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Unit 5 Part 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Anything that limits an organism's ability to live in a particular environment is a ______________ factor.

a)

natural

b)

abiotic

c)

biotic

d)

limiting

2.

This is the process of gradual, natural change and species replacement that takes place in communities of an ecosystem over time.

a)

Tolerance

b)

Cycling

c)

Succession

d)

Symbiosis

3.

A Starfish live in saltwater ecosystems. Some species live in shallow tidal pools, while others live in the deepest parts of the oceans. This a description of the ____________ of starfish

a)

habitat

b)

niche

c)

community

d)

population

4.

True or False: The biome the Tundra is extremely cold and dry.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False: The grassland is extremely cold and dry.

a)

True

b)

False: desert

c)

False: temperate rain forest

d)

False: tropical rain forest

6.

A large variety of plants grows in tropical rain forest because ____________.

a)

A. Many insects live there

b)

B. it is warm, humid, and rainy

c)

C. it has very good soil

d)

D. the forest floor is very dark

7.

An organism's particular role in its habitat, or how it makes its living, is called its ___________.

a)

A. Niche

b)

B. Competition

c)

C. Carrying capacity

d)

D. Ecosystem

8.

The Escherichia coli that live in your intestine and help break down food are an example of which type of interaction?

a)

predation

b)

mutualism

c)

competition

d)

parasitism

9.

An organism's habitat must provide all of the following EXCEPT ______________.

a)

Water

b)

Predators

c)

Food

d)

Shelter

10.

When a flea is living on a dog, the dog is the ____________.

a)

prey

b)

predator

c)

host

d)

parasite

11.

True or False: Symbiotic relationships are Mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism.

a)

True

b)

False: Predation

c)

False: Competition

d)

False: Prey adaptations

12.

True or False: A hawk building its nest on an arm of a saguaro cactus is an example of mutualism.

a)

True

b)

False: predation

c)

False: Commensalism

d)

False: parasitism

13.

The series of changes that occurs after a disturbance in an existing ecosystem is called _____________.

a)

pioneer succession

b)

primary succession

c)

secondary succession

d)

disturbance succession

14.

The first species to populate an area where primary succession is taking place are called _______________.

a)

Secondary species

b)

primary species

c)

succession species

d)

pioneer species

15.

Both the alga and the fungus are benefited from their relationship in a lichen. This relationship is one of ______________.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

16.

True or False: Bacteria and fungi are known as decomposers because they break down the remains of organisms.

a)

True

b)

False: prey

c)

False: Host

d)

Fasle: predators

17.

The soil that is frozen all year in the tundra is called _________________.

a)

Sand

b)

decomposing

c)

permafrost

d)

Clay

18.

All of the following are limiting factors EXCEPT.

a)

food

b)

weather conditions

c)

space

d)

soil

19.

Which of the following is a biotic factor in the desert ecosystem?

a)

water

b)

grass

c)

soil

d)

sunlight

20.

The place where an organism lives and that provides the things the organism needs is called its ____________.

a)

community

b)

species

c)

habitat

d)

population