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Relationships in Ecosystems

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

All of the living organisms in an area

b)

All of the nonliving parts of an area

c)

All of the living and nonliving parts of an area

d)

An area with no people

2.
I am a living thing that must use other organisms as food to get energy.
a)
decomposer
b)
consumer
c)
competition
d)
energy pyramid
3.
I am the struggle that takes place among organisms for food, water, and others needed to live. 
a)
competition
b)
decomposer
c)
energy pyramid
d)
producer
4.

Any relationship in which two different species use each other to live is called _________________.

a)

Predation

b)

Symbiosis

c)

Competition

d)

Harmony

5.

Which is an example of parasitism?

a)

Shark and seal

b)

Flea and dog

c)

Deer and grass

d)

Seagull and fish

6.

How all the living and nonliving things in an area interact.

a)

Competition

b)

Symbiosis

c)

Dependent

d)

Ecosystem

7.

An organism that is "hunted" and "eaten" as food is called ______________________.

a)

Prey

b)

Predator

c)

Host

d)

Parasite

8.
What is mutualism?
a)
One organism benefits greatly and the other is not harmed
b)
One organism benefits while the other is harmed
c)
Close relationship where both organisms benefit
9.
A limited supply of food and shelter in the same habitat will lead to -
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
competition
d)
environmental changes
10.
What is the type of symbiotic relationship that helps one organism, but does not harm or help the other?
a)
parasitism
b)
mutualism
c)
commensalism
d)
symbiosis
11.
Fleas and ticks are examples of what?
a)
predators
b)
prey
c)
hosts
d)
parasites
12.

A group of interacting individuals of the same species located in the same area.

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Ecosystem

d)

K.C. Zoo

13.

A living thing

a)

Biotic Factor

b)

Population

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Organism

14.

A nonliving part of an organism’s habitat

a)

Abiotic Factor

b)

Ecology

c)

Species

d)

Population

15.

A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce

a)

Biotic Factor

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Species

d)

Community

16.

All the members of one species living in the same area

a)

Population

b)

Organism

c)

Species

d)

Ecosystem

17.

All the different populations that live together in a particular area

a)

Organism

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Community

d)

Biotic Factor

18.

Which of the following lists the levels of an ecosystem in order from largest to smallest?

a)

population, organism, community, ecosystem

b)

ecosystem, community, organism, population

c)

organism, community, population, ecosystem

d)

ecosystem, community, population, organism

19.

All the members of one species living in a particular area make up a population.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit is ____________________

a)

interdependence

b)

niche

c)

symbiosis

d)

mutualism

21.

A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is not harmed is _______________

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

d)

niche

22.

A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is harmed is __________________

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

d)

niche

23.

The term that represents all living things in an ecosystem

a)

a community

b)

a population

c)

a limiting factor

d)

a habitat

24.

Mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism are examples of

a)

niches

b)

habitats

c)

symbiosis

25.

living things in an environment

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

26.

nonliving things in an environment

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

27.

Which of these is an example of a biotic factor that could affect the size of a population?

a)

large rain flood the area

b)

wolves are reintroduced into the area

c)

a dam diverts the water supply

d)

a wildfire comes through the area

28.

Which of these is an example of an abiotic factor that could affect the size of a population?

a)

large rains flood the area

b)

wolves are reintroduced into the area

c)

a parasite kills the birds in the area

d)

a wildfire kills the grazing plants in the area

29.

Which of these is an example of a population in the desert?

a)

a snake

b)

all of the snakes in the area

c)

all of the animals in the area

d)

all of the animals and rocks in the area

30.

Which of these is an example of a community in the desert?

a)

a snake

b)

all of the snakes in the area

c)

all of the animals in the area

d)

all of the animals and rocks in the area