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WorksheetsEcology Unit 1 Practice Test
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the average amount of energy transferred between trophic levels when organisms eat each other?
15%
10%
90%
65%
If the producers in an ecosystem provide 250,000 kcal of energy to the consumers, how much energy would be available to a 1st level consumer?
25,000
2,500
250
25
Which of these is NOT a process in the Carbon Cycle
fixation
cellular respiration
photosynthesis
decomposition
The air in our atmosphere is made MOSTLY of:
nitrogen gas
carbon dioxide
oxygen
water vapor
Events that affect a population regardless of its size, such as a major flood or deforestation, are known as:
density-dependent limiting factors
density-independent limiting factors
Most organisms cannot directly use nitrogen gas. What type of organism can?
oxygen-fixing bacteria
nitrogen-fixing fungi
nitrogen-fixing plants
nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Which process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
photosynthesis
cellular respiration
decomposition
burning fossil fuels
When an existing ecosystem experiences a major disturbance, such as a wildfire, the community can replace itself over time through...
Primary Succession
Secondary Succession
Predation, disease, and parasites can affect the size of a population but their effect depends on how many individuals are in the population to begin with. Therefore, these are known as:
density-dependent limiting factors
density-independent limiting factors
In any given ecosystem, there should be more ___ than any other type of organism.
carnivores
herbivores
producers
omnivores
Which organisms are pioneer species during Primary Succession?
wildflowers
grasses
mosses
coniferous trees
New communities can become established in an area where nothing has live before - such as new volcanic islands - through which process?
Primary Succession
Secondary Succession
