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levels of organization/symbiotic relationships/energy flow

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Animal that gets its energy and nutrition from eating plants.

a)

Parasite

b)

Herbivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Ominvore

2.

Organisms that produce their own food mostly through photosynthesis . Examples are plants and algae.

a)

Ominvore

b)

Detritivore

c)

Heterotroph

d)

Autotroph

3.

Organisms that get their energy and nutrition from other organisms.

a)

Heterotroph

b)

Autotroph

c)

Decomposer

d)

Detritivore

4.

Heterotrophs that get energy and nutrition from dead or decaying organisms or their waste products and recycle nutrients back to the ecosystem.

a)

Producer

b)

Trophic

c)

Decomposer

d)

Autotrooph

5.

Parts of an ecosystem that are not living, and they interact with a living thing. Examples: water, soil, sunlight, temperature, altitude.

a)

Detritivores

b)

Herbivores

c)

Biotic Factors

d)

Abiotic Factors

6.

An ecosystem includes

a)

All living factors

b)

All nonliving factors

c)

All nonliving and living factors

d)

All biomass anywhere

7.

Trophic Levels show the

a)

what grade each organism has achieved in the ecosystem

b)

position that an organism occupies in a food chain - what it eats, and what eats it

c)

part of the triangle the organism likes the most

d)

elevation the organism likes to live in

8.

Some type of producers obtain their energy by

a)

the process of hunting for prey

b)

the process of eating plants

c)

the process of photosynthesis to make their own food from sunlight

d)

the process of breaking down once living things

9.

Omnivores make their energy by

a)

eating plants

b)

eating animals

c)

eating plants and animals

d)

eating decomposers

10.

The job of decomposers in an ecosystem is to

a)

break down once living things from all levels of the ecosystem to recycle nutrients back to producers

b)

break down only top level consumers to recycle nutrients

c)

break down only producers to recycle nutrients

d)

give energy to all levels of the ecosystem

11.

Heterotroph means

a)

the organisms get their energy from eating other organisms

b)

the organisms make their own food from photosynthesis

c)

the organims get energy from breaking down once living things

12.

The food web shows

a)

many possible interactions and feeding relationships beween the organsims in the ecosystem

b)

a nice picture of what lives in the ecosystem

c)

the symbiotic relationships

d)

the keystone species

13.

A moose is considered to be a consumer because it

a)

gets energy by eating other resources

b)

makes its own food

c)

form carbohydrates using chemicals

d)

uses sunlight for energy

14.

Some producers get energy using the process of:

a)

respiration

b)

consumption

c)

photosynthesis

d)

chemosynthesis

15.

A model that shows a single sequence of feeding relationships is called a:

a)

trophic level

b)

food chain

c)

food web

d)

feeding chain

16.

A food chain contains: oak trees, mice, black rat snakes, and bald eagles.

How many trophic levels does this food chain have?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

e)

five

17.

Food webs are models that show:

a)

one sequence of producers and consuemrs

b)

networks of feeding relationships

c)

stored energy in food chains

d)

only primary consumers in an ecosystem

18.

A tapeworm is a worm with no digestive tract. They live in the intestines of other animals and absorb food that has already been digested by their host.

What type of relationship do tapeworms exhibit?

a)

Commensalistic

b)

Mustualistic

c)

Parasitic

d)

Predation

19.

Orchids grow on large tropical trees. The orchids depend on the support offered by the trees, but do not harm the trees.

Which symbiotic relationship is most closely associated with this relationship

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

20.

The symbiotic relationship between a flower and the insect that feeds on its nectar is an example of:

a)

mutualism because the flower provides the insect with food, and the insect pollinates the flower

b)

parasitism because the insect lives off the nectar from the flower

c)

commensalism because the insect doesn't harm the flower and the flower doesn't benefit from the relationship

d)

predation because the insect feeds on the flower

21.

A diagram of a marine food chain is provided.

