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Ecology Unit Exam Review

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An error in the coding of an allele

a)

Mutation

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Population

d)

Precipitation

2.

This biome has high temperatures more than 450 cm of precipitation a year

a)

Mutation

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Population

d)

Precipitation

3.

All the individuals of a species that live in the same place at the same time

a)

Mutation

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Population

d)

Precipitation

4.

When water falls to the ground as snow or rain

a)

Mutation

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Population

d)

Precipitation

5.

Living organisms in an ecosystem

a)

Biotic factors

b)

Mutualism

c)

Producers

d)

Combustion

6.

In this symbiotic relationship, both organisms benefit

a)

Biotic factors

b)

Mutualism

c)

Producers

d)

Combustion

7.

Living things that produce their own food

a)

Biotic factors

b)

Mutualism

c)

Producers

d)

Combustion

8.

When carbon is released into the air or water by burning

a)

Biotic factors

b)

Mutualism

c)

Producers

d)

Combustion

9.

The variety of living things in a community or ecosystem

a)

Biodiversity

b)

Gene flow

c)

Population growth

d)

Wetlands

10.

The movement of alleles into and out of a population

a)

Biodiversity

b)

Gene flow

c)

Population growth

d)

Wetlands

11.

The comparison of the number of organisms entering a population to those exiting the population

a)

Biodiversity

b)

Gene flow

c)

Population growth

d)

Wetlands

12.

Bogs, swamps and marshes are examples of this freshwater community

a)

Biodiversity

b)

Gene flow

c)

Population growth

d)

Wetlands

13.

Type of evaporation that happens when water is evaporated from plant leaves

a)

Transpiration

b)

Biome

c)

Decomposer

d)

Population model

14.

What we call a biological community that occurs over a large area of land

a)

Transpiration

b)

Biome

c)

Decomposer

d)

Population model

15.

Type of consumer that takes waste and dead animals and turns them into nutrients

a)

Transpiration

b)

Biome

c)

Decomposer

d)

Population model

16.

Hypothetical population that attempts to exhibit the characteristics of a real one

a)

Transpiration

b)

Biome

c)

Decomposer

d)

Population model

17.

The physical, nonliving parts of an ecosystem

a)

Abiotic Factors

b)

Genetic drift

c)

Percolation

d)

Food chain

18.

When allele frequency changes quickly due to a chance event

a)

Abiotic Factors

b)

Genetic drift

c)

Percolation

d)

Food chain

19.

The process that allows water to seep into the ground

a)

Abiotic Factors

b)

Genetic drift

c)

Percolation

d)

Food chain

20.

Path of energy through the trophic levels

a)

Abiotic Factors

b)

Genetic drift

c)

Percolation

d)

Food chain

21.

When an organism chooses a mate based on certain characteristics

a)

Nonrandom mating

b)

Climate

c)

Omnivore

d)

Savanna

22.

Refers to the dominant weather conditions of a specific area

a)

Nonrandom mating

b)

Climate

c)

Omnivore

d)

Savanna

23.

This type of consumer eats both plants and meat

a)

Nonrandom mating

b)

Climate

c)

Omnivore

d)

Savanna

24.

Biome with warm weather, low precipitation, that is mostly open land and scattered trees

a)

Nonrandom mating

b)

Climate

c)

Omnivore

d)

Savanna

25.

The way individuals of a population are arranged geographically

a)

Dispersion

b)

Tundra

c)

Pioneer Species

d)

Fundamental niche

26.

Known as the frozen desert, this biome exists between the taiga and the permanent ice around the North Pole

a)

Dispersion

b)

Tundra

c)

Pioneer Species

d)

Fundamental niche

27.

The first species to live in a new habitat where soil is present

a)

Dispersion

b)

Tundra

c)

Pioneer Species

d)

Fundamental niche

28.

The entire range of resource opportunities that an organism is potentially able to occupy

a)

Dispersion

b)

Tundra

c)

Pioneer Species

d)

Fundamental niche

29.

Traits that are influenced by several alleles are called ________________________

a)

Polygenic Traits

b)

Competitive Exclusion

c)

Commensalism

d)

Realized niche

30.

In this type of symbiotic relationship, one organism benefits while the other is harmed ____________________________.

a)

Shallow Ocean Waters

b)

Parasitism

c)

Ecosystem

31.

The elimination of a competing species is called _______________________________.

a)

Polygenic Traits

b)

Competitive Exclusion

c)

Commensalism

d)

Realized niche

32.

