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Ecology Part I Review - Levels, Cycles, Abiotic/Biotic

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What cycle is represented in the diagram?

a)

Water Cycle

b)

Carbon Cycle

c)

Nitrogen Cycle

2.

The cycle represented in the photo is the ________ cycle.

a)

Carbon Cycle

b)

Nitrogen Cycle

c)

Water Cycle

3.

Which cycle is represented here?

a)

Nitrogen Cycle

b)

Water Cycle

c)

Carbon Cycle

4.
Which of the following is considered to be an abiotic factor in the environment?
a)
Water
b)
Trees
c)
Plants
d)
Coral
5.
A living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem is a(n)?
a)
population
b)
biotic factor
c)
abiotic factor
d)
community
6.
Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of a living thing:
a)
All living things grow and develop over the course of their lives
b)
Every living thing is made of cells
c)
Living things react to stimuli in their surroundings
d)
Living things make their own energy without outside factors
7.
a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

8.
a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

9.
a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

10.
Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment
a)
alive
b)
biotic 
c)
abiotic
d)
living
11.
When all the ecosystems on Earth are combined it is called...
a)
a community.
b)
a biome.
c)
a biosphere.
d)
an Earthsphere.
12.

Jacob is going out to his grandparent's farm. On the farm, there is a stream that he likes to fish at. When he is fishing he sees many different species of fish as well as maple and oak trees and dragonflies. What Jacob is seeing is an example of what level of organization?

a)

organism

b)

population

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

13.
What are the ecological levels of organization from smallest to the largest?
a)
organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
b)
organism, community, population, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
c)
organism, population, community, biome, ecosystem, ecosphere.
d)
organism, community, population, biome, ecosystem, ecosphere
14.

Water moves from the land and oceans to the atmosphere...

a)

condensation

b)

transportation

c)

precipitation

d)

evaporation

15.

What part do animals play in the carbon cycle?

a)

Animals release carbon into the air during photosynthesis.

b)

Animals release carbon into the air during respiration

c)

Animals decompose and the carbon stays in the soil

d)

Animals eat bacteria. Then the bacteria eat plants. Then the plants produce carbon.

16.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
the burning of fossil fuels causes gases to mix with water in the atmosphere
b)
ground level ozone and vehicle exhaust react in the presence of sunlight
c)
certain gases such as carbon dioxide act like a blanket and keep the sun's energy close to earth
17.

Humans burn fossil fuels and wood, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This carbon dioxide is then absorbed by trees for photosynthesis. These processes are a part of which nutrient cycle?

a)

The carbon cycle

b)

The water cycle

c)

The nitrogen cycle

18.

If a forest fire occurs, what will happen to the carbon in the forest?

a)

It will go into the soil

b)

It will go into the atmosphere

c)

It will runoff into nearby streams and rivers

d)

It will be destroyed

19.

What kind of organism takes out the most carbon from the atmosphere?

a)

Plants

b)

Bacteria

c)

Animals

d)

Humans

20.
TRUE or FALSE: An ecosystem contains only biotic factors.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
21.
The study of organisms and how they interact with one another and their environment is best described as
a)
Biology
b)
Ecology
c)
Zoology
d)
Botany
22.

A bird flies through the air to take worms to its baby birds in their nest. What are the correct titles for the factors in this sentence?

a)

A bird(biotic) flies through the air(biotic) to take worms(abiotic) to its baby birds in their nest(biotic).

b)

A bird(abiotic) flies through the air(biotic) to take worms(abiotic) to its baby birds in their nest(biotic).

c)

A bird(biotic) flies through the air(abiotic) to take worms(biotic) to its baby birds in their nest(abiotic).

d)

A bird(abiotic) flies through the air(abiotic) to take worms(abiotic) to its baby birds in their nest(abiotic).