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Unit 4: Ecology & Vocab Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

The study of the relationship of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings is called

a)

ecology

b)

genetics

c)

biology

d)

economics

2.

What is a biome?

a)

large ecosystems with a specific type of climate and distinctive organisms

b)

a group of organisms of the same species living in an area

c)

the biotic and abiotic factors that make up an organism's habitat

d)

the role that an organism has within an ecosystem

3.

What is a niche?

a)

large ecosystems with a specific type of climate and distinctive organisms

b)

a group of organisms of the same species living in an area

c)

the biotic and abiotic factors that make up an organism's habitat

d)

the role that an organism has within an ecosystem

4.

What is a habitat?

a)

large ecosystems with a specific type of climate and distinctive organisms

b)

a group of organisms of the same species living in an area

c)

the biotic and abiotic factors that make up an area where an organism lives

d)

the role that an organism has within an ecosystem

5.

Which of the following is an example of an organism's niche?

a)

live near water or in wet areas

b)

feeds on earthworms and small insects

c)

has hollow bones that allow for flight

d)

lays up to 5 eggs

6.

Which of the following is an example of competition?

a)

Wolves hunt in packs so that they can bring down large prey

b)

Bees pollinate flowers in exchange for honey

c)

Male bighorn sheep have battles of strength to impress potential mates

d)

Female alligators stay close to nesting sites to protect their developing eggs.

7.

What is a benefit?

a)

something that has a positive (good) effect on an organism

b)

something that has a negative (bad) effect on an organism

c)

something that has no effect on an organism

d)

something that results in a disadvantage to an organism

8.

Red-billed oxpeckers clean ticks and other parasites from rhinos, hippos and other large mammals. This is an example of

a)

cooperation

b)

competition

c)

parasitism

d)

commensalism

9.

An organism that eats only plants and other producers is a/an

a)

omnivore

b)

carnivore

c)

herbivore

d)

consumer

10.

A raccoon has a diet that consists of many types of foods, including fruits, insects, fish and snakes. Raccoons can be found in which category?

a)

herbivores

b)

predators

c)

carnivores

d)

omnivores

11.

Identify all abiotic factors.

a)

sunlight

b)

bacteria

c)

wind

d)

oak tree

e)

temperature

12.

Which of these represents an interaction between biotic and abiotic factors?

a)

An alligator burying its eggs in the sand.

b)

A pack of wolves hunting elk.

c)

Sun warming the water in a lake.

d)

Vultures feeding on the carcass of a deer.