17.

Which of the following is used to determine the age of rock layers?

a)

half life of uranium

b)

fossils found in the rock layer above

c)

half life of carbon

d)

how deep it is in the ground

18.

Which level of the environment is where many different types of living things interact in the same environment?

a)

community

b)

population

c)

species

d)

individuals

19.

Which of the following are Kingdoms that all living things are placed in? (5)

a)

Anamalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Fungi

d)

Moneran (bacteria)

e)

Protista

20.

Which of the following is a misconception about evolution? (3)

a)

evolution can take place in one lifetime

b)

adaptation to the environment and not random changes in DNA during reproduction cause evolution

c)

evolution is not a progression from lower to higher forms of life, and it does not increase in complexity

d)

evolution takes place over hundreds or thousands of lifetimes

21.

How many species do they think are on the earth today?

a)

one million

b)

two million

c)

five hundred thousand

d)

10 million

22.

The number of all one kind of species in a defined amount of space is called a _____.

a)

population

b)

predation

c)

community

d)

biosphere

23.

Which of the following are factors that affect the biodiversity of an area? (3)

a)

altitude

b)

longitude

c)

latitude

d)

climate

24.

Which type of organism helps recycle waste and dead matter in an ecosystem?

a)

only those who display mutualism

b)

prey

c)

predator

d)

decomposer

25.

Which of the following statements are true about predation? (3)

a)

as predator numbers rise prey numbers fall shortly after

b)

there must be more predators than prey to maintain a balance

c)

as prey numbers rise then predator numbers rise shortly after

d)

it is an example of a biological interaction