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Chapter 15 - Ecology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the correct sequence of ecological organisation?

a)

Species, Community, Population, Biome, Ecosystem, Biosphere

b)

Species, Population, Community, Biome, Ecosystem, Biosphere

c)

Species, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere

d)

Species, Community, Population, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere

2.

The total range of physical, chemical, and biological factors a species can utilise or survive under ideal conditions is known as

a)

realised niche.

b)

fundamental niche.

c)

habitat niche.

d)

hypervolume niche.

3.

Bird's nest fern and trees are an example of

a)

epiphytism.

b)

symbiosis.

c)

parasitism.

d)

prey-predation.

4.

Volcanic eruption produces great amount of carbon source.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Geological uplift does not involve in phosphorus cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Conversion of sulphate to hydrogen sulphide requires

a)

Thiobacillus sp.

b)

Chromatium sp.

c)

Beggiatoa sp.

d)

Desulphovibrio sp.

7.

__________ states that when energy is transformed from one form to another, there is a loss of energy through the release of heat.

a)

First Thermodynamic Law

b)

Second Thermodynamic Law

8.

Which is the correct equation to calculate NPP and GPP?

a)

NPP = GPP + energy loss

b)

NPP = GPP - energy loss

c)

GPP = NPP + energy loss

d)

GPP = NPP - energy loss

9.

Which of the following is an example of decomposers?

a)

Millipede

b)

Centipede

c)

Fungi

d)

Earthworm

10.

Which of the pyramids below shows the relationship of the amount of organic material produced found at different trophic levels?

a)

Number pyramid.

b)

Energy pyramid.

c)

Trophic pyramid.

d)

Biomass pyramid.

11.

Logistic growth curve is in

a)

S-shaped.

b)

J-shaped.

12.

Which of the following curves shows "boom and bust"?

a)

S growth curve

b)

J growth curve

13.

Which organism can be explained by type II survivorship curve?

a)

Elephant

b)

Human

c)

Hydra

d)

Hermit crab

14.

Sustainable development in agriculture includes the following, except

a)

prudent use of herbicides and pesticides.

b)

soil improvement methods.

c)

hydroponics and aeroponics methods.

d)

creating forest reserves.

15.

Which of the following is not a biotic factors that affecting population size and distribution?

a)

Overcrowding

b)

Water availability

c)

Competition

d)

Parasitism

16.

If culture them together, __________ has higher competitive and it will survive while the other will die.

a)

Paramecium caudatum

b)

Paramecium aurelia

17.

Law of minimum is also known as

a)

Shelfard's Law

b)

Shelford's Law

c)

Liedig's Law

d)

Liebig's Law

18.

Desity is calculated by the formula

a)

total number of a species/total number of quadrats

b)

total number of a species/total area of quadrats

c)

(total number of a species/total number of quadrats) x 100%

d)

(total number of a species/total area of quadrats) x 100%

19.

Day one, 8 frogs were caught and marked and released.

Day two, 5 frogs were caught and 3 were unmarked.

What is the population size of the frogs?

a)

13

b)

14

c)

20

d)

21

20.

Which organism shows uniform or regular distribution?

a)

Dandelion sp.

b)

Elephant

c)

Human

d)

Penguin