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Environmental Final Exam

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

________________ are consumers that eat ONLY PLANTS.

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

d)

Producers

2.

__________________ are consumers that eat ONLY MEAT (other animals)?

a)

Omnivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Producers

d)

Herbivores

3.

__________________ are consumers that eat BOTH Plants and Animals for food.

a)

Omnivores

b)

Producers

c)

Herbivores

d)

Carnivores

4.

The study of how things interact with each other and with their environment is called __________

a)

Ecology

b)

Biosphere

c)

Abiotic

d)

Biotic

5.

Grass is eaten by a prairie dog. The prairie dog is eaten by a coyote. This is an example of __________.

a)

Food chain

b)

A herbivore

c)

an abiotic element

d)

an omnivore

6.

Vultures and hyenas, which feed on the remains of dead organisms, are considered…

a)

Scavengers

b)

Decomposers

c)

Herbivore

d)

Carnivores

7.

What would likely happen if the mice population in the diagram above disappeared from the ecosystem?

a)

The hawks would increase in population because they would eat more snakes

b)

The grasshoppers would decrease in population because they would be eaten by the snakes

c)

The grasshoppers would increase in population because they no longer are being preyed upon

d)

The grass would increase in population because the grasshoppers would eat more

8.

What do you call the first plants that inhabit a newly formed island?

a)

pioneer species

b)

colonial plants

c)

protoplants

d)

primevera

9.

The five levels of organization in the environment, from the first to the fifth level are

a)

Organism, population, biosphere, ecosystem, community

b)

Organism, population, biotic elements, abiotic elements, community

c)

Organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere

d)

Organism, population, biosphere, abiotic elements, ecology

10.

If an eagle eats a mouse that eats some berries, the eagle is a….

a)

Producer

b)

First level/primary consumer

c)

Secondary consumer

d)

Decomposer

11.

A recently burned forest erupts in new growth, sprouting grasses and seedlings. What type of succession is this?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Unnecessary

d)

Incendiary

12.

Which of the following is an example of a population?

a)

The cats and dogs in your neighborhood

b)

The park at the heart of your neighborhood

c)

The rocks in your rock collection

d)

The gray wolves in a forest

13.

The smallest unit of ecological organization is….

a)

organism

b)

population

c)

community

d)

bioshphere

14.

When a parasitic tapeworm gets inside a dog’s intestine to obtain food, who is the host?

a)

the worm

b)

the dog

c)

the producer

d)

the decomposer

15.
A living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem is a
a)
population
b)
biotic factor
c)
abiotic factor
d)
community
16.
A nonliving element in an ecosystem is an 
a)
animal
b)
abiotic factor
c)
biotic factor
d)
organism
17.
Is a weather an abiotic or biotic factor? 
a)
abiotic
b)
biotic
18.
Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor? 
a)
abiotic
b)
biotic
19.

What word best describes the mammals, fish, birds and plants, as well as the sun, soil, air and water in an environment?

a)

Abiotic

b)

Community

c)

Biosphere

d)

Ecosystem

20.

What trophic level eats the secondary consumer?

a)

Producer

b)

Primary consumer

c)

Tertiary consumer

d)

The sun

21.

Energy that can be replenished at the same rate as it is used

a)

Natural Gas

b)

Alternative Energy

c)

Renewable Energy

d)

Nonrenewable Energy

22.

Energy that cannot be replaced in our lifetime

a)

Nonrenewable Energy

b)

Renewable Energy

c)

Geothermal

d)

Alternative Energy

23.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
b)
The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
c)
The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
24.
After a forest fire, an ecosystem would start regrowth through -
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
climax community
d)
limiting factors
25.

The picture shows what type of succession?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

quadanary

26.
1. What makes a species invasive?
a)
Moving to a new ecosystem and taking resources from natives 
b)
Not having papers
c)
Species that can't adapt
d)
Plants that take up too much space
27.

What do we call the variety of life in an ecosystem?

a)

Producer

b)

Biology

c)

Biodiversity

d)

Keystone Species

28.

What is an organism that uses energy from the Sun during photosynthesis?

a)

Predator

b)

Prey

c)

Producer

d)

Keystone Species

29.

What is the relationship between a keystone species and its ecosystem

a)

A keystone species is always the top predator in an ecosystem.

b)

A keystone species is essential to maintain balance and biodiversity in its ecosystem.

c)

A keystone species provides energy to all other organisms in the ecosystem.

30.

This graph shows the growth of a population. Which of the following correctly describes the growth curve?

a)

Logistic

b)

Demographic

c)

Limiting

d)

Exponential

31.

What is happening to the population of Daphnia in the graph at the arrow?

a)

growing quickly

b)

reached carrying capacity

c)

growth has stopped

d)

growth is beginning to slow down

32.

A limiting factor is?

a)

something that speeds up the growth of a population.

b)

something that slows down or stops the growth of a population.

c)

something that causes animals to die.

d)

something that creates more resources fr a population.

33.

Density independent (DI) limiting factors are things that impact every population the same , regardless of size. Which of the following is NOT a density independent limiting factor?

a)

Competition

b)

higher than normal temperature

c)

A hurricane

d)

drought

34.

If there is 1000 Kcal available in the producers in trophic level 1, how much energy is available in the herbivores in trophic level 2?

a)

10Kcal

b)

1Kcal

c)

100Kcal

d)

1000Kcal

35.

Which level has the fewest organisms?

a)

Tertiary

b)

Secondary

c)

Primary

d)

Quaternary

36.

In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?

a)

Producers

b)

Carnivores

c)

Herbivores

d)

Top Predators

37.

What would happen to the bird if the green fish died out?

a)

The bird population would grow

b)

The smaller fish will die out

c)

The bird population will die out

38.

What is the main cause of climate change?

a)

Natural climate cycles have no human influence

b)

Increase of greenhouse gases

c)

Increase of oxygen levels

d)

Decrease of greenhouse gases

39.

What is the term for the variety of life on Earth?

a)

ecosystem

b)

environment

c)

biodiversity

d)

species

40.

In Stage 1, the birth rate is...

a)

High

b)

Falling

c)

Low