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Ecology Part 1

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What would be a good example of a primary consumer?

a)

carnivore

b)

detrivore

c)

decomposer

d)

herbivore

2.

The monkey would be a

a)

decomposer

b)

producer

c)

primary consumer

d)

secondary consumer

3.

A lion that eats a zebra that eats grass is a

a)

primary consumer

b)

secondary consumer

c)

tertiary consumer

d)

quaternary consumer

4.
Members of a species in a defined area
a)
Ecosystem
b)
community
c)
biodiversity
d)
population
5.
Study of interactions between organisms and their environment 
a)
niche
b)
community 
c)
ecology
d)
ecosystem
6.
Non-living factor that affects an ecosystem
a)
biotic factor
b)
abiotic factor
c)
food chain 
d)
biome
7.
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
8.
Individuals that can breed with one another make up a
a)
species
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
9.
All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
10.
An individual belonging to a specific species
a)
Biotic
b)
Community
c)
Organism
d)
Reptile
11.
The living part of an ecosystem
a)
Biotic
b)
Abiotic
c)
Mother Earth
d)
Flowers
12.
Series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
a)
foodweb
b)
consumer
c)
food chain
d)
omnivore
13.
The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Decomposer
b)
Producer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Primary Consumer
14.
In this Food Web Pyramid Which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Secondary Consumer
15.
What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a biological community?
a)
energy path
b)
food web
c)
trophic level
d)
food pyramid
16.
As you move upward, from level to level, in an energy pyramid, energy _____.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
increases exponentially
17.

Which organism would be considered the tertiary consumer?

a)

Rabbit

b)

Grasses

c)

Hawk

d)

Owl

18.

Is this food web, what eats the hawk?

a)

The Rabbit

b)

The Mouse

c)

The Snake

d)

Nothing

19.

In the food pyramid, which level is right above the producer level?

a)

Primary Consumers

b)

First Consumers

c)

Secondary Consumer

d)

Tertiary Consumer

20.

In the water cycle, what is evaporation through plants called?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Infiltration

d)

Transpiration

21.

At each trophic level ___________% of energy is lost and ___________% of energy is transferred.

a)

90, 10

b)

10, 90

c)

1, 9

d)

9, 1

22.

What type of organisms could box L contain?

a)

herbivores and producers

b)

decomposers and omnivores

c)

omnivores and herbivores

d)

the sun and producers

23.

What type of organisms could box J contain?

a)

herbivores

b)

producers

c)

decomposers

d)

carnivores

24.

Carbon cycles through the biosphere in all of the following processes EXCEPT

a)

photosynthesis

b)

transpiration

c)

burning of fossil fuels

d)

decomposition of plants and animals

25.

According to the image, what is the secondary consumer?

a)

plant

b)

insect

c)

mouse

d)

snake

26.

Which of the following is most likely to cause the greatest decrease in the snake population?

a)

an increase in the grasshopper population

b)

a decrease in the mouse population

c)

a decrease in the vulture population

d)

a decrease in the hawk population

27.

Which of the following is most likely to cause an increase in the croaker population?

a)

an increase in the anchovy population

b)

a decrease in the crab population

c)

a decrease in the bluefish population

d)

a decrease in the algae population

28.

Humans increase carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, and contribute to the carbon cycle by

a)

combustion from driving cars.

b)

planting trees to improve photosynthesis.

c)

conserving energy with alternative energies.

d)

using more solar power electricity.

29.

When deforestation (cutting down trees) occurs in an area, what immediate effect does this have on the water cycle?

a)

More water is returned to the atmosphere by transpiration.

b)

There is less runoff water, but more transpiration.

c)

More photosynthesis occurs, and CO2 begins decreasing.

d)

Less is returned to the air by transpiration.

30.

Organisms, such as plants or phytoplankton that carry out photosynthesis, would cause a decrease of which gas in the atmosphere?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Water

d)

Ozone

31.

The main result of photosynthesis is

a)

decreased atmospheric nitrogen.

b)

CO2 is removed and captured by plants.

c)

absorbing nitrogen for the plant to use.

d)

global warming caused by CO2 being removed.

32.

Carbon dioxide is returned to the atmosphere primarily by

a)

consumption by animals.

b)

combustion and cellular respiration by consumers.

c)

elimination of waste by animals.

d)

photosynthesis by producers.

33.

Which of the following steps of the water cycle is the only step that has to have living organisms in order to happen?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

34.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

There is as much carbon on earth as when it was formed

b)

Carbon is being created whenever it is recycled

c)

Carbon is lost every time it is recycled

d)

Carbon changes to different forms and is never recovered

35.

What does the diagram indicate regarding the carbon cycle?

a)

Only terrestrial processes cycle carbon

b)

Only aquatic processes cycle carbon

c)

Terrestrial and aquatic processes are separate

d)

Both terrestrial and aquatic cycles operate together