Which organism in the food chain transforms energy from the Sun into food?

a)

Large Sharks

b)

Marlin

c)

Shrimp

d)

Phytoplankton

22.
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
23.

A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed...

a)

Mutualism

b)

Competition

c)

Parasitsm

d)

Commensalism

e)

Predation

24.

Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that often feed on parasites that infest impala. This is an example of _______.

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

neutralism

d)

competition

25.

Aphids are tiny insects that live on and eat the leaves of plants, removing vital nutrients from the plants.

a)

Predation

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Mutualism

26.
A bird makes a nest in a tree.  The bird gets a house, but the tree is unharmed.
a)
Commensalism
b)
Mutualism
c)
Parasitism
27.
Two organisms both benefit from the relationship
a)
Commensalism
b)
Mutualism
c)
Parasitism
28.
What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a biological community?
a)
energy path
b)
food web
c)
trophic level
d)
food pyramid
29.
which symbiosis is this 
a)
parasitism 
b)
mutualism
c)
commensalism
d)
nonalism 
30.

Name the relationship between two in which one species, the predator, feeds on the other species, the prey.

a)

chemosynthesis

b)

predation

c)

cellular respiration

d)

commensalism

31.
The ___________ is the basic unit of life
a)
organ
b)
cell
c)
atom
d)
tissue
32.
When many organ systems work together it can form...
a)
organ
b)
cells
c)
organ system
d)
organism 
33.
What is the correct order of organization
a)
tissues-cells-organs-organ systems-organism
b)
cell-tissue-organs-organ systems-organism
c)
organism-cells-tissues-organ systems-organism
d)
tissues-cells-organs-organ sytems-organism
34.
This is a example of........ 
a)
organ system
b)
cells
c)
organ
d)
tissue
35.

Atom → molecule → organelle → cell→ tissue → organ

→ system → organism → population → community → ecosystem → biosphere.

a)

Taxonomic System

b)

Classification system

c)

Levels of Organization

d)

Periodic Table

36.

The smallest unit that makes up the known elements.

a)

Molecule

b)

Organelle

c)

Cell

d)

Atom

37.

Structures in a cell that have specialized jobs.

Similar concept to organs for the human body.

a)

Tissue

b)

Molecule

c)

Atom

d)

Organelles

38.

Group of tissues with similar functions.

a)

Organelles

b)

Cells

c)

Tissues

d)

Organs

39.

Groups of cells with similar functions.

a)

Organs

b)

Molecules

c)

Tissues

d)

Organelles

40.

Organisms who are members of the same species in an ecosystem.

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Organ

d)

Community

41.

Group of populations in an area.

a)

Organism

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Community

d)

Biosphere

42.

What is it called when a group of the same specie organisms live together in the same place at the same time?

a)

An organism

b)

A population

c)

A community

d)

A biome

43.
What are groups of different populations living togther in the same place at the same time called?
a)
An organism
b)
A population
c)
A community
d)
A biosphere
44.
What is it called when you have groups of different populations along with their abiotic factors?
a)
An organism
b)
A population
c)
A community
d)
An ecosystem
45.

The temperate deciduous forest, the tropical rain forest, the desert, and the tundra are all examples of...

a)

the biopshere.

b)

biomes.

c)

ecosystems.

d)

communities.

46.
What is a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and types of organisms called?
a)
A community
b)
A biome
c)
An ecosystem
d)
A biosphere
47.

What are the ecological levels of organization from smallest to the largest?

a)

organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere

b)

organism, community, population, ecosystem, biome, biosphere

c)

atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, system, organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere

d)

organism, community, population, biome, ecosystem, ecosphere

48.
Water temperature would be an example of ...
a)
a biotic factor.
b)
an abiotic factor.
49.

Living and non living things in a given area.

This is a(n):

(write answer with all lower case letters)

(a)  

50.

This is the highest level of organization:

(write your answer with all lower case letters)

(a)