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Ecology Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A producer?
a)
Eats other plants and animals
b)
Makes its own food
c)
Eats dead plants or animals
d)
Makes toys for kids
2.
A consumer?
a)
Makes its own food
b)
Eats dead plants and animals
c)
Eats plants and other animals for energy
d)
Buys toys for kids
3.
A decomposer?
a)
Eats dead plants or animals and breaks down to put nutrients in the soil
b)
Eats plants or other animals for food
c)
Makes its own food
d)
Machine that gathers trash
4.

Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if the egrets are there or not.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

competition

d)

parasitism

5.

A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

6.

Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers. The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

7.

Skunks often live in burrows that have been dug and abandoned by woodchucks.

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

8.

Which best describe parasitism?

a)

Both organisms benefit positively from the relationship

b)

One organism benefits from the relationship the other is harmed

c)

One organism benefits from the relationship the other is not affected

d)

Both organisms benefit negatively from the relationship

9.

When a mosquito bites you, you are the __________ and the mosquito is the ____________.

a)

host, hostess

b)

parasite, host

c)

host, parasite

d)

prey, predator

10.

Clown fish live among the deadly tentacles of the sea anemone and are protected by it. The clown fish eats food left over by the anemone keeping the area clean and also acts as “bait”.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

11.

This is an example of....

a)

commensalism

b)

predation

c)

parasitism

d)

mutualism

12.

A spider spins it's web between this animals antlers. This is an example of ......

a)

predation

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

d)

mutualism

13.

A deer would be ________________ factor in its ecosystem.

a)

an abiotic

b)

a biotic

14.

Water would be ________________ factor in an ecosystem.

a)

an abiotic

b)

a biotic

15.

The sun is a(n) ____________________ factor

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

16.

If you were studying an African environment, and you saw a herd of elephants, what level of the biosphere are you observing?

a)

community

b)

organism

c)

ecosystem

d)

population

17.

If you were swimming in a lake and saw fish, water plants, and frogs, you would be looking at what?

a)

population

b)

ecosystem

c)

organism

d)

community

18.

If we were in the desert, and we studied the sand, rocks, lizards, cactus, and the snakes, we would be studying the entire desert _____________________________.

a)

community

b)

ecosystem

c)

population

d)

organism

19.
A feeding relationship where one organism hunts and one is hunted.
a)
Commensalism
b)
Decomposistion
c)
Mutualism
d)
Predator-Prey
20.
An animal that feeds on what another animal has killed is known as a:
a)
Scavenger
b)
Mutualist
c)
Decomposer
d)
Parasite
21.
An organism that helps to recycle nutrients within an ecosystem by eating dead or decaying organisms is a:
a)
Predator
b)
Autotroph
c)
Producer
d)
Decomposer
22.
A large part of the Earth that is defined by its own unique type of environment is known as a:
a)
Community
b)
Species
c)
Niche
d)
Biome
23.
This is the study of interactions between organisms and the interactions that organisms have with their environment. 
a)
Evolution
b)
Biology
c)
Ecology
d)
Commensalism
24.
Use the diagram answer the question.
What is a fitting description for this diagram?
a)
A Food Chain
b)
An Ecosystem
c)
A Food Web
d)
Biotic and Abiotic Factors
25.
Use the diagram to answer the question.
The Mayfly is a food source for which 3 organisms?
a)
Frog, Dragon Fly and snake
b)
Frog, trout and dragon fly
c)
Frog, salamander and trout
d)
Frog and phytoplankton
26.
True or False. In this Food Web Pyramid the consumers on each level only get about 10 percent of energy that the plants have stored.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
The deer, grasshopper, and bird are all examples of which type of consumers on this food pyramid?
a)
decomposers
b)
omnivores
c)
carnivore
d)
herbivore
28.
About how much percent of energy is passed on from one organism to to the next on a food web pyramid. 
a)
100 percent of all energy gets passed
b)
45 percent of all energy gets passed
c)
10 percent of all energy gets passed
d)
0 percent of all energy gets passed
29.
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
30.
What is a carnivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy by eating other animals
b)
An animal that gets energy by eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals
d)
an animal that makes its own energy through photosynthesis
31.

