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Ecology Test Part Two

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are factors for which organisms compete?

a)

Food

b)

water

c)

space

d)

shelter

e)

all of the above

2.

Natural hazards can change an ecosystem.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which is an example of an organism that can flourish because of a wildfire's smoke and heat?

a)

animals

b)

seeds

4.

A ___________ ______________ is anything that prevents a population from growing larger.

a)

carrying capacity

b)

Abiotic soil

c)

limiting factor

d)

biotic sun

5.

A limiting factor can be both ________ and __________. Choose the BEST answer.

a)

biotic, abiotic

b)

large, small

c)

on Earth, on Mars

6.

Climate refers to ________ and ___________.

a)

abiotic,biotic

b)

ecosystems, biomes

c)

populations, individuals

d)

temperature, rainfall

7.

If plants and/or animals do not receive the resources that they need, they will ____________. Pick three correct answers.

a)

compete

b)

die

c)

survive

d)

emigrate

8.

Earthquakes can take place around the world.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What causes MOST earthquakes?

a)

animals

b)

volcanic activity

c)

the movement of tectonic plates

d)

humans

10.

Where do most tornadoes occur in the United States?

a)

Tornado Alley, the central U.S.

b)

South Carolina

c)

Hawaii

d)

Florida

11.

What usually causes a tornado?

a)

a small thunderstorm starts spinning out of control

b)

warm, moist air, cool air and dry air collide

c)

dry, cold air combines and spins

12.

Which statement about Mono Lake is false?

a)

It is 760,000-years-old.

b)

It is saltier than the sea.

c)

Brine shrimp and flies live in the water.

d)

It gets 10 cm of rain/snow each year.

13.

What is the main way organisms are added to a population?

a)

births

b)

deaths

c)

immigration

d)

emigration

14.

What is the term for the number of deaths in a population during a certain amount of time?

a)

birth rate

b)

death rate

15.

What is an example of an invasive species?

a)

corn

b)

elephants

c)

zebra mussels

16.

What type of symbiotic relationship is shown when a a bee pollinates a flower?

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

17.

The tiny mites that live at the base of our eyelashes shows which type of symbiotic relationship?

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

18.

Barnacles that attach themselves to whales and turtles have what type of relationship? (The whale and turtle are not bothered by the barnacles.)

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

19.

The fleas on my dog, Rosie, show what type of relationship with her?

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

20.

What type of relationship is shown when ants cut vines so that trees can receive light and attack other bugs that try to harm the tree in exchange for a place to live and raise their offspring?

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism