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WorksheetsCommon Assessment 3 Remediation
Total questions: 113
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
Which process do plants use to turn sunlight into food energy?
photosynthesis
cellular respiration
transpiration
evaporation
Which organism is an example of a producer?
moth
mushroom
rose bush
cheetah
Why are mushrooms important to the food chain?
They recycle nutrients into the ecosystem.
They produce food energy for other living things.
They recycle oxygen into the atmosphere.
They consume excess herbivores in the ecosystem.
Maggots feed on dead and decaying organisms for energy. What are maggots?
autotrophs
producers
decomposers
heterotrophs
In the food chain below, which is the producer?
grass
mouse
snake
hawk
Which is the primary consumer in this food chain?
snake
grass
rabbit
hawk
Yellowfin tuna, or Thunnus albacores, are large sport fish that are found in tropical and subtropical waters around the world. They typically school under objects such as boats or patches of driftwood for protection from predators. Schooling under these structures also provides yellowfin tuna with easy access to a food source such as smaller herbivorous fish that may be foraging for food around the structures. Which trophic level does yellowfin tuna fill in a food chain?
producer
primary consumer
secondary consumer
tertiary consumer
Food chains show energy transfer between organisms. The size of a food chain can vary, yet there is a limit to the number of levels that a food chain can reach. Why is there a limit to the number of levels that a food chain can reach?
Plants are not infinite in number.
Producers are limited by consumers.
Carnivores are too large to be eaten.
Energy is lost at each trophic level.
What is shown in the image below?
food chain
trophic chain
food web
energy web
Which is an interconnection of food chains in an ecosystem?
food web
trophic chain
energy web
producer web
A diagram illustrates that grass is eaten by insects, birds, and mice. The insects are eaten by hawks, snakes, and toads. The birds and mice are eaten by foxes, hawks, and snakes. The toad is also eaten by the snake. Which best describes the diagram?
pyramid
food chain grid
food web
trophic level
Which organism is a primary consumer in the food web below?
herbivorous duck
bald eagle
osprey
vegetation
What might happen to the organisms in the food web below if the number of phytoplankton and vegetation drastically decreased?
The small fish and wading birds would be affected.
Only the small fish would be affected.
The small fish, bivalves, and invertebrates would be affected.
The entire food web would be affected.
From the producer level to which level does energy flow directly?
decomposer
tertiary consumer
secondary consumer
primary consumer
The study of the interactions between animals and their environment
Ecology
Environment
Symbiosis
Community
Which of the following are all biotic?
Temperature, Light, Rain, Gravity, Heat
Water, Fish, Insects, Lily Plants
Dogs, Meat, Cats, Catnip
Lion, Pride Rock, Warthog, Meerkat
Which of the following are all abiotic?
Temperature, Light, Rain, Gravity, Heat
Water, Fish, Insects, Lily Plants
Dogs, Meat, Cats, Catnip
Lion, Pride Rock, Warthog, Meerkat
Which definition best fits the term biotic?
The study of the interactions between animals and their environment
Factors in the environment that are considered not alive
the environment in which an organism lives.
Factors in the environment that are considered living or the remains of living things
The role a species plays in the ecosystem.
Which definition best fits the term Population?
A group or organisms of the same species that live in the same area and interact with one another.
A group of many populations (of different species) that live and interact with one another
A group of populations of many different species that live and interact with both one another and all of the abiotic factors in their environment.
A set of different ecosystems that acer connected by similar geographic features and share the same or similar climate.
Anywhere on earth that life exists.
Which definition best fits the term community?
A group or organisms of the same species that live in the same area and interact with one another.
A group of many populations (of different species) that live and interact with one another
A group of populations of many different species that live and interact with both one another and all of the abiotic factors in their environment.
A set of different ecosystems that acer connected by similar geographic features and share the same or similar climate.
Anywhere on earth that life exists.
Which definition best fits the term ecosystem?
A group or organisms of the same species that live in the same area and interact with one another.
A group of many populations (of different species) that live and interact with one another
A group of populations of many different species that live and interact with both one another and all of the abiotic factors in their environment.
A set of different ecosystems that acer connected by similar geographic features and share the same or similar climate.
Anywhere on earth that life exists.
Which level of organization is depicted in this image?
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere
Which level of organization is depicted in this image?
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere
Which level of organization is depicted in this image?
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere
Which level of organization is depicted in this image?
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere
Which level of organization is depicted in this image?
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere
Which level of organization is depicted in this image?
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere
Biotic
Dead
Non-living
Alone
Living
Abiotic
Living
Alive
Non-living
Bacteria
The biotic and abiotic factors that work together in an area
Community
Ecosystem
Organism
Population
What is an invasive species?
An organism that is new to an environment that has positive effects on the environment.
An organism that is native to an environment that has negative effects on the environment.
An organism that is new to an environment that has negative effects on the environment.
An organism that is native to an environment that has positive effects on the environment.