Arrows in a food web represent...

a)

eating

b)

sunlight

c)

energy

d)

matter

32.

Who is the producer?

a)

lettuce

b)

greenfly

c)

ladybird

d)

thrush

33.

Position that an organism occupies based on what it eats

a)

Producer

b)

Trophic level

c)

Heterotroph

d)

Consumer

34.

Makes its own food

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Heterotroph

d)

Autotroph

35.

Cannot make its own food

a)

Autotroph

b)

Producer

c)

Heterotroph

d)

Biomass

36.

Which organisms eat only producers?

a)

Secondary Consumers

b)

Apex Predators

c)

Tertiary Consumers

d)

Primary Consumers

37.

Which level is found at the top?

a)

Primary Consumers

b)

Tertiary Consumers

c)

Producers

d)

Secondary Consumers

38.

High biodiversity removes the predators and parasites in the ecosystem and makes it safer.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

High biodiversity makes the food web more complex and better able to support the most species, even if some populations decrease.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

High biodiversity ensures that many different ecological niches (jobs, roles) are filled, which helps the ecosystem function well.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

High biodiversity makes an ecosystem more sustainable because the food web is stronger and organisms perform a wider variety of functions.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

The picture display which type of succession?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

all of the above

43.

The picture displays which type of succession?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

all of the above

44.

What is the name given to lichen/algae during primary succession?

a)

pioneer species

b)

volunteer species

c)

founder species

d)

conqueror species

45.

The final stage of ecological succession can typically be observed when evidence of a _____________________ is present.

a)

Mature Tree Growth

b)

Climax Community

c)

Pioneer Community

d)

housing community

46.
Biotic factors in a biome
a)
sand
b)
water
c)
kinds of birds
d)
air
47.
Dropping leaves in the fall is a characteristic of what type of tree?
a)
deciduous
b)
evergreen
c)
conifer
d)
bonsai
48.

Which biome is hot all year with wet and dry seasons?

a)

tropical rainforest

b)

arctic tundra

c)

temperate grassland

d)

desert

49.

Biome with plants and grasses, but no trees.

a)

grassland

b)

desert

c)

forest

d)

arctic tundra

50.

Biome with many different species of cacti and reptiles and very little rainfall.

a)

Desert

b)

Temperate Rainforest

c)

Tropical Rainforest

d)

Arctic Tundra

51.

Forest biome with many different trees, mosses and ferns; most trees lose and regrow their leaves each year.

a)

temperate rainforest

b)

biome

c)

desert

d)

grassland

52.
Type of forest biome near the equator; receives a lot of rain; temperatures are warm all year.
a)
desert
b)
tropical rain forest
c)
arctic
d)
temperate rain forest
53.

Which biome contains large populations of grazing herbivores, few species of birds, and deep, rich soil?

a)

tropical rain forest

b)

desert

c)

deciduous forest

d)

grassland

54.

Which biome is represented by the rainfall amounts in letter C?

a)

desert

b)

prairie

c)

deciduous forest

d)

tropical rain forest

55.

Plants and animals in the tundra must be able to adapt to the extremely ___________ weather

a)

small

b)

cold

c)

perennials

d)

shallow

56.
Which two biomes have the least precipitation?
a)
tropical rain forest and temperate grasslan
b)
savanna and tropical dry forest
c)
tundra and desert
d)
boreal forest and temperate woodland
57.
What is this biome?
a)
Coniferous Forest
b)
Desert
58.

In which biome would you find Massachusetts?

a)

coniferous forest (taiga)

b)

tundra

c)

grassland

d)

deciduous forest

59.

How much of the Earth’s surface does Marine Biomes cover?

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

3/4

d)

1/4

60.
In which biome do these plants (seagrass) survive? 
a)
wetland
b)
ocean
c)
freshwater

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