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Worksheets12/10/21 Biology Quiz Practice
Total questions: 112
Worksheet time: 2hrs 58mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The study of how living things interact with one another and with their environment.
a)
Biology
b)
Lithology
c)
Ecology
d)
Farmacology
2.
Two or more members of a particular species living and interacting in the same area
a)
Community
b)
Population
c)
Organisms
d)
Biosphere
3.
Different populations living and interacting with each other in the same area
a)
Biome
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Community
d)
Niche
4.
All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
5.
An individual belonging to a specific species
a)
Biotic
b)
Community
c)
Organism
d)
Reptile
6.
What type of organism makes its own food?
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
7.
Which category of organism cannot make its own food?
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
8.
herbivores like to eat?
a)
meat
b)
grass
c)
meat and grass
d)
pizza
9.
carnivores eat?
a)
meat
b)
grass
c)
both meat and grass
d)
chocolate
10.
omnivores eat?
a)
meat
b)
grass
c)
both meat and grass
d)
pop tarts
11.
Use the diagram answer the question.
What is a fitting description for this diagram?
What is a fitting description for this diagram?
a)
A Food Chain
b)
An Ecosystem
c)
A Food Web
d)
Biotic and Abiotic Factors
12.
Use the diagram to answer the question.
The Mayfly is a food source for which 3 organisms?
The Mayfly is a food source for which 3 organisms?
a)
Frog, Dragon Fly and snake
b)
Frog, trout and dragon fly
c)
Frog, salamander and trout
d)
Frog and phytoplankton
13.
Use the diagram to answer the question.
The trout is a source of food for the human and the eagle. When there are more than one organism vying for the same source we call this____?
The trout is a source of food for the human and the eagle. When there are more than one organism vying for the same source we call this____?
a)
Population
b)
Resources
c)
Community
d)
Competition
14.
What is the best explanation for an energy pyramid?
a)
It shows the FLOW of energy from one organism to the next.
b)
It shows HOW much energy flows through a food web
c)
It shows the MEMBERS in a single organism
15.
True or False. In this Food Web Pyramid the consumers on each level only get about 10 percent of energy that the plants have stored.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
In this Food Web Pyramid what is the proper name for the organisms above the producer level at the bottom.
a)
herbivores
b)
consumers
c)
carnivores
d)
omnivores
17.
The deer, grasshopper, and bird are all examples of which type of consumers on this food pyramid?
a)
decomposers
b)
omnivores
c)
carnivore
d)
herbivore
18.
The snake and the frog, are all examples of which type of consumers on this food pyramid?
a)
decomposers
b)
omnivores
c)
carnivore
d)
herbivore
19.
In Australia the farmers had a problem with beetles eating the sugar cane. So they introduced the cane toad to control that population. Instead of eating the beetles, they ate the source of food and other organisms. What would be a possible consequence of this?
a)
The other organisms attacks the toad population
b)
The ecosystem would be destroyed
c)
The cane toads would get too much food and die
d)
The food web was changed by this one organism
20.
About how much percent of energy is passed on from one organism to to the next on a food web pyramid.
a)
100 percent of all energy gets passed
b)
45 percent of all energy gets passed
c)
10 percent of all energy gets passed
d)
0 percent of all energy gets passed
21.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a ecosystem.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms.
d)
How carnivores get their food.
22.
If the grasshopper were to be removed completely from the food web, what organism would be most effected?
a)
The squirrel
b)
The shrew
c)
The deer
d)
The rabbit
23.
If the sun provides all energy in the Energy Pyramid, and the energy decreases by a division of 10 as you travel up the pyramid, how much energy does the Tertiary Consumer have?
a)
100%
b)
10,000%
c)
10%
d)
.1%
24.
A _______________ cannot make its own energy and eats only plants for their energy.
a)
producer
b)
Primary consumer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Tertiary Consumer
25.
_____________ are an example of decomposers.
a)
fish
b)
bacteria
c)
plants
d)
seaweed
26.
Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?
a)
There would be a decrease in the small bird population.
b)
There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.
c)
There would be a decrease in the mice population.
d)
There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.
27.
What does a Primary Consumer eat?
a)
Tertiary Consumers
b)
Secondary Consumers
c)
Producers
28.
An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...
a)
scavenger
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
carnivore
29.
In a food web, arrows point at:
a)
who gets energy.
b)
who gets eaten.
30.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
31.
Which organism receives the least amount of energy from the producer?
a)
Owl
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Lilypad
d)
Mouse
32.
Which organisms from the Food Web is consuming the Insects?
a)
Lynx, Hare
b)
Shrew, Red fox
c)
Lynx, Red Fox
d)
Hawk, Shrew
33.
What might happen if you remove a primary consumer from the ecosystem?
a)
There would be more food for secondary consumers.
b)
The number of primary consumers would increase.
c)
The number of plants would increase.
d)
The number of secondary consumers would increase.
34.
