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Ecology Unit Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 8hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define "limiting factor"

a)

anything that constrains a population's size and slows or stops it from growing

b)

when population increases slowly at first then grow at an accelerated rate

c)

minimum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support

d)

maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support

2.

Insects get necatr from flowers. They also transfer the pollen that gets stuck in their bodies to another flower

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Competition

e)

Predation

3.

An oyster attaches itself to a mangrove. They oyester has a place to live, but the mangrove is unharmed

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Competition

e)

Predation

4.
What does NOT produce carbon dioxide?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Animal respiration
d)
Plants decaying
5.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
6.
Combustion is another word for __________.
a)
Transportation
b)
Respiration
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Burning
7.
If the population of a certain predator increases, there is often _______ its prey
a)
a decrease the population of
b)
an increase of the population of 
c)
great news for its prey of
d)
no  impact found on
8.
Any thing or organism that regulates the size of a population of another organism is known as __________.
a)
a limiting measure
b)
a limiting factor
c)
factorization
d)
materialization of precipitation
9.

If a population grows larger than the carrying capacity of its environment, the

a)

death rate may rise

b)

birth rate may rise

c)

death rate must fall

d)

birth rate must fall

10.
The efficiency of energy transfer from a lower trophic level to the next highest level is roughly
a)
1%
b)
10%
c)
100%
d)
1000%
11.
In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in each level gets lost as heat or used by the organism for survival?
a)
80%
b)
90%
c)
10%
d)
20%
12.
Organisms that create their own energy from sunlight or chemicals
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Autotroph
d)
Heterotroph 
13.

According to the graph, what is causing the deer population to decrease

a)

They got sick

b)

The wolf population is decreasing

c)

The wolf population increased

d)

They ran out of food

14.

Predator population lags behind prey population because......

a)

Increase in predators leads to decrease in prey

b)

Increase in predators leads to increase in prey

c)

Increase in predators leads to decrease in producers

d)

Increase in producers leads to increase in prey

15.

When the bird called the oxpecker lands on the rhinocerus to eat the ticks that cover its body, it is an example of what type of relationship?

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

predation

d)

parasitism

16.

An INVASIVE SPECIES could cause a DISRUPTION in an ecosystem by...

a)

helping new EXTINCT species survive

b)

dramatically increasing the effects of CLIMATE CHANGE

c)

taking over and changing an entire ECOSYSTEM or FOOD WEB

d)

creating more space for NATIVE SPECIES

17.

A species that plays a critical role in the health, maintenance, growth, or definition of an ecosystem.

a)

keystone

b)

invasive

c)

engineer

d)

predator

18.

Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?

a)

There would be a decrease in the small bird population.

b)

There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.

c)

There would be a decrease in the mice population.

d)

There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.

19.
In this food chain, what will happen if the frogs become extinct?
a)
The snakes will increase.
b)
The grasshoppers will decrease.
c)
The eagles will remain the same.
d)
The grasshoppers will increase.
20.

Which of the following activities contributes the most to carbon emissions globally?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Burning fossil fuels

c)

Respiration

d)

Deforestation

21.

Which community has higher species evenness?

a)

Community A

b)

Community B

22.

Species richness is

a)

a measure of how all of the individual organisms in an ecosystem are balanced between the different species.

b)

the total number of different species found in an ecosystem

23.

Emigration is

a)

the movement out of an area

b)

the movement into an area

c)

movement in and out of an area

d)

migration

24.

Why don't populations grow indefinitely?

a)

limiting factors

b)

only biotic factors

c)

only abiotic factors

d)

none of the above

25.

What is the arrow pointing at?

a)

carrying capacity

b)

biotic potential

c)

density-independent

d)

density dependent

26.

What is the carrying capacity mean?

a)

The number of individuals an area can carry

b)

the number of births

c)

The number of deaths an area has

d)

not sure

27.

(Im)migration is ...

a)

the movement into an area

b)

The movement out of an area

c)

The migration process

d)

exponential graph

28.

10.  Which of these daily human activities would have a beneficial impact on the environment?

a)

A. letting water run while brushing teeth

b)

B. leaving a ceiling fan on when departing a room

c)

C. removing a nonnative, invasive plant species from a habitat

d)

D. throwing away plastic bottles in containers designated for the landfill

29.

The primary cause of invasive species introduction is

a)

too much food

b)

human actions

c)

weather events

d)

asteroids

30.
What are some consequences of deforestation?
a)
increased population in cities
b)
building of more infrastructure
c)
soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, loss of ability to remove CO2
d)
more mercury and cyanide released into rivers
31.

An alien (non-native to the ecosystem) species, usually brought to an area by humans, that competes for resources and causes problems for the native species within an ecosystem

a)

Environment

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Invasive Species

d)

Population

32.
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
34.

If the plant population decreased, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would _________.

a)
Stay the same
b)
Increase
c)
Decrease
35.

Which of the following forms of biodiversity describes the differences between individuals within the same species?

a)

Species

b)

Habitat

c)

Genetic

d)

None of the Above

36.

Why is biodiversity in an ecosystem so important?

a)

Because it can help humans where to determine good places to develop farm land.

b)

Because places that have a healthy biodiversity are unaffected by major disturbances.

c)

Because having a high biodiversity allows ecosystems to withstand major changes.

d)

Because having a high biodiversity allows for fewer opportunities of competition for similar resources.

37.

Which of the following is an example of a non-renewable resource?

a)

Solar Energy

b)

Wind Energy

c)

Hydro Energy

d)

Fossil Fuel Energy