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Biology Ecosystem Quiz

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following do all living things contain but non-living things do not?

a)

cells

b)

elements

c)

molecules

d)

minerals

2.

Which of the following organisms is living?

a)

flowers in a garden

b)

fire burning on a candle

c)

water in a fish tank

d)

a photograph of your dog

3.

Which of the following things is NOT a characteristic of ALL living things?

a)

ability to reproduce

b)

displays organization

c)

maintains homeostasis

d)

obtains energy through photosynthesis

4.

Which of the following Kingdoms have organisms that are BOTH unicellular and multicellular?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Protista

c)

Fungi

d)

Plantae

5.

Which of the following Kingdoms are ONLY autotrophic?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Protista

c)

Fungi

d)

Plantae

6.

Which of the following Kingdoms are ONLY heterotrophic?

a)

Bacteria and Protista

b)

Protista and Fungi

c)

Fungi and Bacteria

d)

Animalia and Fungi

7.

What is another term that autotrophs are called?

a)

heterotrophs

b)

consumers

c)

herbivores

d)

producers

8.

What is a heterotroph?

a)

An organism who makes its own food

b)

An organism who consumes other organisms

c)

An organism who does not need food

d)

An organism who both consumes and produces food.

9.

Which of the following organisms is a heterotroph?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Which of the following organisms is a carnivore?

a)

wolf

b)

deer

c)

rabbit

d)

squirrel

11.
__________ is an organism that eats BOTH plants and animals for energy.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Darnivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Herbiovre
12.
The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
a)
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
b)
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
c)
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
13.
In this food chain, what will happen if the frogs become extinct?
a)
The snakes will increase.
b)
The grasshoppers will decrease.
c)
The eagles will remain the same.
d)
The grasshoppers will increase.
14.

What percentage of energy is passed on for storage to each tropic level?

a)
10%
b)
50%
c)
90%
d)
100%
15.
A collection of organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another.
a)
Population
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Community
d)
Ecosphere
16.
Which of the following is NOT a level of organization in ecosystems?
a)
community
b)
species
c)
population
d)

ecosystem

17.

Which choice shows the correct order of the levels of environmental organization?

a)

organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere

b)

organism, population, biome, ecosystem, biosphere, community

c)

organism, community, population, ecosystem, biosphere, biome

d)

population, biome, ecosystem, biosphere, organism, community

18.

cactus, snake, coyote, sagebrush, and hare are all examples of _______ within an ecosystem.

a)

consumers

b)

abiotic factors

c)

biotic factors

d)

producers

19.

All the individuals of one species in a given area is called a ______________. A herd of zebras would be an example.

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Non-living

d)

Organism

20.

An _____________ is an interwoven system of biotic and abiotic factors.

a)

Species

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Microscope

d)

Zoo

21.

Which of the following is NOT a type of adaptation?

a)

structural

b)

conditional

c)

physiological

d)

behavioral

22.
Which of the following is a physical adaptation for the underlined animal?
a)
A butterfly has bright colors to warn predators that it is poisonous.
b)
A hognose snake rolls over, slows its breathing, and hangs its tongue out to play dead.
c)
A herd of buffalo encircle their young to protect them from a pack of wolves.
d)
A dung beetle rolls a piece of dung across the desert.
23.
When threatened, some animals make warning sounds to help other animals escape a predator.
a)

Behavioral Adaptation

b)

Structural Adaptation

c)

Physiolgoical

24.
What does a Secondary Consumer eat?
a)
Tertiary Consumers
b)
Primary Consumers
c)
Producers
d)
Secondary Consumers
25.

Which of the following is the tertiary consumer?

a)

cricket

b)

frog

c)

hawk

d)

shrew

26.

Which of the following is a primary consumer?

a)

cricket

b)

frog

c)

hawk

d)

cattail

27.

What type of organism is missing from this food web?

a)

producer

b)

secondary consumer

c)

tertiary consumer

d)

decomposer

28.

If the shrew population significantly decreases, how will this decrease affect the hawk population?

a)

The hawk population will also drastically decrease because the shrew is a food source for the hawk.

b)

The hawk population will also drastically decrease because the snake population will probably die since it also eats the shrew.

c)

The hawk population will remain the same because it still has a food source with the snakes.

d)

The hawk population will remain the same because it will most likely start eating a new diet of insects in the absence of the shrew.

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