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Introduction to Ecology

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT an ecological relationship?

a)

A whale nurses her baby calf

b)

A fox hunts a rabbit

c)

A tree grows towards the sunlight

d)

Warmer weather brings increased humidity

2.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an individual organism?

a)

Must be composed of cells

b)

Must be capable of growth

c)

Must be able to reproduce

d)

Must be able to evolve

3.

Which type of reproduction involves (2) parents producing genetically unique offspring?

a)

Sexual

b)

Asexual

c)

Mitosis

d)

Ecological

4.

Which of the following is an example of an organism responding to stimuli?

a)

Sunflowers grow facing towards the sunrise

b)

A dog pants when it gets hot and tired

c)

Two dolphins reproduce

d)

A lemur climbs a tree to escape a predator

5.

In a population, organisms that are best adapted to the environment will...

a)

Live longer and reproduce more

b)

Evolve

c)

Be eaten by predators

d)

Die due to environmental changes

6.

The ability to both consume energy and produce waste is called a...

a)

Metabolism

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Cellular Respiration

d)

Ecology

7.

Which option lists the levels of ecological organization from smallest to largest

a)

Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome

b)

Organism, Community, Population, Biosphere

c)

Biosphere, Biome, Ecosystem, Community

d)

Organism, Community, Biosphere, Biome

8.

Multiple organisms of the same species living in the same area is called a...

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Biome

9.

Which of the following is an abiotic factor?

a)

The plants in a rainforest

b)

The insects in a garden

c)

The fungi in a forest

d)

The ice on a glacier

10.

Which field of biology classifies organisms based on shared characteristics?

a)

Taxonomy

b)

Phylogeny

c)

Ecology

d)

Anatomy

11.

A diagram that shows the relatedness of organisms is called a...

a)

Dichotomous Key

b)

Cladogram

c)

Phylogenetic Tree

d)

Pedigree