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Ecosystem Dynamics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following are NOT true about ecosystems?

a)

Biotic and abiotic factors depend on each other

b)

Each ecosystem is made from an environment which is all the abiotic factors

c)

Biotic factors include plants, fungi, animals and bacteria.

d)

Abiotic factors include plants, fungi, animals and bacteria.

2.

What is the best definition of diversity?

a)

The different kinds of species in an ecosystem

b)

The different types of the same species showing minor differences.

c)

The different biotic factors in an ecosystem

d)

The different kinds of insects like butterflies, beetles and moths

3.

What is the difference between populations and communities?

a)

A population is the different communities together in an ecosystem.

b)

A community is the different populations together in an ecosystem.

c)

A community is made of the same species within an ecosystem.

d)

A population is a number of organisms of the same species within an ecosystem

4.

What do we know is NOT true about the keystone species.

a)

It is always the producer because it makes all the energy

b)

it is any species that has the most significance

c)

It keeps the primary consumers from overeating the producers

d)

It saves the ecosystem from collapse

5.

Which of the following do we not identify in a biome description?

a)

weather and climate

b)

Geological locations on Earth

c)

The types of landforms that shape the biome

d)

The different species interactions

6.

Which of the following is NOT true about food webs?

a)

Energy transfers from predator to prey

b)

Arrows signify the movement of energy to consumer

c)

There can be many consumers that eat a to a producer

d)

There can be many producers that get eaten by a consumer

7.

Which of the following is true about the APEX predator?

a)

It has common predators

b)

It is near the top of the food chain

c)

it is a primary consumer

d)

its diet is mainly other consumers and not producers

8.

What do we know about this species interaction: MUTUALISM?

a)

When one species benefits and the other is harmed

b)

When one species benefits and the other is not harmed

c)

When one species benefits and the other is not harmed or benefits

d)

When one species benefits and helps the other benefit too.

9.

What do we know about this species interaction: COMMENSALISM

a)

When one species benefits and the other is harmed

b)

When one species benefits and the other is not harmed

c)

When one species benefits and the other is not harmed or benefits

d)

When one species benefits and helps the other benefit too.

10.

What do we know about this species interaction: PARASITISM

a)

When one species benefits and the other is harmed

b)

When one species benefits and the other is not harmed

c)

When one species benefits and the other is not harmed or benefits

d)

When one species benefits and helps the other benefit too.

11.

Predation is when one species preys on another for food and energy. Which of the following is best related to predation?

a)

Commensalism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Symbiosis

12.

Another term for human impact is?

a)

Natural Disasters

b)

Anthropogenic Effects

c)

Deforestation

d)

Wildlife Conservation

13.

Which of the following is not a direct result of human impact?

a)

Poaching animals for fur

b)

forest fires caused by nature

c)

pollution of air, water and land

d)

clearing landscape due to city expansion

14.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a producer?

a)

Algae

b)

Plants and grasses

c)

phytoplankton

d)

bacteria

15.

Which of the following best describes: when a species has a unique roll in the ecosystem; something they help their environment do.

a)

niche

b)

habitat

c)

diet

d)

shelter

16.

Which classification gets energy from decomposition of dead organisms?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

d)

Detritivore

17.

Which of the following is a Natural Disaster?

a)

Pollution

b)

Introduction of Invasive Species

c)

Volcanic Eruptions

d)

Removal of Native Species

18.

Which of the following best describes invasive species?

a)

An organism that steals necessary resources from native species.

b)

An organism that steals food and nutrients from native species.

c)

An organism that steals room and shelter from native species.

d)

All of the above

19.

Which of the following would harm the ecosystem most?

a)

When the producer species population increases above carrying capacity

b)

When the consumer species population decreases under carrying capacity

c)

When the consumer species population increases above carrying capacity

d)

When the producer and consumer species populations maintain carrying capacity

20.

Which of these do not support Wildlife Conservation Efforts of Ecosystems?

a)

When the government placed sanctions on endangered species.

b)

When hunting laws protect poachers from being incriminated.

c)

When the government funds programs to create protections for species.

d)

When people post signs with information about preserving species habitat.