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WorksheetsChapter 10
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which study would best be done in a labratory
Counting all the insects that live in a certain area
Measuring the temperature of a soil sample
Analyzing the DNA of a certain species
Observing the interactions of carnivores with their prey
Parts of the environment that are not living (sunlight, climate, soil, water, air)
Biotic
Abiotic
Parts of the environment that are or were alive (bacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals)
Biotic
Abiotic
Ecology is the study of how living organisms ___________________________.
interact with each other
interact with their environment
interact with each other and their environment
Ecology includes which fields of science?
Genetics
Geology
Physics
Biology
All of the above
How do plants obtain their energy?
Eating
Photosynthesis
From bacteria
From animals
Abiotic and biotic factors are both necessary for a thriving ecosystem.
True
False
A group of individuals that can breed and produce fertile offspring.
Species
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Organisms belonging to the same species that live in the same area and interact with each other.
Species
Population
Community
Ecosystem
All the populations of different species that live in the same area and interact with each other. (All the biotic factors of an area.)
Species
Population
Community
Ecosystem
All the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) factors in an area.
Species
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Number of individuals in a population.
Population size
Population density
Dispersion
Growth rate
Number of individuals per area.
Population size
Population density
Dispersion
Growth rate
The spacing of the individuals (clumped, clustered, or evenly spaced).
Population size
Population density
Dispersion
Growth rate
A resource or other factor in the environment that can lower the population growth rate
Biotic factor
Abiotic factor
Limiting factor
Ecosystem
Exponential growth (select all that apply)
J-shaped curve
S-shaped curve
Limiting factors are present
No limiting factors
Logistic growth (select all that apply)
J-shaped curve
S-shaped curve
Limiting factors are present
No limiting factors
A decrease in growth rate can be caused by ____________.
Increase in death rate
Decrease in birth rate
Migration
All of the above
What is the current population of humans on the Earth?
Over 7 billion
Over 8 billion
Over 10 billion
Over 12 billion
The human population shows what kind of growth? (select all that apply)
J-shaped growth
S-shaped growth
Exponential growth
Logistic growth
Competition between organisms of the same species.
Intraspecific competition
Interspecific competition
Territorial competition
Unique competition
Competition between organisms of different species.
Territorial competition
Intraspecific competition
Interspecific competition
Unique competition
According to the competitive exclusion principle, less suited species will ________________.
Adapt
Move from the area
Die
All of the above
When a predator kills and eats its prey.
True predation
Grazing
Parasitism
Camouflage
The predator eats part of the prey but does not usually kill it.
True predation
Grazing
Parasitism
Camouflage
Appearance (color, shape, or pattern) that helps an organism blend into the background.
Camouflage
Mimicry
Population
Ecosystem
When one species copies or mimics another species.
Camouflage
Mimicry
Competition
Predator
Symbiotic relationship where both species benefit.
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Competition
Symbiotic relationship where 1 species benefits and the other is not affected.
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Competition
Symbiotic relationship where 1 species benefits and the other species is harmed.
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Competition
A parasite usually kills its prey.
True
False
Symbiosis is a general term for any close long-term relationship between different species.
True
False
Which of the following are types of symbiotic relationships? (select all that apply)
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
True Predation
Grazing
