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Ecology 7th Grade

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings

a)

Biology

b)

Ecology

c)

Animalology

d)

Symbiosis

2.

This uses suns energy to make its own food

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Symbiosis

3.

This gains energy by eating producers and/or other consumers

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Symbiosis

4.

Consumes and breaks down dead plants and animals

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Carnivore

5.

Plants and algae are examples of a

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Carnivore

6.

Consists of carnivores, herbivores & omnivores

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Carnivore

7.

Consists of fungi and are important to returning nutrients to the ground & air

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Herbivore

8.

Eats only plants

a)

Omnivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Decomposer

d)

Herbivore

9.

Eats plants and other animals

a)

Omnivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Decomposer

d)

Herbivore

10.

Eats only other animals

a)

Omnivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Decomposer

d)

Herbivore

11.

Region of Earth that has a distinct climate

a)

Community

b)

Biome

c)

Ecosystem

d)

System

12.

A community of living and nonliving tings in their natural environment

a)

Community

b)

Biome

c)

Ecosystem

d)

System

13.

All the living things in an ecosystem (plants, animals, fungi, bacteria)

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

14.

All the nonliving things in an ecosystem (air, water, wind, sun, soil)

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

15.

The interaction between individuals of different biological species

a)

Communication

b)

Symbiosis

c)

Community

d)

Teamwork

16.

Species fight for the same resources in an ecosystem

a)

Competition

b)

Symbiosis

c)

Community

d)

Teamwork

17.

Type of Symbiosis: Feeds off other organism (attaches itself to it)

a)

Parasitism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Mutualism

d)

Teamwork

18.

Type of Symbiosis: Relationship between two different animal species whereby only one of them benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed

a)

Parasitism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Mutualism

d)

Teamwork

19.

Type of Symbiosis: Relationship where all species involved benefit from their interactions

a)

Parasitism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Mutualism

d)

Friendship

20.

High annual rainfall, high average temperatures, nutrient-poor soil, and high levels of biodiversity

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

c)

Grassland

d)

Tundra

21.

Goes through four seasons, leaves change color in autumn, fall off in the winter, and grow back in the spring

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

c)

Grassland

d)

Taiga

22.

Coniferous trees, such as spruce, pine, and fir, are common

a)

Tundra

b)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

c)

Grassland

d)

Taiga

23.

An area of land that receives no more than 10 inches of precipitation a year

a)

Grassland

b)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

c)

Desert

d)

Taiga

24.

An open and continuous, fairly flat areas of grass

a)

Grassland

b)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

c)

Desert

d)

Taiga

25.

Roughly 97 %of Earth's water supply, divided into zones based on physical characteristics that include sunlight, temperature, salinity, and density

a)

Grassland

b)

Freshwater

c)

Desert

d)

Marine

26.

Naturally occurring water found on the planet Earth, found in lakes, rivers and streams

a)

Grassland

b)

Freshwater

c)

Desert

d)

Marine

27.

Cold, Permafrost - Below the top soil, the ground is permanently frozen year round, has few nutrients to support plant and animal life

a)

Tundra

b)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

c)

Grassland

d)

Taiga

28.

Shows a single path flow of energy through an ecosystem

a)

Food Web

b)

Energy Pyramid

c)

Symbiosis

d)

Food Chain

29.

Shows interconnected food chains

a)

Food Web

b)

Energy Pyramid

c)

Symbiosis

d)

Food Chain

30.

A diagram where each level is represented with a block, blocks are stacked with lowest levels on the bottom

a)

Food Web

b)

Energy Pyramid

c)

Symbiosis

d)

Food Chain

31.

A diagram where each level is represented with a block, blocks are stacked with lowest levels on the bottom

a)

Food Web

b)

Energy Pyramid

c)

Symbiosis

d)

Food Chain

32.

Bees  gather nectar and spread pollen

a)

Parasitism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Mutualism

33.

The moray eel and shrimp gets a clean mouth and the cleaner shrimp gets a meal

a)

Parasitism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Mutualism

34.

Crocodile and Plover Bird

a)

Parasitism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Mutualism

35.

Cattle stir up insects as they eat grass and the egrets hang around and eat insects

a)

Parasitism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Mutualism

36.

Shark eats and the remora gets the scraps left by the shark

a)

Parasitism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Mutualism

37.

Mistletoe takes moisture and nutrients from the plant while the woody plant has to support itself and the  mistletoe

a)

Parasitism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Mutualism

38.

Ticks on a dogs fur bite the animal and drink its blood

a)

Parasitism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Mutualism

39.

Mosquitoes feeding on a host

a)

Parasitism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Mutualism

40.

Which is an example of a producer

a)

Tree

b)

Worm

c)

Frog

d)

Raccoon

41.

Which is an example of a producer

a)

Dog

b)

Worm

c)

Human

d)

Algae

42.

Which is an example of a Carnivore

a)

Frog

b)

Worm

c)

Human

d)

Algae

43.

Which is an example of a Carnivore

a)

Horse

b)

Snake

c)

Human

d)

Sunflower

44.

Which is an example of a Herbivore

a)

Horse

b)

Snake

c)

Human

d)

Chicken

45.

Which is an example of a Herbivore

a)

Mouse

b)

Rabbit

c)

Hawk

d)

Chicken

46.

Which is an example of a Omnivore

a)

Frog

b)

Rabbit

c)

Hawk

d)

Chicken

47.

Which is an example of a Omnivore

a)

Snake

b)

Rabbit

c)

Hawk

d)

Bear

48.

Which is an example of a Omnivore

a)

Frog

b)

Human

c)

Lion

d)

Rabbit