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Science Quiz Interactions & Plants

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When different species live together.

a)

symbiosis

b)

habitat

c)

competiton

d)

predation

2.

A symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

3.

A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed.

a)

parasitism

b)

mutualism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

4.

A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unharmed.

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

apex predator

d)

parasitism

5.

Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. As the barnacle is a filter feeder, it also gets access to more water (and more food) due to the relationship. Whale is unaffected.

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism

6.

Tapeworms reside in human intestine and take nutrients from the human

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism

7.

E. Coli is a bacteria that lives in the gut of humans. The human provides the ideal habitat for e coli reproduction and the e coli provides the extra vitamin K that we use.

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism

8.

The tick feeds off the blood of the deer.

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism

9.

As bison walk through grass, insects become active and are seen and eaten by cowbirds. Nothing happens for the bison.

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism

10.

Josie likes to visit the park in her neighborhood to watch hummingbirds. Based on the beak of the hummingbird, what does it most likely eat?

a)

Fish

b)

Nuts

c)

Insects

d)

Flower Nectar

11.

Bullfrogs are Florida’s largest frog. Frogs spend part of their life cycles in water and part on land. Which physical characteristic is most useful for a water environment?

a)

Thin skin

b)

Large eyes

c)

Webbed feet

d)

Long, strong legs

12.

In the fall, a ground squirrel will store the energy from food as a thick layer of fat. What is most likely the reason for this adaptation?

a)

It keeps the animal from being exposed to diseases in winter.

b)

  It keeps the animal from being eaten by predators that hunt during winter.

c)

  It helps the animal get exercise during winter when it is snowing.

d)

It helps the animal survive a cold winter when there is very little food.

13.

Plants have various adaptations for survival. Some adaptations protect plants by discouraging animals from eating the flowers. Which of these is an adaptation that protects a rose from animals?

a)

  Tall stems

b)

Sharp thorns

c)

  Large leaves

d)

  Soft flower petals

14.

Physical characteristics that help an organism survive are called:

a)

Habitats

b)

  Extinction.

c)

Adaptations.

d)

  Learned behaviors.

15.

One organism hunts and eats another organism.

a)

predation

b)

mutualism

c)

carnivore

d)

parasitism

16.

This occurs when niches overlap between species and they have to compete for resources.

a)

competition

b)

interspecific

c)

parasite

d)

intraspecies

17.

The chart shows predator and prey relationships in four different ecosystems.. Which is a correct example of a change that would happen to one population because of a change in the other population because of a predator/prey relationship?

a)

When the population of sharks decreases because of fishing, the population of small fish will decrease.

b)

When the population of sharks decreases because of fishing, the population of small fish will decrease.

c)

During hunting season when many deer are killed by hunters, the mountain lion population will decline.

d)

When the mice population increases due to having more resources, the population of snakes will decrease.

18.
The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
a)
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
b)
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
c)
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
19.
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
20.
Eat primary consumers (can be carnivores and omnivores)
a)
Tertiary Consumers
b)
Secondary Consumers
c)
Quaternary Consumers 
d)
Top Predators 
21.
The process of plants using energy from the sun to create the first trophic level is called?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Chemosynthesis
c)
Cellular Respiratation
d)
Primary Producers
22.

Look carefully at the image. If energy is lost as it moves up the food chain, what trophic level has the most amount of energy?

a)

1st level - producers

b)

2nd level - primary consumers

c)

3rd level - secondary consumers

d)

4th level - tertiary consumers

23.

a producer always

a)

eats other producers

b)

gets energy from the sun

c)

is a herbivore

d)

is a plant

24.
Which organism recieves the least amount of energy from the producer?
a)
Owl
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Lilypad
d)
Mouse
25.

The primary consumer is

a)

Grass

b)

Grasshopper

c)

Mouse

d)

Owl