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Interactions in our Ecosystem Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When organisms die and can no longer be seen in any part of the planet, it is considered ______________.

a)

a memory

b)

extinct

2.

This is the term used to describe a variety of living organisms in an area.

a)

biodiversity

b)

rainforest

3.
Which symbols best describe mutualism?
a)
+,+
b)
+,-
c)
+,0
d)
-,0
4.

Silverfish live and hunt with army ants. They share the prey. They neither help nor harm the ants.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predation

5.

A relationship that occurs when two or more organisms of the same species need the same resource at the same time

a)

competition

b)

symbiosis

c)

predation

6.
A flea feeds on a mouse’s blood.  This is good for the flea but bad for the mouse.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
parasitism
d)
competition
7.
in this food web, the lizard and the hawk have this relationship
a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

predator/prey

d)

parasitsm

8.

The ecological role an organism performs in their specific environment is considered the organism's...

a)

Habitat

b)

Population

c)

Biome

d)

Niche

9.

Which of the following is an example of a predator-prey relationship?

a)

A fox is a predator, and a rabbit is its prey.

b)

A fox is a predator, and a bear is its prey

c)

A mouse is a predator, and a fox is its prey.

d)

A plant is a predator, and a fox is its prey.

10.

Which of the following is an example of commensalism?

a)

A bird eats berries and then spreads the seeds

b)

A bird is hunted by a cat, killed, and eaten

c)

A bird finds an existing hole in a tree and builds a nest in it.

d)

A bird finds a small shellfish on a beach, cracks its shell, and eats it.

11.
What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?
a)
primary succession
b)
eutrophication
c)
secondary succession
d)
intermediate
12.
After a forest fire, an ecosystem would start regrowth through -
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
climax community
d)
limiting factors
13.
The picture shows what type of succession?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
tertiary
d)
quadanary
14.
A pioneer species is...
a)
a large organism
b)
the first organisms to adapt to a new environment 
c)
The best organism 
d)
Abiotic organisms 
15.

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

16.

A species that does not belong in a balanced ecosystem, comes in, and changes it (usually for the worse).

a)

flagnship

b)

umbrella

c)

invasive

d)

predator

17.
What are renewable resources?
a)
Resources that can be replaced in a short amount of time
b)
Resources that are used faster than they can be replaced
c)
They can not be replaced
18.
What are Nonrenewable resources? 
a)
Resources that can be replaced in a short amount of time  
b)
Resources that are used faster than they can be replaced 
c)
Resources America does not use
19.

What is conservation?

a)

using earths natural resources sustainably so future generations can use them

b)

protecting natural resources from human use

c)

all the different kinds of organisms living within a given area

d)

using earths natural resources unsustainably so future generations cannot use them

20.

Sustainability is making sure that the planet and its resources can continue to provide life.

a)

True

b)

False