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WorksheetsUnit 8: Ecology
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Deforestation can lead to less carbon being stored in the atmosphere. What can be a result from this?
ozone depletion
global warming and climate change
soil erosion
overpopulation
How do decomposers help the ecosystem?
making for room for air in the soil
making energy
increasing soil moisture
recycling nutrients
What cycle of nutrients is affected by the combustion (burning) of fossil fuels?
Carbon cycle
Nitrogen cycle
Phosphorus cycle
Water cycle
A snake eats a frog, the frog eats an insect, an insect eats a plant. What trophic level is the frog?
producer
secondary consumer
primary consumer
tertiary consumer
A snake eats a frog, the frog eats an insect, an insect eats a plant. What trophic level is the snake?
producer
secondary consumer
primary consumer
tertiary consumer
What is the original source of energy for all life in ecosystems?
Carbon
Oxygen
Water
Sunlight
Where is the most energy in an energy pyramid found?
The middle
The top
The bottom
What is true about the deer?
They are secondary consumers
They are herbivores
They eat rabbits
They are producers
Select ALL the things in the food web that the snake eats.
Frog
Deer
Rabbit
Grasshopper
You move to a house next to a train station. At first the train sounds keep you awake and startle you, but eventually you no longer respond to the train noise. What is this an example of?
Habituation
Classical conditioning
Insight
Instinct
A dog learns that when he goes potty outside, he gets a treat. What type of behavior is this?
imprinting
classical conditioning
operant conditioning
instinct
Baby sea turtles crawl toward the light on the horizon of the ocean when they hatch. What type of behavior is this?
Trial and error
Innate
Imprinting
Conditioning
How does burning fossil fuels affect the planet?
It leads to more smoke
It leads to warmer temperatures due to the Greenhouse Effect
It kills more organisms for fuel
Birds walk behind elephants and eat the insects that are attracted to the elephant droppings. What kind of relationship would this be?
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
What are mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism examples of?
Compeition
Predation
Succession
Symbiosis
Which of the following is a density INDEPENDENT factor that can affect a population?
A virus
A hurricane
Competition
Predation
Why is it important to not introduce non-native species (invasive species) to an environment?
They can't be used for food
They can't survive in new habitats
They increase pollution
They can outcompete and endanger local/native species
Which process(es) is/are adding carbon to the atmosphere?
burning fossil fuels
dissolution
respiration
photosynthesis
What is it called when pesticides are found to be at higher levels at the top of a food chain than the bottom?
Acid rain
deforestation
bioaccumulation
global warming
If humans hunted all of the foxes, what is a change would we see in the food web/ecosystem?
Owls populations would decrease
Rabbit populations would increase
Bird populations would decrease
Carrots would increase
