WorksheetsIntro to Ecology
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An individual belonging to a specific species
a)
Biotic
b)
Community
c)
Organism
d)
Reptile
2.
All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
3.
The living part of an ecosystem
a)
Biotic
b)
Abiotic
c)
Mother Earth
d)
Flowers
4.
The non-living part of an ecosystem
a)
Ocean
b)
Lava Flow
c)
Birds
d)
Abiotic
5.
The study of how living things interact with one another and with their environment.
a)
Biology
b)
Lithology
c)
Ecology
d)
Farmacology
6.
Organisms that look similar and can produce fertile offspring
a)
Species
b)
Fish
c)
Community
d)
Trees
7.
Two or more members of a particular species living and interacting in the same area
a)
Community
b)
Population
c)
Organisms
d)
Biosphere
8.
All energy transformations in an ecosystem begin with
a)
a scavenger
b)
the sun
c)
a decomposer
d)
a herbivore
9.
a deer population has significantly increased, the best hypothesis is
a)
the deer's main predator has been eliminated
b)
competition increased
c)
decreased water levels of local ponds
d)
organisms that rely on similar food sources migrated to the area
10.
A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another is termed..
a)
energy pyramid
b)
adaptation
c)
autotroph
d)
food web
11.
a system of food chains that shows the transfer of energy is termed
a)
food web
b)
food chain
c)
prey
d)
predator
12.
an organism that can produce its own food through photosynthesis
a)
consumer
b)
heterotroph
c)
autotroph
d)
herbivore
13.
A tree is a ....
a)
composer
b)
decomposer
c)
producer
14.
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
15.
What is a carnivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy by eating other animals
b)
An animal that gets energy by eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals
d)
an animal that makes its own energy through photosynthesis
16.
The direction of the flow of energy in a food web is represented by ___.
a)
Light bulbs
b)
Dotted Lines
c)
Arrows
d)
Bubbles
17.
Which of these is an example of an autotroph?
a)
Sunflower
b)
Krill
c)
Leopard
d)
Hummingbird
18.
What percentage of energy is passed on to each tropic level?
a)
10%
b)
50%
c)
90%
d)
100%
19.
Which of the following organisms is a primary or first level consumer?
a)
Sea Urchins
b)
Small herbivorous fishes and invertebrates
c)
Sharks
d)
Sea Otters
20.
Which organisms in this food web can be a primary or a secondary consumer?
a)
Benthic Invertebrates and bald eagle
b)
Small Plankivorous Fish and Bivalves
c)
Bivalves and Zooplankton
d)
Zooplankton and Vegetation
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