In this type of symbiotic relationship, one organism benefits while the other is not affected ________________________.

a)

Polygenic Traits

b)

Competitive Exclusion

c)

Commensalism

d)

Realized niche

33.

An organism’s _____________________________ is the part of its fundamental niche that it actually occupies

a)

Polygenic Traits

b)

Competitive Exclusion

c)

Commensalism

d)

Realized niche

34.

The ______________________________ are small in area and contains most of the ocean’s species, including the intertidal zone, and is home to many marine invertebrates and coral.

a)

Shallow Ocean Waters

b)

Parasitism

c)

Ecosystem

35.

An __________________________ is made up of a community and all the physical aspects of its habitat.

a)

Shallow Ocean Waters

b)

Parasitism

c)

Ecosystem

36.

In this type of relationship, one organism benefits while the other is harmed.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

37.

Goby fish live on other sea animals, changing color to blend in with the host. The Goby fish get protection while the other organisms are not affected.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

38.

A clownfish lives in an anemone, giving it protection from predators, and in turn the clownfish cleans the anemone keeping it healthy

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

39.

In this type of relationship, one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

40.

Mistletoe makes its home in spruce trees. The mistletoe gets its nutrients from the spruce tree, leaving the spruce tree deprived of what it needs.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

41.

In this type of relationship, both organisms benefit.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

42.

What belongs in the starred spot?

a)

Producer

b)

Primary Consumer

c)

Secondary Consumer

d)

Tertiary Consumer

e)

Quaternary Consumer

43.

What belongs in the starred spot?

a)

Producer

b)

Primary Consumer

c)

Secondary Consumer

d)

Tertiary Consumer

e)

Quaternary Consumer

44.

What belongs in the starred spot?

a)

Producer

b)

Primary Consumer

c)

Secondary Consumer

d)

Tertiary Consumer

e)

Quaternary Consumer

45.

What belongs in the starred spot?

a)

Producer

b)

Primary Consumer

c)

Secondary Consumer

d)

Tertiary Consumer

e)

Quaternary Consumer

46.

What belongs in the starred spot?

a)

Producer

b)

Primary Consumer

c)

Secondary Consumer

d)

Tertiary Consumer

e)

Quaternary Consumer

47.

What goes here? (select all possible options if there's more than one)

a)

precipitation

b)

transpiration

c)

condensation

d)

evaporation

48.

What goes here? (select all possible options if there's more than one)

a)

precipitation

b)

runoff

c)

percolation

d)

ground water

49.

What goes here? (select all possible options if there's more than one)

a)

precipitation

b)

transpiration

c)

condensation

d)

evaporation

50.

What goes here? (select all possible options if there's more than one)

a)

precipitation

b)

transpiration

c)

condensation

d)

evaporation

51.

What goes here? (select all possible options if there's more than one)

a)

precipitation

b)

runoff

c)

percolation

d)

ground water

52.

What goes in the starred spot?

a)

=

b)

>

c)

<

53.

What goes in the starred spot?

a)

=

b)

>

c)

<

54.

What goes in the starred spot?

a)

=

b)

>

c)

<

55.

Which box shows uniform population dispersion?

a)
b)
c)
56.

Which box shows random population dispersion?

a)
b)
c)
57.

Which box shows clumped population dispersion?

a)
b)
c)
58.

Which biome goes in the indicated spot?

a)

Tundra

b)

Taiga

c)

Temperate Forest

d)

Temperate Grassland

59.

Which biome goes in the indicated spot?

a)

Tundra

b)

Taiga

c)

Temperate Forest

d)

Temperate Grassland

60.

Which biome goes in the indicated spot?

a)

Tundra

b)

Taiga

c)

Temperate Forest

d)

Temperate Grassland

61.

Which biome goes in the indicated spot?

a)

Tundra

b)

Taiga

c)

Temperate Forest

d)

Temperate Grassland

62.

Which biome goes in the indicated spot?

a)

Savanna

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Desert

d)

Temperate Grassland

63.

Which biome goes in the indicated spot?

a)

Savanna

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Desert

d)

Temperate Grassland

64.

Which biome goes in the indicated spot?

a)

Savanna

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Desert

d)

Temperate Grassland

65.

Which freshwater zone is indicated by the star?

a)

Littoral

b)

Limnetic

c)

Profundal

66.

Which freshwater zone is indicated by the star?

a)

Littoral

b)

Limnetic

c)

Profundal

67.

Which freshwater zone is indicated by the star?

a)

Littoral

b)

Limnetic

c)

Profundal