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WorksheetsEcology Unit Exam Review
Total questions: 67
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An error in the coding of an allele
Mutation
Tropical Rainforest
Population
Precipitation
This biome has high temperatures more than 450 cm of precipitation a year
Mutation
Tropical Rainforest
Population
Precipitation
All the individuals of a species that live in the same place at the same time
Mutation
Tropical Rainforest
Population
Precipitation
When water falls to the ground as snow or rain
Mutation
Tropical Rainforest
Population
Precipitation
Living organisms in an ecosystem
Biotic factors
Mutualism
Producers
Combustion
In this symbiotic relationship, both organisms benefit
Biotic factors
Mutualism
Producers
Combustion
Living things that produce their own food
Biotic factors
Mutualism
Producers
Combustion
When carbon is released into the air or water by burning
Biotic factors
Mutualism
Producers
Combustion
The variety of living things in a community or ecosystem
Biodiversity
Gene flow
Population growth
Wetlands
The movement of alleles into and out of a population
Biodiversity
Gene flow
Population growth
Wetlands
The comparison of the number of organisms entering a population to those exiting the population
Biodiversity
Gene flow
Population growth
Wetlands
Bogs, swamps and marshes are examples of this freshwater community
Biodiversity
Gene flow
Population growth
Wetlands
Type of evaporation that happens when water is evaporated from plant leaves
Transpiration
Biome
Decomposer
Population model
What we call a biological community that occurs over a large area of land
Transpiration
Biome
Decomposer
Population model
Type of consumer that takes waste and dead animals and turns them into nutrients
Transpiration
Biome
Decomposer
Population model
Hypothetical population that attempts to exhibit the characteristics of a real one
Transpiration
Biome
Decomposer
Population model
The physical, nonliving parts of an ecosystem
Abiotic Factors
Genetic drift
Percolation
Food chain
When allele frequency changes quickly due to a chance event
Abiotic Factors
Genetic drift
Percolation
Food chain
The process that allows water to seep into the ground
Abiotic Factors
Genetic drift
Percolation
Food chain
Path of energy through the trophic levels
Abiotic Factors
Genetic drift
Percolation
Food chain
When an organism chooses a mate based on certain characteristics
Nonrandom mating
Climate
Omnivore
Savanna
Refers to the dominant weather conditions of a specific area
Nonrandom mating
Climate
Omnivore
Savanna
This type of consumer eats both plants and meat
Nonrandom mating
Climate
Omnivore
Savanna
Biome with warm weather, low precipitation, that is mostly open land and scattered trees
Nonrandom mating
Climate
Omnivore
Savanna
The way individuals of a population are arranged geographically
Dispersion
Tundra
Pioneer Species
Fundamental niche
Known as the frozen desert, this biome exists between the taiga and the permanent ice around the North Pole
Dispersion
Tundra
Pioneer Species
Fundamental niche
The first species to live in a new habitat where soil is present
Dispersion
Tundra
Pioneer Species
Fundamental niche
The entire range of resource opportunities that an organism is potentially able to occupy
Dispersion
Tundra
Pioneer Species
Fundamental niche
Traits that are influenced by several alleles are called ________________________
Polygenic Traits
Competitive Exclusion
Commensalism
Realized niche
In this type of symbiotic relationship, one organism benefits while the other is harmed ____________________________.
Shallow Ocean Waters
Parasitism
Ecosystem
The elimination of a competing species is called _______________________________.
Polygenic Traits
Competitive Exclusion
Commensalism
Realized niche
In this type of symbiotic relationship, one organism benefits while the other is not affected ________________________.
Polygenic Traits
Competitive Exclusion
Commensalism
Realized niche
An organism’s _____________________________ is the part of its fundamental niche that it actually occupies
Polygenic Traits
Competitive Exclusion
Commensalism
Realized niche
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.
Shallow Ocean Waters
Parasitism
Ecosystem
An __________________________ is made up of a community and all the physical aspects of its habitat.
Shallow Ocean Waters
Parasitism
Ecosystem
In this type of relationship, one organism benefits while the other is harmed.
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
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.
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
A clownfish lives in an anemone, giving it protection from predators, and in turn the clownfish cleans the anemone keeping it healthy
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
In this type of relationship, one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
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.
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
In this type of relationship, both organisms benefit.
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
What belongs in the starred spot?
Producer
Primary Consumer
Secondary Consumer
Tertiary Consumer
Quaternary Consumer
What belongs in the starred spot?
Producer
Primary Consumer
Secondary Consumer
Tertiary Consumer
Quaternary Consumer
What belongs in the starred spot?
Producer
Primary Consumer
Secondary Consumer
Tertiary Consumer
Quaternary Consumer
What belongs in the starred spot?
Producer
Primary Consumer
Secondary Consumer
Tertiary Consumer
Quaternary Consumer
What belongs in the starred spot?
Producer
Primary Consumer
Secondary Consumer
Tertiary Consumer
Quaternary Consumer
What goes here? (select all possible options if there's more than one)
precipitation
transpiration
condensation
evaporation
What goes here? (select all possible options if there's more than one)
precipitation
runoff
percolation
ground water
What goes here? (select all possible options if there's more than one)
precipitation
transpiration
condensation
evaporation
What goes here? (select all possible options if there's more than one)
precipitation
transpiration
condensation
evaporation
What goes here? (select all possible options if there's more than one)
precipitation
runoff
percolation
ground water
What goes in the starred spot?
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What goes in the starred spot?
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What goes in the starred spot?
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Which box shows uniform population dispersion?
Which box shows random population dispersion?
Which box shows clumped population dispersion?
Which biome goes in the indicated spot?
Tundra
Taiga
Temperate Forest
Temperate Grassland
Which biome goes in the indicated spot?
Tundra
Taiga
Temperate Forest
Temperate Grassland
Which biome goes in the indicated spot?
Tundra
Taiga
Temperate Forest
Temperate Grassland
Which biome goes in the indicated spot?
Tundra
Taiga
Temperate Forest
Temperate Grassland
Which biome goes in the indicated spot?
Savanna
Tropical Rainforest
Desert
Temperate Grassland
Which biome goes in the indicated spot?
Savanna
Tropical Rainforest
Desert
Temperate Grassland
Which biome goes in the indicated spot?
Savanna
Tropical Rainforest
Desert
Temperate Grassland
Which freshwater zone is indicated by the star?
Littoral
Limnetic
Profundal
Which freshwater zone is indicated by the star?
Littoral
Limnetic
Profundal
Which freshwater zone is indicated by the star?
Littoral
Limnetic
Profundal
