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Unit 7 Ecosystem Test Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the different biotic populations that live in a specific area.

a)
ecosystem
b)
habitat
c)
ecology
d)
community
2.
An abiotic part of an ecosystem; required by plants to perform photosynthesis.
a)
water
b)
soil
c)
sunlight
d)
oxygen
3.
The place where an organism lives that provides it with shelter, food and water.
a)
ecosystem
b)
population
c)
community
d)
habitat
4.

If the amount of food or resources available increases, the carrying capacity for an animal.....

a)

Stays the same

b)

Increases

c)

Decreases

d)

Fluctuates

5.

Animals that eat other animals are called ____________.

a)

Prey

b)

Predators

6.

Bears have a thick coat of fun, this adaptation is best in an environment that is

a)

dry

b)

windy

c)

cold

7.

What adaptation does a frog use to capture insects

a)

sticky tongue

b)

smooth skin

c)

croaking sound

8.

A squirrels niche would be _________________.

a)

hunting prey and providing meat for other squirrels.

b)

searching for fish to eat in the ocean.

c)

staying busy storing nuts and seeds for winter.

d)

help decompose other animals and plants.

9.

What is a limiting factor?

a)

Factors that always increase a population

b)

Factors that always decrease a population

c)

Resources that are unlimited

d)

Factors/resources that limit how many organisms can live in an area at the same time

10.

If there was a wildfire in the forest that destroyed the plant life, what would happen to the herbivore population?

a)

Herbivores would decrease due to a lack of food

b)

Herbivores would increase due to an increase of food

c)

Herbivores would not be affected

d)

Herbivores would decrease due to an increase in predators

11.
Which of the following symbiotic relationships is considered parasitic?
a)
Ticks feeding on a dog
b)
Bees transporting pollen from flowers
c)
Pilotfish swimming under sharks
d)
Birds eating the insects fromo the back of hippo
12.
Maria and her classmates are observing animals at the pond. They notice that wood storks and ibisies both feed on fish. Which of these describes the relationship between these two birds.
a)
Parasitism
b)
Competition
c)
Predator and prey
d)
Producer and consumer
13.
Relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped
a)
Commensalism
b)
Parasitism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Competition
14.
An organism where one organism benefits and another is harmed
a)
Commensalism
b)
Parasitism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Competition
15.
Occurs when 2 or more organism use the same resource
a)
Competition
b)
Mutualism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Parasitism
16.

Water, Sunlight, Oxygen and Soil are all parts of an organisms ______________ environment.

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

c)

living

17.

Choose the correct levels of Organization from lowest to highest...

a)

population, community, ecosystem, organism

b)

organism, population, community, ecosystem

c)

organism, population, ecosystem, community

18.

This is an example of population, branch of the ecological levels of organization:

a)

A pack of wolves

b)

A dog

c)

A turtle interacting with a lizzard

d)

A squirrel on a tree

19.
What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a biological community?
a)
energy path
b)
food web
c)
trophic level
d)
food pyramid
20.

Drought, erosion, flood, and prolonged heat spells are examples of —

a)

communities

b)

biotic factors within an ecosystem which affect abiotic components

c)

populations

d)

abiotic changes within an ecosystem which can affect biotic factors

21.

How does a crocodile benefit from a bird eating from its mouth?

a)

It gets its teeth clean

b)

It gets to eat the bird

c)

It gets a defense against flies

22.
Organisms are the ________ things in an ecosystem.
a)
factors
b)
nonliving
c)
resources
d)
living
23.

The specific environment in which all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area interact.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Organism

c)

Struggle

d)

Competitive Interaction

24.

Hawks and brown bears live together in the same habitat. There will be competition between the hawks and the brown bears only if which of the following is true?

a)

Brown bears hibernate during the winter while hawks remain active.

b)

Pesticides in the fish population affect hawks’ eggs and decrease their population.

c)

Both brown bears and hawks feed on the same species of fish.

d)

Both Shanna and Savanna feed on the same species of snakes.