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Ecology Earth Science

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Nearly all energy that fuels life on Earth comes from
a)
water
b)
the soil
c)
the sun
d)
the air
2.
How do producers get the nutrients they need to survive?
a)
They obtain energy from eating other organisms.
b)
The break down and use the nutrients in dead organisms.
c)
They absorb nutrients from the atmosphere. 
d)

They use energy from the sun to make glucose from water and carbon dioxide. 

3.

A large increase in the number of birds in this food web would most likely result in...

a)
a decrease in the number of grasshoppers.
b)
an increase in the number of grasshoppers. 
c)
an increase in the number of producers and grasshoppers. 
d)
a decrease in the number of producers. 
4.

Identify a primary consumer in this food web.

a)
grass
b)
squirrel 
c)
vulture
d)
cougar
5.

What are the traits that make an organism better able to survive in its environment called?

a)
adaptations
b)
evolution
c)
niche
d)
population
6.

grass --> grasshopper --> sparrow --> hawk

In the food chain above, which organism would be found on level B of the energy pyramid shown?

a)

grass

b)

grasshopper

c)

sparrow

d)

hawk

7.

Organisms that must eat other things to obtain energy are known by which term?

a)

heterotrophs

b)

autotrophs

c)

metamorphosis

d)

eaters

8.

Which of the following best defines the term "biodiversity"?

a)

all the different ways that organisms reproduce

b)

the similarities between different species

c)

all the types and amount of life in a particular area or the world

d)

a process for creating a new organism

9.

Termites are tiny insects that can cause severe damage to homes and other structures that consist of wood. Termites are an example of what type of factor.

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

10.

The Sun is the source of all energy within an ecosystem. Plants depend on light from the sun in order to perform the process of photosynthesis. Sunlight is an example of what type of factor?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

11.

Water is a compound that consists of 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom. 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

12.

Air is a mixture of colorless gases. The air that makes up the Earth's atmosphere consists primarily of nitrogen and oxygen. Air is an example of which type of factor?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

13.

An angler fish has a fleshy growth on its head that gives off light. This part acts as a lure to help the angler fish catch its prey. An anglerfish is an example of which type of factor?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

14.

Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor?

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic