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Honors Ecology

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A population is...

a)

A group of one species in one area

b)

Multiple species that live in one area

c)

All of the living and nonliving things in an area

d)

None of these

2.

What is a host?

a)

An organism that shares a resource

b)

An organism on which a parasite lives

c)

An organism that hunts prey

d)

An organism that provides shelter for another organism

3.

All the green plants that provide the energy for consumers.

a)

Primary consumers

b)

Decomposers

c)

Producers

d)

Herbivores

4.

An organism that feeds on a living host

a)

parasite

b)

predator

c)

herbivore

d)

producer

5.

Predation

a)

An interaction in which both organisms benefit

b)

An interaction in which one organism benefits and the other does not care

c)

An interaction in which one organism kills another for food

d)

An interaction in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed

6.

Mutualism

a)

An interaction in which both organisms benefit

b)

An interaction in which one organism benefits and the other does not care

c)

An interaction in which one organism kills another for food

d)

An interaction in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed

7.

The diagram shows the transfer of energy from one organism to another

a)

Food web

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Food chain

d)

Energy Pyramid

8.

A non-living factor in an ecosystem

a)

Biotic

b)

Producer

c)

Abiotic

d)

Limiting factor

9.

Commensalism

a)

An interaction in which both organisms benefit

b)

An interaction in which one organism benefits and the other does not care

c)

An interaction in which one organism kills another for food

d)

An interaction in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed

10.

Habitat

a)

An ecosystem

b)

Place where an organism lives

c)

Living conditions of organisms

d)

Where an animal hunts

11.

Limiting factor

a)

Environmental factors that cause a population to decrease

b)

Environmental factors that cause a population to increase

c)

Environmental factors that cause an ecosystem to decrease

d)

Environmental factors that cause an ecosystem to increase

12.

Carrying Capacity

a)

The maximum number of populations a biome can support

b)

The minimal number of individuals in a population

c)

The largest population that an environment can support

d)

The smallest population that an environment can support

13.

What is Primary Succession?

a)

The series of changes that occur in an area where there is soil remaining from a previous ecosystem

b)

The series of changes that occur in an area where there is no need for pioneer species

c)

The series of changes that occur in an area keystone species are removed

d)

The series of changes that occur in an area where no ecosystem previously existed

14.

Nitrogen Cycle

a)

The cycle in which nitrogen gas is changed into forms of carbon dioxide for photosynthesis

b)

The cycle in which nitrogen gas is changed into forms of nitrogen that plants can use

c)

The cycle in which hydrogen gas is changed into forms of water that plants can use

d)

The cycle in which phosphorous changed into forms of nitrogen that plants can use

15.

Reproductive Potential

a)

The rate at which a species is attracted to another species

b)

The rate at which a species can decrease a population

c)

The rate at which a species can increase a population

d)

The rate at which a species has more offspring than another population

16.

What is Secondary Succession?

a)

The series of changes that occur in an area where there is soil remaining from a previous ecosystem

b)

The series of changes that occur in an area where pioneer species are needed to make soil

c)

The series of changes that occur in an area keystone species is removed

d)

The series of changes that occur in an area where no ecosystem previously existed

17.

What is a keystone species?

a)

The same as a pioneer species

b)

A species that is vital to a healthy ecosystem

c)

One of the first species in an area

d)

These are producers, they are the first in the energy pyramid

18.

Carbon Cycle

a)

The cycle in which oxygen gas is changed into carbon dioxide to produce glucose for photosynthesis

b)

The organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere and change nitrogen gas into forms of nitrogen that plants can use

c)

The organic circulation of hydrogen from the atmosphere which is used in organisms to make carbon

d)

The organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again

19.

What is an Invasive Species?

a)

The early keystone species that are part of a new ecosystems

b)

The early pioneer species that are part of a new ecosystems

c)

A combination of a fungus and either an alga or an autotrophic bacterium that live together in a mutualistic relationship

d)

Species that enter new ecosystems and multiply, out competing and harming native species and their habitats

20.

