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Rosedale QCE biology unit 3 topic 2 biological interactions

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following

a)

ecology

1.

the study of relationships between organisms

b)

environment

2.

abiotic and biotic conditions an individual lives in

c)

habitat

3.

specific location with specific biotic and abiotic features where an organism is found

d)

population

4.

number of individuals of a species

e)

community

5.

all the species that occupy a particular place at a particular time

2.
Which species tend to go extinct more frequently?
a)
narrow niche creatures
b)
broad niche creatures
3.

Bees are insects that belong to the group of:

a)

BIOTIC

b)

ABIOTIC

4.

Up to 60% of an adult human is made up of water. Water is an example of what type of factor?

a)

BIOTIC

b)

ABIOTIC

5.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
6.
Consumer that eats plants
a)
heterotroph
b)
herbivore
c)
producer
d)
community
7.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
d)
How carnivores get their food. 
8.
Where an organism lives
a)
habitat
b)
niche 
c)
heterotrogh
d)
biosphere
9.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Producer
d)
Autotroph
10.
A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving aspects of the environment.
a)
Population
b)
Community
c)
Habitat
d)
Ecosystem
11.
 plants that convert energy from the sun
a)
decomposer
b)
primary consumer
c)
secondary consumer
d)
producer
12.
Organisms that obtains its energy from abiotic sources, such as sunlight or inorganic chemicals
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Omnivore
d)
Carnivore
13.
A parrot eats fruit, seeds, and insects.  Which of the following terms best describes a parrot?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Producer
d)
Omnivore
14.

In a tolerance graph, what does the optimal range represent?

a)

The conditions in which the species lives best

b)

The conditions the species can tolerate with some stress

c)

The conditions in which the species cannot survive

15.

Ecosystem diversity is

a)

All the different biomes and the variation within those biomes

b)

The different temperatures across the globe

c)

The different countries

d)

The difference between marine and terrestrial biomes

16.

What happens when the rabbit population goes up?

a)

The wolf population also increases

b)

The wolf population declines

17.

Which graph represents exponential growth?

a)

The graph on the left

b)

The graph on the right

18.

what type of interaction is that?

a)

intraspecific

b)

interspecific

19.

what type of interaction is that?

a)

interspecific

b)

intraspecific

20.

what type of interaction is that?

a)

intraspecific

b)

interspecific

21.

what type of interaction is that?

a)

inter specific

b)

intra specific

22.

All organisms ___________ for resources.

a)

herbivore

b)

compete

c)

organelle

23.

This is any close relationship between any two different species in an ecosystem

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism

24.

Both species benefit

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism

25.

One species benefits, the other is unaffected

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism

26.

One species benefits, the other species is harmed

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism

27.

Ostriches and gazelles feed next to each other. They both watch for predators. Because the visual abilities of the two species are different, they can each identify threats that the other animal may not see as readily.

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism

28.

Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from the spruce tree to the detriment (ill effect) to the spruce

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism

29.

The number of individuals per unit area.

a)

distribution

b)

carrying capacity

c)

density

d)

none of the above

30.
A city has a population of 8792 people. The area of the city is approximately 6.5 square miles. Approximately, how many people per square mile live in the city?
a)
57148
b)
208
c)
1353
d)
135
31.

This is the most commonly seen distribution pattern. Example: wolves. This is usually because there are resources found in particular areas and the organisms need more space to survive.

a)

Random

b)

Uniform

c)

Clumped

d)

Ueven

32.

What are the three types of distribution patterns?

a)

uniform, clumped, random

b)

uniform, uneven, random

c)

uneven, clumped, random

d)

uniform, clumped, uneven

33.

Area in a body of water where it is cool and dark and bottom-feeders are located.

a)

Littoral Zone

b)

Benthic Zone

c)

Limnetic Zone

34.

Marine ecosystem that connects a river with the ocean

a)

estuary

b)

salt marsh

c)

mangrove swamp

d)

coral reef

35.

Aquatic life is abundant, diverse, and full of sunlight at which zone?

a)

littoral zone

b)

benthic zone

c)

limnetic zone

36.

Area of ocean that extends from the low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf

a)

deep zone

b)

neritic zone

c)

open ocean

d)

aphotic zone

37.

A rare large-scale disturbance is called a ...

a)

Horizontal stratification

b)

Successional status

c)

Catastrophe

38.

Is the development characteristics and recovery process after a community disturbance.

a)

Successional status

b)

Physiognomy

c)

Structure

39.

What are the 2 types of stratification?

a)

Vertical & Horizontal

b)

Quadrat & Vertical

c)

Quadrat & Transect

d)

Horizontal & Diagonal

40.

Last stabilized community in plant succession is called

a)

seral community

b)

ecotone

c)

ecosere

d)

climax community

41.

Identify the correct taxon order

a)

domain, kingdom, phylum,order,class,family,genus,species

b)

domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, family, species

c)

domain, phylum, kingdom, class, order, genus, family, species

d)

domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species