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Ecology Test Review

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a mass extinction?
a)
When all the species in a particular area on earth suddenly go extinct
b)
When multiple species from all over the earth suddenly go extinct 
c)
When one species goes extinct due to habitat changes
d)
When all life on earth is wiped out 
2.

According to most scientists, what is the ultimate cause of most mass extinctions?

a)

overhunting

b)

evolution of new species to replace old ones

c)

major change in environment or climate

d)

asteroid impact

3.

True or False: Human beings are wiping out species much faster than nature creates them, causing what scientists call a "6th extinction"

a)

true

b)

false

4.

Biodiversity, aka biological diversity, usually refers to

a)

the same species in a general location

b)

the number of different species in a given area

c)

the number of animal species in a given area

d)

the number of plant species in a given area

5.
What is the difference between biotic and abiotic?
a)
Biotic are non-living things
b)
Abiotic are living organisms
c)
Biotic is life,
Abiotic is non-living
d)
Biotic is non-living, Abiotic is living
6.
What does biodiversity mean?
a)
Only one species in an area.
b)
The different amount of species in an area
c)
All abiotic life
d)
Nitrogen fixation
7.

Great Biodiversity = Great Sustainability

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Biodiversity is best described as...

a)

the amount of different species of organisms (plants and animals) living in the same area.

b)

when only a few species inhabit an area.

c)

when only one organism (plants and animals) is found living in one area.

9.

Why is "A" less biodiverse than "B"?

a)

Image "A" is more biodiverse.

b)

Image "A" has many corn plants and this makes it have high "rich" biodiversity.

c)

Image "A" has a lot more plants than image "B"

d)

Even though "A" has a lot of corn plants they are all the same species and makes this a low "poor" biodiverse area.

10.
High biodiversity is 
a)
having a lot of the same organism.
b)
having a few of the same organism.
c)
having a lot of variety of different organisms.
d)
only having one of each organism. 
11.

What are endemic species?

a)

Species found only in one location on the planet

b)

Species in danger of extinction

c)

Species that are extinct

d)

Species that are not native to the place they now live

12.

An area is defined as an ecological hot spot if it meets two requirements. One is that it has at least 1500 endemic plants - plants found nowehere else in the world. What is the other requirement?

a)

It has an average temperature higher than the surrounding area

b)

Less than 30% of the original vegetation remains.

c)

A panel of scientists decides it is a high priority to save

d)

It is an area where many species have gone extinct

13.
The practice of harvesting or hunting to such a degree that remaining individuals may not be able to replenish the population is called _____.
a)
biomagnification
b)
overexploitation
c)
edge effects
d)
natural resource
14.
Biologists put extra effort into protecting these because they have many species living in them.
a)
Cities
b)
Biodiversity Hotspots
c)
Farms
d)
Conservation stations
15.
What is another name for evaporation of water through the leaves of plants?
a)
Transpiration
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Percolation
16.
Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are all forms of _____.
a)
Percolation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Precipitation
17.
Which of the following best explains why nitrogen fixation must take place?
a)
Atmospheric nitrogen is unusable to plants and animals
b)
Nitrogen must be returned to the atmosphere
c)
Animals must breathe in nitrogen
d)
Nitrogen gets "stuck" in the soil and must be untrapped
18.
What is the overall purpose of photosynthesis?
a)
To use energy from the sun to produce food for the plant
b)
To use energy from the sun to produce oxygen for animals to breathe
c)
To break down food in order to produce energy (ATP)
d)
To break down food in order to produce carbon dioxide
19.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
20.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
21.
The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
a)
Nitrogen Cycle
b)
Carbon Oxygen Cycle
c)
WaterCycle
d)
Nitrogen Fixation
22.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from EATING other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to MAKE its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating DEAD organisms
23.
What is a herbivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy from eating other ANIMALS
b)
an organism that gets energy from eating only PLANTS
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating BOTH plants and other animals
24.
An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
25.
An organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
26.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
27.
An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...
a)
scavenger
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
carnivore
28.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a ecosystem.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
d)
How carnivores get their food. 
29.
Bacteria, fungi, and earthworms are examples of: 
a)
scavengers
b)
predators
c)
prey
d)
decomposers
30.
Which organism recieves the least amount of energy from the producer?
a)
Owl
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Lilypad
d)
Mouse
31.
What term best describes this group of bison?
a)
Species
b)
Community
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Population
32.
What term best describes all the plants and animals in this image?
a)
Species
b)
Population
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Community
33.
How many different animal populations are in this image?
a)
1
b)
6
c)
17
d)
26
34.
This image shows both living and non living things in an area.  What term best describes this?
a)
species
b)
community
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
35.
The ___________ is all the area on and around earth where living things exist.
a)
Biome
b)
Biosphere
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Ecosphere
36.
Which term best describes this baobab tree?
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Herbivore
d)
Omnivore
37.
Which term best describes these golden tamarin monkeys?
a)
Abiotic
b)
Producer
c)
Biotic
d)
Community
38.
This pangolin is 1) adorable and 2) hungry for insects.  Which term best describes the pangolin?
a)
Omnivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Autotroph
39.

Which of the following is NOT a heterotroph?

a)

Producer

b)

Decomposer

c)

Carnivore

d)

Omnivore

40.
Your completed ecobottle will be a(n) _______.
a)
Population
b)
Species
c)
Community
d)
Ecosystem
41.
What term describes the ocean water in this image?
a)
Biotic
b)
Abiotic
c)
Ecosystem
42.
Which of the following is an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?
a)
Plants
b)
Bacteria
c)
Soil
d)
Insects
43.
 Hermit crabs live in shells made and then abandoned by snails. This relationship neither helps nor harms the snails.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
44.
A cuckoo may lay its eggs in a warbler's nest.  The cuckoo's young will displace (or move) the warbler's young and will be raised by the warbler.  
a)
Parasitism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Predation
d)
Competition
45.
Ostriches and Gazelles feed next to each other.  They both watch for predators and alert each other to danger.  Since the visual abilities of the two species are different, they can each identify threats the other animal would not as readily see.  
a)
Parasitism
b)
Commensalism
c)
 Mutualism 
d)
Competition.  
46.
Rabbits and sheep both graze on shrubs, grasses, and other plants.  The increase in the population of rabbits in a region may result in a shortage of plants for sheep to graze upon.  After the increase of rabbits the relationship between sheep and rabbits will be __________.
a)
Competition
b)
Predation
c)
Mutualism
d)
Parasitism
47.

Where does the energy start for all living things & in this food chain?

a)

Plant

b)

Sun

c)

Deer

d)

Wolf

48.
Is the SUN  biotic or abiotic 
a)
Abiotic 
b)
Biotic 
49.

What is this picture describing?

a)

It is describing natural selection.

b)

It is describing direct competition between flamingos and ducks.

c)

It is describing abiotic factors of the tundra.

d)

It is describing the niche of each bird.

50.
This is known as a relationship in which both organisms involved benefit. 
a)
Predator-Prey
b)
Commensalism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Decomposition
51.
A relationship that describe a close interaction between two different species is known as what?
a)
Biodiversity
b)
Symbiosis
c)
Predation
d)
Emigration
52.
What is the correct order of the ecological levels of organization? 
a)
population, community, organism, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
b)
organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
c)
biosphere, bioime, ecosystem, community, population, organism
d)
organism, community, population, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
53.

A feeding relationship where one organism hunts and one is hunted, such as a Lynx hunting a snowshoe hare, is known as:

a)

Commensalism

b)

Decomposistion

c)

Mutualism

d)

Predator-Prey

54.
When predator numbers decrease, prey numbers ____________ because fewer of them are being consumed.
a)
decrease
b)
increase
c)
stay the same
d)
divide in half
55.

A species form that supports an entire ecosystem.

a)

Keystone Species

b)

Herbivores

c)

Umbrella Species

d)

Predators

56.

What is a keystone species?

a)

A species that helps to hold an ecosystem together

b)

A species that lives in or around rocks

c)

Keys and stones have nothing to do with ecology

d)

A keystone isn't a living thing, it's just a stone

57.

Why are bees considered a keystone species?

a)

The honey they make supports the bear population

b)

They pollinate flowers that produce fruit which supports the ecosystem

c)

They sting when threatened

d)

They live in hives

58.

If 50 crabs were captured and marked and then released and then a few days later 25 were caught and of those 5 were marked. What would the estimate of the population be?

a)

500

b)

250

c)

75

d)

200

59.

What is the H in HIPPCo stand for?

a)

habitat loss

b)

habitat restoration

c)

habitat decline

d)

harvesting

60.

The I in HIPPCO stands for

a)

Infrastructure

b)

Invasive Species

c)

innovation

d)

Information Technology

61.

An increase in which part of HIPPCO results in an increase in the rest?

a)

pollution

b)

climate change

c)

human population growth

d)

invasive species

62.

Deforestation is an example of

a)

the H

b)

the P

c)

the C

d)

the O

63.

What do you think happens to the number of species in an area when the habitat size declines?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains the same

64.

Untreated sewage entering the ocean is an example of which part of HIPPCO

a)

the H

b)

the I

c)

the P

d)

the O

65.

Burning fossil fuels and trapping more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere cause which part of HIPPCO

a)

the P

b)

the C

c)

the O

d)

the I

66.

Fishing tuna at a rate of more than they can replace themselves is known as?

a)

Habitat destruction

b)

unsustainable

c)

trophic cascade

d)

overharvesting

67.

The greater a habitat's biodiversity, the greater will be that habitat's

a)

resilience over varying conditions

b)

sources of energy

c)

rate of endangered species

d)

lack of different types of organisms

68.

Biodiversity contributes to habitat sustainability because

a)

Changing conditions that harm one species leave other species to survive and perhaps even thrive.

b)

The greater the number of species, the more competition there is for food between predators, which sustains their populations

c)

The more plants and animals in a habitat, the greater the links in food webs allowing for more stable system

d)

It will be more prone to disturbances

69.

Which of the following is NOT a way in which humans are destroying habitats?

a)

Clearing out prairies to grow a single crop

b)

Gathering rain water to use to water crops

c)

Building a shopping mall with a large parking lo

d)

Cutting trees for toilet paper

70.

Which of the following is NOT a cause for the current decline in the biodiversity of our ecosystem?

a)

overexploitation of resources

b)

increasing human populations

c)

pollution of water sources

d)

regenerating forests

71.

A possible way to prevent species from becoming endangered is?

a)

increased use of fossil fuels

b)

more habitat converted to farms

c)

designating more areas as wildlife preserves

d)

increased urban expansion

72.

In the forest spotted owl make their home in the cavities of dead trees. The same habitat is home to rodents that owls feed on. Logging by humans have caused the population of owls to decline. What statement BEST explains the relationship between humans and the spotted owl.

a)

Humans have taken away resources needed by owls, so there are fewer owls

b)

humans have taken away resources needed by owls, so there are fewer owls

c)

Humans moved the owls to the zoo, so there are less owls in the woods.

d)

Humans eliminated predators of the owls, so the owls increased.

73.

What does ecological footprint measure?

a)

How quantity of natural resources humans need compared to the earth's capacity to provide those resources

b)

The size of cities across the world

c)

The amount of fossil fuels that are burned for energy

d)

The shoe size of the average human

74.

How is ecological footprint measured?

a)

In terms hectares of land required by each person in a selected area for food, water, transport, housing and waste management

b)

In terms of number of years it would take before resources ran out

c)

In terms of the average life expectancy of a nation

d)

In terms of shoe size, e.g. women's 9

75.
Which is NOT a way to decrease your ecological footprint?
a)
Eating less meat and processed foods
b)
Walking or biking to school
c)
Turning off electricity and water when you're not using it. 
d)
Driving a large car around for fun.
76.

Which one of the following are Greenhouse Gases

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Helium

77.

Which is NOT a way to decrease your ecological footprint?

a)

Eating less meat and processed foods

b)

Walking or biking to school

c)

Turning off electricity and water when you're not using it.

d)

Using cars for short journeys

78.

What kinds of resources make up your ecological footprint?

a)

waste production

b)

water and energy use

c)

food and shelter

d)

clothing and transportation

e)

All of the above