A diagram that shows the transfer of energy in an ecosystem

a)

ecosystem

b)

food chain

c)

environment

d)

food web

21.

All of the living AND non-living things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an __________.

a)

community

b)

habitat

c)

ecosystem

d)

population

22.

How does the carbon in grass become part of a lion?

a)

The lion eats the grass

b)

Carbon from grass doesn't end up in a lion.

c)

The carbon ends up in the lion's food chain.

d)

The lion breathes in carbon given out by the plant

23.

Pseudoscorpions often hitch rides on the backs of large beetles or true bugs. What is the ecological relationship?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Predation

d)

Commensalism

24.

What is the Competitive Exclusion Principle?

a)

Two species can occupy exactly the same niche in exactly the same habitat at exactly the same time as a mutualistic relationship

b)

No two species can occupy exactly the same niche in exactly the same habitat at exactly the same time

c)

Two species always occupy the same niche in exactly the same habitat at exactly the same time for a long period of time

d)

Every species shares a niche with another species to make sure they both can exist.

25.

What is a Fundamental Niche?

a)

Where an organism could live if no limiting factors were present

b)

Where an organism really lives with limiting factors and competition

c)

Where an organism makes its habitat

d)

Where organisms with a mutualistic relationship live together.

26.

What is a trophic cascade?

a)

This is the same as a food chain

b)

This is what is shown in an energy pyramid

c)

When there is an addition or removal of prey. That creates more food for predators

d)

When there is an addition or removal of top predators. That creates changes in the food chain with predator and prey

27.

What is the first organism/step in primary ecological succession?

a)

grasses

b)

lichen

c)

shrubs

d)

weeds

28.

Which of the following is an R-strategist?

a)

dog

b)

whales

c)

insects

d)

cows

29.

Which of the following is NOT a density-dependent factor?

a)

parasites

b)

shelter

c)

competition

d)

earthquake

30.

When an organism leaves an area this is known as ________ but when an organism enters an area it is known as

a)

immigrant - emigrant

b)

emigrant - immigrant

31.

A growth curve associated with carrying capacity is known as

a)

exponential

b)

J-Curve

c)

logistic

d)

bar graph

32.

When does clumped population dispersion occur?

a)

When resources are localized and organisms group around them

b)

When resources are randomly spread and organisms randomly spread out

c)

When individuals are territorial about their resources and keep eachother apart

33.

Chickens will eat both insects and seeds. Which term best describes this feeding pattern?

a)

herbivore

b)

detrivore

c)

carnivore

d)

omnivore

34.

The mortality rate of organisms following a type I survivorship curve is __________.

a)

fairly constant throughout life

b)

higher in post-reproductive years

c)

lower after the organisms become established

d)

unrelated to age

35.

Animals such as pandas are long-lived, mature slowly, and generally produce fewer offspring during their life spans but place a greater investment in each. What term is applied to this type of reproductive strategy

a)

K-strategy

b)

R-strategy

36.

Which of the following describes the population of elephants in Kenya from 1973-1989?

a)

(immigration + births) – (emigration + deaths) = 0

b)

(immigration + births) – (emigration + deaths) = 1

c)

(immigration + births) – (emigration + deaths) < 0

d)

(immigration + births) – (emigration + deaths) > 0

37.

What type of factor has an increasing impact as the population size increases?

a)

density-independent

b)

cohort effect

c)

density-dependent

d)

survivorship factor

38.

The diagram below shows the cycling of nutrients in an ecosystem.

The removal of which of the following groups would cause an immediate decrease in the amount of energy flowing through the system?

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

decomposers

d)

inorganic nutrients

39.

The energy at each trophic level in the pyramid of energy decreases by a factor of ____.

a)

100

b)

10

c)

1

d)

2

40.

What does a food web represent?

a)

The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.

b)

A single pathway or energy flow between organisms.

c)

How carnivores get their food.

d)

All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.