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7th grade_Topic 4_Lesson 1

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a living or once living part of an organism's habitat.

a)

biotic factor

b)

habitat

c)

abiotic factor

d)

ecosystem

2.

the community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving environment.

a)

ecosystem

b)

community

c)

population

d)

species

3.

all the different populations that live together in a particular area.

a)

ecosystem

b)

community

c)

population

d)

species

4.

all the members of one species living in the same area.

a)

ecosystem

b)

community

c)

population

d)

species

5.

How are populations different from communities?

a)

Populations consist of one species; communities consist of many species.

b)

Populations can contain plants and fungi; communities consist of animals only

c)

Populations consist of many species; communities consist of one species.

d)

Populations consist of animals only; communities can contain plants and fungi.

6.
Which limiting factor would increase due to the number of individuals in a population?
a)
Unusual weather
b)
Natural disaster
c)
Births
d)
Disease
7.

What point on the graph does the population slow down tremendously due to limiting resources as it approaches the carrying capacity?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.
Which of the following is a population?
a)
hawks, barred owls, and eagles on NC coast
b)
mountain stream
c)
all the frogs in a pond
d)
blue-tailed skinks (lizards) around a barn
9.
Which of the following best describes a community?
a)
sharks, groupers, anemones and shrimp on a coral reef
b)
decorator crabs on the seafloor
c)
loggerhead sea turtles in Atlantic
d)
prairie grassland in Wyoming
10.
If the number of births in a population is the same as the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?
a)
It will increase.
b)
It will decrease.
c)
It will stay the same.
d)
It will fluctuate.
11.
Food, water, sunlight, shelter, and space are resources that are often __________.
a)
limiting factors
b)
wet
c)
messy
d)
found in rocks
12.

What happened to the Hare population after the decrease in Lynx population in 1860?

a)

The decrease of lynx led to an increase in the amount of hares.

b)

The decrease of lynx led to a decrease in the hare population.

c)

The hare population stayed the same.

13.

According to the graph, what scenario best fits?

a)

The Owl Population increased because there were more mice to eat.

b)

The Mice population increased because Owl population decrease, so there were less owls hunting mice.

14.

In order for population to grow

a)

death rate must be higher than birth rate

b)

heart rate must be lower than death rate

c)

birth rate must equal death rate

d)

birth rate must be higher than death rate