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WorksheetsIntro to Ecology (levels, symbiosis, chains, webs)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which is the simplest level of organization in ecology?
cell
organism
population
community
Which of the following is the highest level of organization in ecology?
population
organism
ecosystem
biosphere
Which term refers to the study of organisms and their interactions within the environment?
biosphere
niche
ecology
habitat
The levels organism, population and community have only which type of factors?
biotic
abiotic
biotic and abiotic
None
All the alligators in a swamp are an example of a(n) _______________.
organism
community
population
group
Which of the following is an example of a community?
All the tiger sharks in the ocean.
All the oak trees in a forest.
All the cows on a farm.
The plants and animals in a rainforest.
The correct order of ecological organization from the smallest to the largest is _______________.
organism, community, population, ecosystem
ecosystem, community, population, organism
organism, population, community, ecosystem
population, organism, community, ecosystem
A tick and a dog have this type of relationship.
mutualism
commensalism
neutralism
parasitism
Cattle egrets are birds that forage in fields among cattle. The egrets get easy access to food and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.
mutualism
commensalism
competition
parasitism
Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that feed on parasites found on an impala. The impala gets rid of parasites and the red-billed oxpeckers get a yummy dinner. This is an example of _______.
commensalism
mutualism
neutralism
competition
Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This neither harms nor benefits the whales.
Mutualism
Parasitism
Commensalism
Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from the spruce tree to the tree's detriment (harm).
Mutualism
Parasitism
Commensalism
This occurs when two or more organisms of the environment need the same resource at the same time.
competition
symbiosis
predation
What role do plants play in the flow of energy within an ecosystem?
consumers
decomposers
herbivores
producers
The snake in this food web is a _______.
producer
consumer
The grass in this food web is a ____.
producer
consumer
Animals that eat both plants and animals
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
Animals that eat other animals
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
Animals that eat only plants
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
What is the grass in this food chain?
producer
consumer
Which of these is a food chain in the food web?
grass-mouse-deer
rabbit-snake-fox
grass-mouse-snake
mouse-weasel-fox
What is this picture representing?
Food Web
Food Chain
Abiotic Factors
What is represented in the image?
Food Web
Food Chain
Abiotic Factors
What does a food web represent?
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a ecosystem.
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms.
How carnivores get their food.
What does a food chain represent?
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a ecosystem.
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms.
How carnivores get their food.