Virtually all plants are autotrophic. But there are no autotrophic animals or fungi. What can you infer about autotrophic organisms?
a)
They can move on their own
b)
They are at the top of the food chain
c)
They can make their own energy
d)
They reproduce slowly
35.
What is the process in plants that produce food for the plants and oxygen.
a)
photosnthesis
b)
I don't know
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
growing
36.
When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?
a)
Continues to grow
b)
The population starts to die off to return to carrying capcity
c)
The population will go extinct due to lack of resources
d)
The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity
37.
If there is more food than usual in an ecosystem, then...
a)
Populations will stay the same
b)
Populations will decrease
c)
Populations will increase
38.
The largest population an area can support is called what?
a)
population density
b)
carrying capacity
c)
exponential growth
d)
habitat
39.
What is it called when an organism leaves an area or population?
a)
immigration
b)
limiting factor
c)
emigration
d)
death rate
40.
Space, food, water, weather conditions, disease, and climate/weather conditions can be examples of what?
a)
biotic factors
b)
limiting factors
c)
abiotic factors
d)
death rate
41.
All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?
a)
Water
b)
Sun
c)
Consumers
d)
Oxygen
42.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
43.
An organism that uses sunlight to create its own food is known as a:
a)
Producer
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Decomposer
44.
What does a food chain represent?
a)
How all living organisms within a habitat are connected.
b)
All of the things that a particular animal eats.
c)
How plants create their own food.
d)
A single path of energy transfer within a habitat.
45.
The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
a)
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
b)
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
c)
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
46.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms.
d)
How carnivores get their food.
47.
What is a trophic level?
a)
Each level represented within a food chain or web.
b)
Levels of ecosystems that the world is divided into.
c)
Different levels of nutrients present within an organism.
d)
The levels of sunlight an autotroph needs to survive.
48.
Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?
a)
More than one organism may eat them.
b)
They may eat more than one other organism.
c)
This organism gets its energy from multiple sources.
d)
They have no resources available to them.
49.
The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Decomposer
b)
Producer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Primary Consumer
50.
The fox in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Tertiary Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Primary Consumer
51.
The mouse in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Primary Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Tertiary Consumer
d)
Secondary Consumer
52.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Autotroph
b)
Carnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Decomposer
53.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Producer
d)
Autotroph
54.
What percentage of energy is passed on to each tropic level?
a)
10%
b)
50%
c)
90%
d)
100%
55.
In this energy pyramid, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
56.
How many carnivores are shown in this food web?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
5
d)
3
57.
In this ecological pyramid which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Secondary Consumer
58.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
59.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
60.
Energy increases as you move up the food pyramid (from bottom to top).
a)
True
b)
False
61.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
62.
In a food web, arrows point at:
a)
who gets energy.
b)
who gets eaten.
63.
Who does the grasshopper get energy from?
a)
Grass
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Mouse
d)
Ow
64.
An organism that eats the secondary consumer.
a)
Primary Consumer
b)
Secondary Consumer
c)
Tertiary Consumer
d)
Consumer
65.
Organisms which carry out the process of decomposition by breaking down dead or decaying organisms.
a)
Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Decomposer
d)
Herbivore
66.
How are primary consumers different from secondary consumers?
a)
Primary consumers eat only plants; secondary consumers eat other consumers.
b)
Primary consumers eat other consumers; secondary consumers eat only plants.
c)
Primary consumers eat plants and other consumers; secondary consumers eat plants and decompose matter.
d)
Primary consumers eat plants and decompose matter; secondary consumers eat plants and other consumers.
67.
Which organism is the carnivore?
a)
b)
c)
d)
68.
Which organism is the omnivore?
a)
b)
c)
d)
69.
All food webs and food chains begin with _________________.
a)
primary consumer
b)
producers
c)
secondary consumers
d)
tertiary consumers
70.
In an ecological pyramid, which type of organism always has the least amount of energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Apex Predator
71.
If there are 100 Kcal of energy available in the producers, how much energy would be available in the primary consumers?
a)
10 Kcal
b)
1 Kcal
c)
100 Kcal
d)
1000 Kcal
72.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
73.
Based on the image, which organism recieves the least amount of energy from the producer?
a)
Owl
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Lilypad
d)
Mouse
74.
Use the diagram answer the question.
What is a fitting description for this diagram?
What is a fitting description for this diagram?
a)
A Food Chain
b)
An Ecosystem
c)
A Food Web
d)
Biotic and Abiotic Factors
75.
Use the diagram to answer the question.
The Mayfly is a food source for which 3 organisms?
The Mayfly is a food source for which 3 organisms?
a)
Frog, Dragon Fly and snake
b)
Frog, trout and dragon fly
c)
Frog, salamander and trout
d)
Frog and phytoplankton
76.
What is the best explanation for an energy pyramid?
a)
It shows the FLOW of energy from one organism to the next.
b)
It shows HOW much energy flows through a food web
c)
It shows the MEMBERS in a single organism
77.
