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Ecosystems & Interactions topics 1-3

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is ecology?

a)

The study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment

b)

The study of the relationship between living organisms & other living organisms

c)

The study of the relationship between dead & living organisms

d)

The study of relationships between biotic and biotic organisms

2.

(a)   are things we don't need to survive.

3.

What are the four basic needs of survival?

a)

Water, food, A suitable habitat, The exchange of gases.

b)

Water, food, The exchange of gases, parents.

c)

Shelter, Pizza, water, family.

d)

Parents, water, food, a suitable habitat,

e)

Clothing, Water, Food, Air.

4.

(a)   provides nutrients like fat, protein and carbohydrates.

5.

True or False?

A human is almost 2 thirds water.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What's an adaptation of a cactus?

a)

Spikes

b)

Great survival skills

c)

The inner part of a cactus is filled with a healing salve

d)

Its strong scent scares off animals

e)

It's rind

7.

A living organism is...

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

8.

A dead organism is...

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

9.

True or False?

Mutualism is when both organisms benefit

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False?

Mutualism is when one organism benefits and the other doesn't gain or lose anything.

a)

False

b)

True

11.

When a leech leeches from a human (When a human has perfectly good blood) it's a good example of...

a)

Mutualism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Tickisim

12.

What type of symbiosis is it when one organism benefits and one doesn't lose or gain anything.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Tickisim

d)

Commensalism

13.

Trees, oil, water & minerals are all examples of...

a)

Renewable Resources

b)

Non-renewable resources

c)

Natural resources

d)

Manufactured resources

14.

Sustainability is...

a)

When natural resources are being renewed and most or all waste is being absorbed.

b)

How long a resource on earth will last.

c)

The quality of the resource: How long it will last, how efficient it is, how important it is to the economy.

d)

When natural resources are being renewed at the same rate that they're being used up.

15.

True or False?

Only some humans have a ecological footprint

a)

False

b)

True

16.

The three R's are...

a)

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

b)

Reduce, Reuse, Re-make.

c)

None of the following

d)

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Re-make.

17.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

A biological community of organisms to organisms and their environment.

b)

The relationships between an organism and its environment.

c)

The relationships between all living organisms

d)

A community of abiotic and biotic organisms.