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Ecology review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is abiotic?

a)

A tree in a forest.

b)

Wood from the tree on the forest floor.

c)

A termite on the tree.

d)

The soil the tree is growing in.

2.

Which of the following is biotic?

a)

Trees

b)

Water

c)

Air

d)

Light

3.

All the populations in an area make up a _____.

a)

Habitat

b)

Niche

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

4.

There are birds that eat the food from between the teeth of alligators, leaving the alligators with clean teeth and the birds with a meal. What type of ongoing relationship is this?

a)

Predator & Prey

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Parasitism

5.

An organism’s habitat is where it lives.

a)

True

b)

False

6.
Lions, birds, snakes and trees are all __________.
a)
abiotic factors
b)
biotic factors
c)
part of a niche
d)
in the same food chain
7.
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
8.

The study of how living things interact with one another and with their environment.

a)

Biology

b)

Botany

c)

Ecology

d)

Geology

9.
Two or more members of a particular species living and interacting in the same area
a)
Community
b)
Population
c)
Organisms
d)
Biosphere
10.

A living relationship between two species in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed is called...

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

d)

niche

11.
In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
12.

An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

decomposer

d)

carnivore

13.

An animal that eats other animals is a....

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

d)

decomposer

14.

Animals that eat only plants are called:

a)

herbivores

b)

omnivores

c)

carnivores

15.

Animals that eat both plants and animals are called:

a)

herbivores

b)

carnivores

c)

omnivores

16.
An organism that uses sunlight to create its own food is known as a:
a)
Producer
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Decomposer
17.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
d)
How carnivores get their food. 
18.

The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:

a)

Decomposer

b)

Producer

c)

Secondary Consumer

d)

Primary Consumer

19.

The fox in this food web would be considered a:

a)

producer and primary consumer

b)

primary and secondary consumer

c)

secondary and tertiary consumer

d)

tertiary and quaternary consumer

20.
A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit. 
a)
Mutualism 
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm 
d)
Commensalism 
21.

Clown fish live among anemones, acting as a lure for the sea anemone's prey. The clown fish get protection and shelter from the anemone. This is an example of which type of symbiosis?

a)

Commensalism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Parasitism

22.

A bee and a flower work together to benefit each other. This is an example of a ______. The bee helps the flower by pollinating it and the flower helps the bee by providing it with nectar.

a)

commensalistic relationship

b)

parasitic relationship

c)

mutualistic relationship

23.
Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This relationship neither harms nor benefits the whales. 
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
24.
Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from a spruce tree. The spruce tree is harmed. 
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
25.
the role an organism plays in the environment. 
a)
habitat 
b)
niche
26.
crocodiles live in freshwater rivers. 
a)
habitat 
b)
niche
27.

What is an invasive species?

a)

an organism that IS native to an area and causes harm to the environment/humans

b)

an organism that is NOT native to an area and causes harm to the environment/humans

c)

an organism that is NOT native to an area and helps the environment/humans

d)

an organism that IS native to an area and helps the environment/humans

28.

Invasive species can have a major impact on the ecosystem.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

29.

Why do the populations of invasive species grow so quickly?

a)

Invasive Species are native to an area.

b)

Invasive species are prey to many animals.

c)

Invasive species have no natural predators.

d)

Invasive species keep the ecosystems in equilibrium.

30.

What is a keystone species?

a)

A species that helps to hold an ecosystem together

b)

A species that lives in or around rocks

c)

Keys and stones have nothing to do with ecology

d)

A keystone isn't a living thing, it's just a stone

31.
A sea otter and a sea star are examples of...
a)
invasive species
b)
keystone species
c)
native species 
d)
symbiotic species
32.
The particular role (job) of an organism in its environment including types of food it eats, how it obtains its food and how it interacts with other organisms is called a what?
a)
Niche
b)
Habitat
c)
Home
d)
Ecosystem
33.

In the following food chain, which organism is a secondary consumer?

a)

grasshopper

b)

frog

c)

python

d)

eagle

34.

How much energy is transferred to each level of organisms in an energy pyramid?

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%