WorksheetsSTAAR Review: Ecology
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
What INCREASES carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Photosynthesis
Combustion
Decomposing
Combustion and Respiration
In what way is most of the nitrogen fixed by lightning made available for plants?
Moved by the wind to dry areas
Inside of bugs
Breathed in by birds
Carried by rain into the soil
What is the difference between a community and an ecosystem?
communities are only living, ecosystems are living and nonliving
ecosystems are only living, communities are living and nonliving
communities are only 1 species, ecosystems are different species
What type of relationship is: Tapeworms live and feed inside the cows and make them ill.
mutualism: both benefit
commensalism: one benefits, one is unaffected
parasitism: one benefits, one is harmed
predation: predator and prey
What type of relationship is: Bees get nectar from flowers and help flowers reproduce.
mutualism: both benefit
commensalism: one benefits, one is unaffected
parasitism: one benefits, one is harmed
predation: predator and prey
What type of relationship is: Frogs hide in plants
mutualism: both benefit
commensalism: one benefits, one is unaffected
parasitism: one benefits, one is harmed
predation: predator and prey
What type of relationship is: Frogs hunt flies
mutualism: both benefit
commensalism: one benefits, one is unaffected
parasitism: one benefits, one is harmed
predation: predator and prey
What type of land does Primary Succession occur?
Rock
Soil
Water
What type of land does Secondary Succession occur?
Rock
Soil
Water
What is the FIRST species to arrive into an ecosystem called?
Pioneer species
Organic matter
Succession
What is a highly diverse, mature ecosystem called?
Final Succession
Climax Community
Pioneer Community
What do the arrows on a food web show?
Who is bigger
Flow of energy
Who is strongest
Which organisms have the greatest population sizes and energy?
Plants
Herbivores
Primary Consumer
Secondary Consumer
If the primary producers produce 200,000 kcals of energy, how much energy will be available to the primary consumers?
2,000,000 kcals
20,000 kcals
Which organisms has the highest amount of toxins?
Bird of prey
Large fish
Small fish
Zooplankton
How do invasive species affect an ecosystem?
they increase biodiversity
they decrease biodiversity
