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Ecology Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What percentage of energy is passed on to the next trophic level?

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

50%

d)

90%

2.

The living parts of an ecosystem

a)

Biotic factors

b)

Abiotic factors

c)

Mother Earth

d)

Flowers

3.

The study of how living things interact with one another and with their environment.

a)

Biology

b)

Lithology

c)

Ecology

d)

Farmacology

4.

Invasive species can...

a)

Increase biodiversity

b)

Decrease biodiversity

c)

help biodiversity

5.
An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste is a(an) ___________.
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
autotroph
6.
The shrew provides energy for the _______.
a)
cricket
b)
grasshopper
c)
frog
d)
snake
7.

Which of the following organisms in competition with the weasel for their food source?

a)

grass

b)

rabbit

c)

fox

d)

snake

8.

How does the mouse get energy in this food web?

a)

From a producer

b)

From a consumer

c)

By turning light into food

d)

By releasing Carbon Dioxide

9.

Both species benefit

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism

10.

One species benefits, the other species is harmed

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism

11.

Clownfish live inside sea anemones. They eat creatures that harm anemones, while anemones protect clownfish from predators. This is an example of:

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Amensalism

12.

What is the hawk in the food web?

a)

Producer

b)

Primary consumer

c)

Secondary consumer

d)

Tertiary consumer

13.

A pond ecosystem is shown in the diagram below. Which statement describes an interaction that helps maintain the dynamic equilibrium of this ecosystem?

a)

The frogs make energy available to this ecosystem through the process of photosynthesis.

b)

The algae directly provide food for both the rotifers and the catfish.

c)

The green-backed heron provides energy for the mosquito larvae.

d)

The catfish population helps control the populations of water boatman and water fleas.

14.

Removal of a forest or stand of trees, which are then used for nonforest purposes

a)

Reuse

b)

Deforestation

c)

Pollution

d)

Overpopulation