WorksheetsEcology AP Bio Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 22mins
Which of the following is NOT recycled through the ecosystem?
Matter
Chemicals
Nutrients
Energy
Which of the following would be an example of a density-dependent limiting factor for a population?
The temperature increases making it difficult for plants to gain enough water to live.
A fungus kills 25% of the population of trees, and spreads so easily that the distance between the trees doesn't matter
Humans build a subdivision in the grassland which lowers the population of foxes.
Increased competition among squirrels lead to fewer offspring surviving to adulthood.
Using the following organisms, create a pyramid of energy: corn, mouse, owl. If the producers start out with 100,000 J of energy, write in how much energy would be available for the other levels in the energy pyramid.
Non-living factors such as temperature and humidity are also referred to as (a) factors
The black rhinoceros is a mammal found in Africa. Weighing in at up to 1,350 kg, these rhinos can live roughly 35 years. Gestation in the black rhino lasts for 15-16 months, with calves staying under the mother’s parental care for up to four years.
Black rhinos have been hunted extensively by humans for their horns. Poaching pressure has reduced the black rhino population to an endangered level. Ongoing efforts are attempting to save the animal from extinction.
How can the black rhino survivorship strategy be categorized?
K-selection, type I
K-selection, type III
r-selection, type I
r-selection, type III
Which of the following is most likely to cause the greatest decrease in the species B population?
A decrease in species A
A decrease in species D
An increase in species E
A decrease in species C
While decomposers are responsible for recycling all nutrients, which decomposers are responsible for cycling nitrogen specifically?
Fungi
Bacteria
Earthworms
Plants
Which of the following is FALSE about the food web provided?
Species D is a herbivore and carnivore
Species D and B are herbivores
Species A is a primary producer
Species C is a secondary and tertiary consumer
A new mountain range has formed by bare rock being pushed up from under the earth. Which type of organisms would you expect to be the pioneer species and what type of succession is this an example of?
Lichen, Primary Succession
Lichen, Secondary Succession
Grasses, Primary Succession
Grasses, Secondary Succession
Label each level of ecological hierarchy, and put a number under each picture to order them from least inclusive to most inclusive.
How much carbon is lost from respiration from the predators in this food chain? Make sure you put the units as well.
(a)
What biome is represented by the image provided? Plants have adaptations of tap roots to gain water and animals have adaptations of thick eyebrows to shade out the sun.
Tundra
Grassland
Desert
Taiga
Which of the following nutrients are most often limiting factors for producers in both terrestrial soils and aquatic ecosystems? Select all that apply.
Carbon
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Phosphorous
Sulfur
Which of the following are ways that humans are negatively affecting the carbon cycle? Select all that apply.
Deforestation is causing less atmospheric carbon dioxide being taken in by plants.
Fertilizers from humans are causing leaching of carbon into soils and water systems causing algal blooms
Combustion of fossil fuels is causing more atmospheric carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere.
Livestock herds are causing excess respiration and releasing too much atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Building of cities is causing carbon runoff to not be able to make it to recharge the underground aquifers.
What process is being shown by number 4? And what biogeochemical cycle is this image representing?
Condensation, Water Cycle
Transpiration, Water Cycle
Combustion, Carbon Cycle
Precipitation, Water Cycle
