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IB Communities and ecosystems

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What term is defined as a group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can potentially interbreed to produce fertile offspring?

(a)  

2.

What is defined as is a group of populations of different species living together and interacting with each other in an area?

a)

Biome

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Community

d)

Population

3.

What mode of nutrition includes organisms that can convert inorganic molecules into organic molecules?

(a)  

4.

Identify the type of nutrition characterised by organisms that secrete enzymes to carry out the external digestion of dead organic material?

a)

Herbivores

b)

Saprotrophs

c)

Detritivores

d)

Secondary consumers

5.

What is formed through the interaction of a community with the abiotic environment?

a)

Biome

b)

Population

c)

Habitat

d)

Ecosytem

6.

What type of nutrition is characterised by organisms that obtain organic molecules from other organisms?

(a)  

7.

What term is defined as a group of organisms of the same species, who live in the same area at the same time

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Habitat

c)

Population

d)

Community

8.

What type of organims feed on living organisms by ingestion?

a)

Saprotrophs

b)

Autotrophs

c)

Detritivores

d)

Consumers

9.

What type of type of heterotroph obtains nutrients from non-living organic sources, such as detritus and humus

a)

Herbivores

b)

Detritivores

c)

Omnivores

d)

Saproptrophs

10.

State the term for the environment in which a species normally lives, or the location of a living organism

(a)