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Ecology Review (AKS 6a/6b)

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a producer?

a)

an organism that eats only plants, not meat

b)

living thing that makes its own food

c)

an organism that eats only meat

d)

an organism that eats dead organisms

2.

An animal that feeds on a producer; also known as a herbivore

a)

producer

b)

decomposer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

primary consumer

3.

a secondary consumer is...

a)

living thing that makes its own food

b)

an animal that eats a primary consumer; also known as a carnivore

c)

an organism that decomposes organic material

d)

an organism that eats dead organisms

4.

a carnivore at the top of the food web and it feeds on other carnivores

a)

producer

b)

secondary consumer

c)

tertiary consumer

d)

primary consumer

5.

an organism that eats only plants, no meat

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

d)

scavenger

6.

What is a carnivore?

a)

an organism that eats only meat

b)

an organism that eats only plants

c)

an organism that eats both plants and meat

d)

an organism that decomposes organic material

7.

an organism that eats both plants and meat

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

scavenger

d)

omnivore

8.

an organism that eats dead organisms

a)

decomposer

b)

carnivore

c)

scavenger

d)

omnivore

9.

an organism that decomposes organic material

a)

carnivore

b)

decomposer

c)

scavenger

d)

omnivore

10.

A grasshopper eats plants, grains, and seed. This organism is an example of a...

a)

producer

b)

primary consumer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

tertiary consumer

11.

A vulture eats dead things. This animal is an example of a...

a)

secondary consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

d)

scavenger

12.

Plants are autotrophs. Plants are an example of....

a)

primary consumer

b)

producers

c)

secondary consumer

d)

tertiary consumer

13.

Eagles eat mammals, other birds, fish, etc. They are considered the top of the food chain. Eagles are an example of.....

a)

producers

b)

primary consumers

c)

secondary consumers

d)

tertiary consumers

14.

All of the non-living things in an environment

a)

Abiotic Factors

b)

Biotic Factors

15.

All of the living things in an environment

a)

Abiotic Factors

b)

Biotic Factors

16.

Sunlight, soil, rocks, wind, water, and temperature are all examples of...

a)

Abiotic Factors

b)

Food Web

c)

Biotic Factors

d)

Food Cain

17.

Animals, plants, and fungi are examples of...

a)

Food Web

b)

Food Chain

c)

Biotic Factors

d)

Abiotic Factors

18.

What percent of energy is transferred between levels?

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

15%

d)

20%

19.

True/False: A population is a group of organisms of 1 type that live in the same area?

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What are the biotic factors of this environment?

a)

crocodile, rocks, air

b)

crocodile, fish, grass, tree

c)

fish, rocks, water

d)

none of the above

21.

This is an example of a......

a)

Food Web

b)

Food Chain

c)

Energy Pyramid

22.

This is an example of a.....

a)

Food Web

b)

Food Chain

c)

Energy Pyramid

23.

There are 3 types of relationships that occur between organisms in ecosystems. What are they?

a)

Primary Consumer, Predation, Competition

b)

Symbiosis, Predator, Prey

c)

Predation, Competition, and Symbiosis

24.

______is the study of the relationship between living things (organism) and nonliving things in their environment.

a)

Evolution

b)

Ecology

c)

Population

d)

Community

25.

A group of the same species

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

biome

26.

group of different populations living in the same place at the same time

a)

organism

b)

population

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

27.

community interacting with nonliving things in the environment

a)

ecosystem

b)

biosphere

c)

biome

d)

community

28.

What are the 3 types of Symbiosis?

a)

Competition, Mutualism, Parasitism

b)

Competition, Predation, Symbiosis

c)

Commensalism, Mutualism, Parasitism

d)

Predation, Competition, Commensalism

29.

A relationship in which two organisms live closely together; there are 3 types

a)

Competition

b)

Predation

c)

Symbiosis

d)

Ecology

30.

Organisms struggle for resources from each other (food, water, a mate, habitat)

a)

Competition

b)

Predation

c)

Symbiosis

31.

An organism that kills (the predator) and eats another organism (the prey)

a)

Competition

b)

Predation

c)

Symbiosis

32.

What is Commensalism?

a)

One organism benefits while the other is neither harmed or affected

b)

Both organisms involved benefit

c)

One organism is benefiting while the other organism is harmed

d)

Predator vs Prey

33.

What is Mutualism?

a)

One organism is benefiting while the other is neither harmed or affected

b)

Both organisms involved benefit

c)

One organism is benefiting while the other is being harmed

d)

Organisms struggle for resources from each other

34.

What is Parasitism?

a)

One organism is benefiting while the other is neither harmed or affected

b)

Both organisms involved benefit

c)

One organism is benefiting while the other is harmed

35.

Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This is an example of....

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

36.

Ticks feed on deer blood to the deer's detriment. This is an example of...

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

37.

The stork uses its saw-like bill to cut up the dead animals it eats. As a result, the dead animal's carcass is accessible to some bees for food and egg laying. This is an example of...

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

38.

Hermit crabs live in shells made and then abandoned by snails. This is an example of...

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

39.

A food chain only shows ONE possible feeding relationship, while a food web shows ____ possible feeding relationships.

a)

no

b)

all

c)

only two

40.

What are the 3 types of consumers?

a)

Primary, Competition, Tertiary

b)

Producer, Primary, Secondary

c)

Primary, Secondary, Tertiary

d)

Producer, Secondary, Scavenger

41.

True/False: A producer eats other organisms to get energy

a)

True

b)

False

42.

What do the arrows in a food web represent?

a)

a.) Arrows always flow away from the eater

b)

b.) The flow of energy from one organism to another

c)

c.) Energy available to a consumer

d)

none of the above

43.

True/False: Decomposers only eat dead animals while Scavengers break down other organisms and turn them into soil

a)

True

b)

False

44.

The 3 trophic levels in a food chain are

a)

producer, consumer, decomposer

b)

flower, bee, mushroom

c)

neither describes the trophic levels

d)

both describe the trophic levels

45.

In the food web shown, who is the secondary consumer?

a)

grass

b)

rabbit

c)

mouse

d)

fox

46.

For an energy pyramid, the 10% rule states that

a)

10% of the energy is transferred from one organism to the next.

b)

10% of the animals will starve.

c)

10% of the energy is gained.

d)

10% of the producers are eaten.

47.

What does a food web represent?

a)

All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a ecosystem.

b)

A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 

c)

How carnivores get their food. 

d)

The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.

48.

The organism that hunts for food is a

a)

producer

b)

prey

c)

predator

d)

decomposer

49.

What level consumer is the deer?

a)

primary

b)

tertiary

c)

secondary

d)

producer

50.

In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in the producers gets passed to the herbivores?

a)

80%

b)

20%

c)

90%

d)

10%

51.

Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?

a)

mushroom

b)

mold

c)

leaves

d)

worm

52.

Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?

a)

They may eat more than one other organism.

b)

More than one organism may eat them.

c)

This organism gets its energy from multiple sources.

53.

Which event is the best example of competition between species in a pond?

a)

dragonflies landing on lily pads

b)

hawks eating mice

c)

lizards and snakes lying in the sun

d)

frogs and toads eating flies

54.

 Which is the smallest level of an ecosystem?

a)

organism

b)

community

c)

population

d)

ecosystem

55.

An organism that can produce its own food through photosynthesis

a)

consumer

b)

heterotroph

c)

autotroph

d)

herbivore

56.

Which organisms needs to find it's own food?

a)

autotroph

b)

heterotroph