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WorksheetsRevision Dynamic Ecosystem
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following processes removes carbon from the atmosphere?
Photosynthesis
Combustion
Decomposition
Respiration
Which type of symbiosis involves both species benefitting? +/+
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Which type of symbiosis involves one species benefitting while the other is harmed? +/-
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Which type of symbiosis involves one species benefitting while the other is unaffected? +/0
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Which type of ecological succession begins on bare rock (no soil)?
Primary
Secondary
Both
Which type of succession would occur here?
Primary
Secondary
Both
Which of the following disturbances would result in primary succession? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
Volcanic eruption
Abandoned farmland
Flood
Glacier melting or receding
Which of the following is NOT a threat to biodiversity?
Overhunting
Invasive species
Water purification
Biomagnification
The first species to populate an area after a disturbance is called:
A pioneer species
A pilgrim species
A founder species
A primary species
All of the different species of living things in a given area is called:
Population
Community
Ecosystem
biome
If the populations of grasshoppers would decrease, what affect would that have on the population of lizards?
Increase
Stay the same
Decrease
Unable to determine
If the population of rattlesnakes were to decrease, why would that help to increase the population of hawks?
Rattlesnakes eat hawks
Hawks eat rattlesnakes
Rattlesnakes and hawks both eat kangaroo rats.
It would not help the hawk population.
Rats were introduced to Australia and the rat population exploded over several years. Which would not be a reason for their population growing?
Large amounts of available food
Increase in the number of predators.
More water available
Large habitats to live in
Which is an abiotic factor that influences the population of the rats?
The amount of food available
The amount of water available
The number of predators available
The amount of competition in the ecosystem
What is the original source of energy for this ecosystem?
Plants
Animals
Air
Sun
Both the lion and the cheetah eat some of the same prey in this ecosystem. Two organisms going after the same resource is known as
Mutualism
Parasitism
Competition
Commensalism
What niche do the bacteria have that return the nutrients of dead and decaying matter back to the ecosystem
Producer
Primary Consumer
Secondary Consumer
Decomposer
The changing or loss of a natural ecosystem, removes living spaces and resource needed by organisms, mostly caused by humans
Habitat Destruction
Habitat Fragmentation
Succession
Diversity
Refers to both the number of different species that are in a given area as well as the number of individuals of each species that are there
Restoration Ecology
Habitat Fragmentation
Habitat Destruction
Species Diversity
the process of recovery and change that happens after a disturbance
Restoration Ecology
Succession
Habitat Destruction
Species Diversity
