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Ecology Part 2 Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which option below best defines mutualism?

a)

A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit

b)

A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is harmed

c)

A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed

2.

Which option below best defines commensalism?

a)

A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit

b)

A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is harmed

c)

A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed

3.

Which option below best defines parasitism?

a)

A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit

b)

A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is harmed

c)

A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed

4.

This owl is taking shelter in the tree. What type of symbiosis is being shown?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

5.

The bee gets food from the flower, and it also helps to pollinate the flower. What type of symbiosis is being shown?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

6.

A species of wasp likes to lay its eggs on the Tomato Hornworm. The wasp larvae grow by taking nutrients from the Hornworm. What type of symbiosis is being shown?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

7.

What type of symbiosis occurs between humans and plants?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

8.

Which of the following options are reactants/starting materials for photosynthesis?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Sugar

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon dioxide

e)

Water

9.

Which of the following options are the end products of photosynthesis?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Sugar/Glucose

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon dioxide

e)

Water

10.

Which option below best describes limiting factors?

a)

Two organisms fighting for the same limited resources

b)

Environmental factors that restrict the size of a population

c)

A close relationship between two species where at least one benefits

11.

Which option below best describes competition?

a)

Two organisms fighting for the same limited resources

b)

Environmental factors that restrict the size of a population

c)

A close relationship between two species where at least one benefits

12.

Which of the following would be limiting factors for a rabbit population? Select ALL that apply.

a)

Number of plants

b)

Space

c)

Number of predators

d)

Available drinking water

e)

Carbon Dioxide

13.

Select TWO terms that best relate to the definition of homeostasis.

a)

Balance

b)

Imbalance

c)

Stability

d)

Unstable

14.

When your average body temperature INCREASES, how does your body maintain homeostasis?

a)

By shivering

b)

By sweating

c)

By raising your heart rate

d)

By decreasing your breathing rate

15.

When your average body temperature DECREASES, how does your body maintain homeostasis?

a)

By shivering

b)

By sweating

c)

By raising your heart rate

d)

By decreasing your breathing rate

16.

When you exercise, your body requires more oxygen. How does your body react to maintain homeostasis?

a)

By shivering

b)

By sweating

c)

By decreasing your heart rate & breathing rate

d)

By increasing your heart rate & breathing rate

17.

When you finish exercising, homeostasis will make sure your breathing rate and heart rate...

a)

increases

b)

decreases/returns to normal

c)

stops

18.

Which of the following options show an ecosystem maintaining homeostasis?

a)

Flash floods destroy local crops

b)

A forest fire allows pine tree seeds to be released and grow into mature trees.

c)

Yellowstone Park recovering after the reintroduction of wolves

d)

A volcano erupts and destroys nearby plants and animal habitats

19.

According to this food web, what TWO organisms eat crickets?

a)

Hawk

b)

Shrew

c)

Grasshopper

d)

Frog

20.

What would happen to the shrew and frog population if the cricket population DECREASED?

a)

Their populations would decrease

b)

Their populations would increase

c)

Their populations would not be affected

21.

Why would the frog and shew populations decrease?

a)

Because they have more food

b)

Because they have less food

c)

Because their food source was not affected

22.

What is one POSITIVE outcome in the food web if the cricket population decreased?

a)

Their would be more grasshoppers

b)

There would be less grass

c)

There would more cattails (a plant)

23.

Deer are prey for wolves. What would happen if the WOLF population suddenly INCREASES?

a)

The deer population would stay the same

b)

The deer population would increase

c)

The deer population would decrease

24.

Deer are prey for wolves. What would happen if the DEER population suddenly INCREASES?

a)

The wolf population would stay the same

b)

The wolf population would increase

c)

The wolf population would decrease

25.

Why would the wolf population increase if the deer population also increased?

a)

Because the wolves have more food

b)

Because the wolves have less food

c)

Because the wolves have the same amount of food

26.

Scavengers, like coyotes, often follow wolves and eat the scraps they leave behind. What type symbiosis does this show?

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

27.

What would most likely happen to the coyote population if the wolf population decreased?

a)

Their population would increase because the coyotes have less predators

b)

Their population would decrease because it would be harder for the coyotes to find food

c)

Their population size would be unaffected.

28.

Which option below best describes invasive species?

a)

A species that normally lives and thrives in a particular area

b)

A group of organisms that are closely related

c)

A non-native species that spreads easily and harms native ecosystems

29.

Which option below best describes native species?

a)

A species that normally lives and thrives in a particular area

b)

A group of organisms that are closely related

c)

A non-native species that spreads easily and harms native ecosystems

30.

Why are invasive species harmful to ecosystems? Select ALL that apply.

a)

Their populations increase (reproduce) rapidly

b)

They don't have natural predators in their new environment

c)

They over-eat the food supply of native species

d)

They are not harmful to ecosystems.