True or False. In this Food Web Pyramid the consumers on each level only get about 10 percent of energy that the plants have stored.
a)
True
b)
False
78.
In this Food Web Pyramid what is the proper name for the organisms above the producer level at the bottom.
a)
herbivores
b)
consumers
c)
carnivores
d)
omnivores
79.
What is the study of the interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environments called?
a)
Biology
b)
Ecology
c)
Astronomy
d)
Biosphere
80.
The direction of the flow of energy in a food web is represented by ___.
a)
Light bulbs
b)
Dotted Lines
c)
Arrows
d)
Bubbles
81.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
82.
Which of the following organisms in the food web is a producer?
a)
Giant Panda
b)
Snow Leopard
c)
Mushroom
d)
Bamboo
83.
Which of the following organism provides energy for more than one organism in the food web?
a)
Mouse
b)
Hawk
c)
Snake
d)
Lizard
84.
Based on the food web, which shows correctly the one way that energy flows?
a)
Plant -->Rat -->Owl
b)
Plant <--Rat <-- Owl
85.
In this food web, which two organisms could be harmed if the mouse population were to decrease?
a)
Deer and caterpillar
b)
Wolf and snake
c)
Oak and grass
d)
Hawk and songbird
86.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
87.
In the food web shown, the smaller bird would be considered....
a)
primary consumer
b)
secondary consumer
c)
tertiary consumer
d)
producer
88.
In the food web shown, the snail would be considered...
a)
primary consumer
b)
secondary consumer
c)
tertiary consumer
d)
producer
89.
In the food web shown, the fox is a...
a)
primary consumer
b)
secondary consumer
c)
tertiary consumer
d)
producer
90.
If the grasshopper were to be removed completely from the food web, what organism would be most effected?
a)
The squirrel
b)
The shrew
c)
The deer
d)
The rabbit
91.
Position that an organism occupies based on what it eats
a)
Producer
b)
Trophic level
c)
Heterotroph
d)
Consumer
92.
In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in the producers gets passed to the herbivores?
a)
10%
b)
20%
c)
80%
d)
90%
93.
A food pyramid represent the relative amount of energy in trophic levels. Which of the following correctly shows a food pyramid?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
94.
The deer, grasshopper, and bird are all examples of which type of consumers on this food pyramid?
a)
decomposers
b)
omnivores
c)
carnivore
d)
herbivore
95.
All the organisms on earth get their energy directly or indirectly from?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Water
c)
Nitrogen
d)
The Sun
96.
Atom → molecule → organelle → cell→ tissue → organ
→ system → organism
→ population → community
→ ecosystem → biosphere.
a)
Taxonomic System
b)
Classification system
c)
Levels of Organization
d)
Periodic Table
97.
The smallest unit that makes up the known elements.
a)
Molecule
b)
Organelle
c)
Cell
d)
Atom
98.
Groups of cells with similar functions.
a)
Organs
b)
Molecules
c)
Tissues
d)
Organelles
99.
Group of tissues with similar functions.
a)
Organelles
b)
Cells
c)
Tissues
d)
Organs
100.
Any single living individual, and can refer to a single human, animal, plant,
Protista, bacteria, or fungi.
a)
Community
b)
Cell
c)
Population
d)
Organism
101.
Organisms who are members of the same species in an ecosystem.
a)
Organism
b)
Population
c)
Organ
d)
Community
102.
A biological community that includes various species and their physical environment (Biotic and Abiotic Factors).
a)
Organism
b)
Community
c)
Biosphere
d)
Ecosystem
103.
Where life is found on earth.
a)
Community
b)
Habitat
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Biosphere
104.
The levels of organization from the simplest to the most complex are
a)
Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism
b)
Organisms, organs, tissues, cells, organ systems
c)
Cells, organs, organ systems, tissues, organism
d)
Tissues, cells, organs, organism
105.
This is a example of........
a)
organ system
b)
cells
c)
organ
d)
tissue
106.
Which level of organization is the most complex?
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
107.
A forest full of many kinds of trees and grasses is an example of a
a)
group
b)
organism
c)
population
d)
community
108.
Which is an example of a population?
a)
different kinds of bacteria
b)
A group of fish and sharks
c)
deer, bear, and rabbits
d)
A herd of cattle
109.
which is the correct order of the levels of organization from simple to complex?
a)
organism, population, community, ecosystem
b)
ecosystem, community, population, organism
110.
Jacob is going out to his grandparents fram. On the farm is a stream that he likes to fish at. When he is fishing he sees many differernt speacies 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
111.
Abby is walking to school with her best friend Jaylyn. They begin talking about everything they see including the ash trees, grass, weeds, ants, and people. They also notice how cold it is, how there are several large puffy clouds out, and how the sun is just starting to come up. What level of organization are they discussing?
a)
community
b)
ecosystem
c)
biome
d)
biosphere
112.
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
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