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Ecosystem part 3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of living organisms of the same species inhabiting the same environment is called a ....

a)

individual

b)

population

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

2.

A group of different kind of populations living together in the same environment is called a/an ….

a)

individual

b)

community

c)

biome

d)

ecosystem

3.

A place where living organisms interact among themselves and with their environment is called….

a)

food chain

b)

biome

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

4.

The linier sequence where living organisms eat and are eaten in certain order is called a … .

a)

food chain

b)

food web

c)

ecosystem

d)

symbiosis

5.

The parasitic symbiosis happened on ....

a)

fleas and cat; weeds and crops

b)

mango tree and the parasitic plant; weeds and crops

c)

pine trees and the plants around them; fleas and cat

d)

fleas and cat; mango tree and the parasitic plant

6.

The correct match between the symbiosis and the examples are shown in numbers ….

a)

1 and 4

b)

1, 2, and 3

c)

2 and 4

d)

1, 3, and 4

7.

A symbiosis where both of the organisms benefit each other is called ... symbiosis.

a)

ammensalism

b)

commensalism

c)

mutualism

d)

parasitism

8.

The symbiotic relationship happened in the picture is ....

a)

amensalism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

d)

mutualism

9.

The symbiosis relationship happened on the picture is ....

a)

amensalism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

mutualism

10.

The symbiosis relationship happened on the picture is ....

a)

parasitism, one gets benefit, while the other gets disadvantage

b)

mutualism, benefit each other

c)

commensalism, one gets benefit while the other is unaffected

d)

amensalism, one gets disadvantage, while the other is unaffected

11.
Why is a Food Web an important part of an ecosystem?
a)
It shows the transfer of energy between the living parts of an ecosystem
b)
It shows what animals eat
c)
It shows what a producer is
d)
It shows us how to find our food to eat
12.

Diagram 14 shows a pyramid number of organisms live in an area.

a)

Frog is the primary consumer

b)

Spider is a tertiary consumer.

c)

Aphids occupy the first trophic level of the food chain.

d)

The total number of aphids is less than the total number of mango tree.

13.
a)

Parasititism

b)

Saprophytism

c)

Autotroph

14.

The graph below which shows the changes in the population sizes of two species (X and Y) in a habitat over a period of time.


(b) What is the ecological relationship between X and Y?

a)

predation

b)

competition

c)

mutualism

d)

parasitism

15.

A relationship between two species where one is harmed by the other, but the other is unaffected.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Amensalism

16.

A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.

a)

Mutualistic

b)

Parasitic

c)

Commensalistic

d)

Competitive

17.

Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not. This is an example of:

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Competition

d)

Parasitism

18.

Remora are small fish with a sucker-like organ that allows them to attach themselves to larger animals like a shark. By doing this, the remora is able to gain protection from the presence of the shark while also traveling long distances more quickly. The remora is light enough to be carried with little effort, and the remora does no damage to shark. This relationship demonstrates which of the following?

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predation

19.

Epiphytes are a class of plants that grow in the crooks of tree branches. They simply use the tree branches as a way to be higher - closer to the sunlight needed for photosynthesis. The trees aren't affected by this relationship. This is an example of which type of symbiosis?

a)

Commensalism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Amensalism

20.

Some weeds are known to secrete alelopathic substances that can inhibit the growth of other plants. The weeds could grow regardless of whether or not they secreted these poisonous substances, but they hinder the growth of other plants by doing so. This is an example of:

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Amensalism