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Science

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This change in their habitat caused most organisms in the ecosystem to change.

What most likely happened to the size of each of the following populations after the removal of the wolves from the food web?

a)

None

b)

Decrease

Cotton wood tree

increase:

Elk, Ravens Fish

no change: Willow trees beavers

c)

Increase:

Elk and ravens

Decrease:

Beavers, Cotton Wood trees, Willow trees

No Change:

Fish

d)

Increase:

ravens, elk

No change:

Cotton wood trees, fish, Beavers, willow trees

2.

Many species of organisms live within a community, and different species live in places such as lakes, streams, and trees. These places are called (a)  

3.

In the summer it can get very dry in the taiga which can lead to forest fires.  If a huge forest fire burns down hundreds of acres of land, how are other organisms affected?

a)

None

b)

Increase:

Fungi, Pine trees

Decrease:

Caribou, Lynx, Snowshoe hare, Weasels

c)

Increase: Fungi, snowshoe hare

Decrease:

Caribou, Lynx, Weasels, pine trees

d)

Increase:

Lynx, snow shoe hare

Decrease:

fungi, pine trees, Weasels, Caribou,

4.

In some countries today, people have cut down rainforests in order to have wood for heating and cooking. Which statement describes the greatest immediate negative impact of this deforestation?

a)

Ozone layer will be gone

b)

Animals and plants will lose their habitat

c)

The amount of oxygen in the air will dramatically decrease

d)

Acid rain will increase

5.

The amount of available space helps to determine the ideal population size. Which of the following will decrease the space available for a population to live?

a)

conservation

b)

reclamation

c)

hunting

d)

Habitat destruction

6.

___________ can change the organism's environment so much that the species can no longer survive.

a)

Genetic factors

b)

Birth rates

c)

habitat degradation

d)

disease

7.

A new shopping center was built on 50 acres in a forest. Select the most immediate harmful result of destroying the forest to build this shopping center.

a)

Uses too much electricity

b)

Many animals lost their homes when forests were cut

c)

The shopping center will cause a lot of traffic

d)

People will not drive to a shopping center in another town

8.

Which would most likely cause the possible extinction of the grizzly bear?

a)

a forest fire

b)

a drought

c)

a very cold winter

d)

a loss of habitat

9.

Which factor might cause an increase in the deer population in a forest?

a)

deer will be hunted

b)

worst winter in over a hundred years

c)

many wolves and bears getting relocated to a new country

d)

dont care

10.

The size of a habitat helps determine the ideal population size. Habitat destruction ________ the area available to a population.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

randomly affect

d)

does not affect