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Living Things in Their Environment and Human Influences on the Environment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is ecology?
a)
The study of living things.
b)
The study of animals and plants.
c)
The study of living and nonliving things.
d)
The study of how organisms interact with their environment.
2.
Which lists the levels of an ecosystem in order from smallest to largest?
a)
ecosystem, community, population, organism
b)
community, population, organism, ecosystem
c)
organism, population, community, ecosystem
d)
organism, community, population, ecosystem
3.
Which of the following is an example of a population?
a)
cats and dogs in your neighborhood
b)
bushes and grass in a park
c)
the rocks in a rock collection
d)
gray wolves in a forest
4.

What does biodiversity mean?

a)

the number of different species in an area

b)

the number of animals in an area

c)

the population of an area

d)

the area inhabited by living things

5.

The greenhouse effect is best described as

a)

An unnatural phenomenon that prevents water from evaporating into the atmosphere

b)

An unnatural phenomenon that causes heat energy to be radiated back into the atmosphere

c)

A natural phenomenon that provides asteroids from coming into contact with the earth

d)

A natural phenomenon on all planets in our galaxy

6.

Combustion of fossil fuels releases which of the following greenhouse gases into the atmosphere?

a)

nitrous oxide

b)

dihydrogen monoxide

c)

carbonic acid

d)

carbon dioxide

7.

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of biodiversity conservation?

a)

combating climate change

b)

protecting individual species

c)

preserving habitats & ecosystems

d)

making sure local people benefit from conservation efforts

8.

The measure of human impact on the biosphere is best described as

a)

polar vortex

b)

ecological footprint

c)

ozone disapparation

d)

natural disaster formation

9.

Using resources in ways that preserve ecosystem services is known as

a)

monoculturism

b)

biodiversity

c)

sustainable development

d)

common sense

10.

A nonrenewable resource, like coal, is a resource that...

a)

can be produced or replaced by a healthy ecosystem

b)

cannot be produced or replaced in a reasonable time

c)

was innovated by men

d)

has low resilience to human impact on the environment

11.

The two (2) main biological features of a habitat are food availability and ______________________________.

a)

the people that fix the food

b)

food preparation

c)

food processing

d)

predator-prey relationships

12.

Deforestation can lead to another Ecosystem impact called __________________________ which is the spread of dry, unproductive landscapes.

a)

Desertification

b)

DemonSlayer

c)

Dinosaurification

d)

DungeonsAndDragons

13.

Many animals, including the sloth, become trapped in urban settings because ______________________________________.

a)

other animals surround them

b)

trees are cut down to make way for houses

c)

there is no food

d)

zoos need more animals

14.

What is one way to save the rainforest?

a)

Calculating how much money could be made by selling animals to zoos across the world.

b)

Farm it.

c)

Calculating their value environmentally.

d)

Turn it into a theme park.

15.
An organism that lives by breaking down dead organic matter into simpler parts is a _______________________.
a)
scavenger
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
carnivore
16.
A population of mice lives in a barn community. A cat population has just joined the community. What will happen?
a)
Mouse and cat populations both go up?
b)
Mouse and cat populations both go down
c)
Mouse population goes down as cat population goes up
d)
Mouse population goes up as cat population goes down
17.
In the food web shown, the snail would be considered...
a)
primary consumer
b)
secondary consumer
c)
tertiary consumer
d)
producer
18.
An animal that eats only plants is a ______________________.
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
19.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
20.
Identify the correct food chain that demonstrates the energy flow of this food web
a)
Plant > Caterpillar > Bluebird > Eagle
b)
Plant > Lizard > Snail
c)
Plant >Lizard > Snail >Eagle
d)
Eagle >Lizard>Caterpillar>Plant