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WorksheetsEcology Test Review
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which level of organization is the most complex?
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
2.
Multiple organisms of the same species describes a
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
3.
What do ecosystems have that the other three levels of organization do not have?
a)
living things
b)
biotic factors
c)
abiotic factors
d)
organisms
4.
A forest full of many kinds of trees and grasses is an example of a
a)
group
b)
organism
c)
population
d)
community
5.
Which is an example of an organism?
a)
a beetle
b)
a lake
c)
a rock
d)
a shell
6.
which is the correct order of the levels of organization from simple to complex?
a)
organism, population, community, ecosystem
b)
ecosystem, community, population, organism
7.
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
8.
Which is the definition of a community
a)
multiple organisms of the same species
b)
all the living and nonliving things in an area
c)
a living thing
d)
multiple organisms of different species
9.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from EATING other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to MAKE its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating DEAD organisms
10.
What is a herbivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy from eating other ANIMALS
b)
an organism that gets energy from eating only PLANTS
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating BOTH plants and other animals
11.
An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
12.
An organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
13.
What is a carnivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy by eating other ANIMALS
b)
An animal that gets energy by eating only PLANTS
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating BOTH plants and animals
14.
An animal that gets energy from eating BOTH plants and animals is a
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
15.
Which of the following is NOT a consumer
a)
grass
b)
dog
c)
shark
d)
fish
16.
Bacteria, fungi, and earthworms are examples of:
a)
producers
b)
predators
c)
prey
d)
decomposers
17.
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.
18.
In a food web, arrows point at:
a)
who gets energy.
b)
who gets eaten.
19.
This is an example of a
a)
food chain
b)
water cycle
c)
food cycle
d)
food web
20.
This is an image of a _________.
a)
consumer
b)
scavenger
c)
decomposer
d)
producer
21.
An animal that eats only plants is an...
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
22.
In a food chain, the first link (where the energy begins) is always:
a)
a primary consumer
b)
a decomposer
c)
a producer
d)
an omnivore
23.
What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?
a)
The insects in the habitat would increase.
b)
The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.
c)
The willow tree population would decrease.
d)
Foxes would dies due to no food source.
24.
The fox in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Tertiary Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Primary Consumer
25.
Which species most likely has the largest population?
a)
Herring
b)
Plankton
c)
Shrimp
d)
Shark
26.
I ate a hamburger for dinner last night. What was the primary source of energy in the hamburger?
a)
The cow
b)
The grass
c)
The sun
d)
The beef
27.
Which is an example of a primary consumer?
a)
A cow
b)
A wolf
c)
The sun
d)
A snake
28.
How does a producer obtain it's energy?
a)
By eating other organisms
b)
By eating plants
c)
By breaking down dead, decaying matter
d)
By absorbing sunlight, water, and CO2 (carbon dioxide)
29.
TRUE or FALSE: Food webs are several food chains that are linked together.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
30.
Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
competition
d)
parasitism
31.
What type of symbiosis? Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers. The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
32.
What type of symbiosis? Skunks often live in burrows that have been dug and abandoned by woodchucks.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
33.
Which symbols best describe parasitism?
a)
+,+
b)
+,-
c)
+,0
d)
-,0
34.
Aphids are tiny insects that live on and eat the leaves of plants, removing vital nutrients from the plants.
a)
Predation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
35.
Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that often feed on parasites that infest impala. This is an example of _______.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
neutralism
d)
competition
36.
Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This neither harms nor benefits the whales. What kind of relationship is this?
a)
Mutualism
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
37.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
38.
What type of relationship is this?
a)
Predator-Prey
b)
Producer-Consumer
c)
Parasite-Host
39.
What type of relationship is this?
a)
Predator-Prey
b)
Producer-Consumer
c)
Parasite-Host
40.
Producers get their energy from
a)
food.
b)
other plants.
c)
the Sun.
41.
The organism that is hunted and eaten in a particular feeding relationship is known as:
a)
Predator
b)
Decomposer
c)
Prey
d)
Autotroph
42.
An organism that eats other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Mutualist
b)
Autotroph
c)
Producer
d)
Heterotroph
43.
The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
a)
Predator
b)
Prey
c)
Competition
d)
Adaptation
44.
Which is true about this food web?
a)
Elephant seals get their energy from penguins
b)
Elephant seals get their energy from killer whales
c)
Elephant seals eat killer whales
d)
Elephant seals and penguins compete for squid
45.
Where do krill get their energy from?
a)
Phytoplankton
b)
Fish
c)
Phytoplankton & Fish
d)
Blue Whale
46.
How many carnivores are shown in this food web?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
5
d)
3
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