Invasive species can have a major impact on the ecosystem.
TRUE
FALSE
Invasive species can crowd out native species.
TRUE
FALSE
Invasive species don't harm native species that are beneficial to the environment.
TRUE
FALSE
What does the word Invade mean?
To walk into a room and ask directions
To move into and sit down quietly
To move into and harm
To stay put
Click on the map to help answer this question: What can we predict about the population of Feral Swine for the year 2016?
There will be less feral swine in 2016 than there were in 1982.
There will be more feral swine in 2016 than there were in 2010
There were fewer feral swine in 2004 than 1982.
There will be no change in feral swine population.
What caused the lionfish to end up in the Atlantic Ocean?
The lionfish swam there from The Pacific Ocean.
Pet owners dumped their unwanted fish into the ocean.
Pet owners lost them and found them in the Atlantic Ocean.
The lionfish migrate there every winter.
It's hard to reduce lionfish numbers because _______.
they often live in spots where divers can't reach them.
they have spines that keep predators from eating them.
they reproduce quickly.
all of the above.
The position an organism occupies on the food web.
Trophic Level
Tertiary Consumer
Predation
Mutualism
An organism that gets its energy by eating secondary consumers
Heterotroph
Mutualism
Tertiary Consumer
Predation
An interaction between organisms or species that is helpful to one but neither helpful nor harmful to the other
Commensalism
Competition
Energy pyramid
Heterotroph
When more than one individual or population in an ecosystem relies on the same limited resources
Competition
Mutualism
Predation
Tertiary Consumer
A diagram that shows the total amount of energy contained within each trophic level.
Energy Pyramid
Heterotroph
Mutualism
Parasitism
An organism that must consume other organisms for energy
Heterotroph
Mutualism
Predation
Trophic Level
A relationship between organisms or species that is helpful to both
Parasitism
Predation
Autotroph
Mutualism
A relationship between organisms of different species where one organism benefits at the expense of the other
Parasitsim
Predation
Tertiary Consumer
Trophic level
The interaction between two animals in which one animal eats the other
Predation
Parasitism
Competition
Commensalism
An organism that makes its own food.
Commensalism
Competition
Energy Pyramid
Autotroph
If the amount of food resources increases, the population of an animal would
increase
decrease
stay the same
go extinct
The largest amount that an environment can support
limiting factor
carrying capacity
ecosystem
population
environmental factors that cause a population to stop growing or decrease in size
carrying capacity
limiting factor
ecosystem
community
Which of these is an example of a limiting factor
food
predators
weather conditions
disease
all of the above
If a disease that destroyed oak trees came through an ecosystem, what would happen to the acorn eating squirrel population?
nothing - it would stay the same
the squirrel population would increase
the squirrel population would decrease
none of the above
Which of the following is not a limiting factor for rabbits?
sunlight
grass
water
foxes
All living things need ________ to survive.
water
space
food
all of the above
When a population continues to grow past its carrying capacity, the population will go extinct.
True
False
Diseases spread more quickly when populations are small.
True
False
Weather conditions are not considered a limiting factor.
True
False
A mouse is eaten by an eagle; the mouse is prey.
True
False
Organisms need enough space to live, obtain resources, and reproduce.
True
False
In which horizon do most animals such as bugs live?
Humus
Topsoil
Subsoil
Parent Material
Bedrock
Which layer is the parent material?
Horizon O
Horizon A
Horizon B
Horizon C
Horizon R
Which layer is the subsoil?
Horizon O
Horizon A
Horizon B
Horizon C
Horizon R
What happened to the Hare population after the decrease in Lynx population in 1860?
The decrease of lynx led to an increase in the amount of hares.
The decrease of lynx led to a decrease in the hare population.
The hare population stayed the same.
Which of the following changes occurred when the wolf was introduced back into Yellowstone National Park? (Select all that apply)
The elk population increased.
The rivers stabilized.
The amount of producers increased.
The population of bears increased.
The beavers returned.
What were the negative impacts on the ecosystem when wolves were removed from Yellowstone National Park?
There were less producers/Plants.
The size of the river decreased.
Transform plate boundaries caused an earthquake.
The park was forced to close.
If a drought occurs, how would it affect the primary consumers(animals that eat plants OR Herbivores)?
The population size would increase.
The population size would decrease.
There would be no change.
The primary consumers would hunt each other.
How did the increased population of wolves in year 5 affect the deer population in year 6?
The increase in wolves led to a decrease in deer.
There was no effect because the data showed that the population stayed the same.
The increase in wolves led to an increase in deer.
What caused the population of deer to drop from year 1 to year 2?
The deer ate each other.
Producers became extinct.
A wild Elsasser appeared and killed them all!
What causes competition to occur in an environment?
Good conditions make resources plentiful.
Organisms struggle for a limited resource.
Members of a population have different roles.
A population falls below the environment’s carrying capacity.
Without other changes to a population, which of the following will cause a population to increase in size?
The birth rate equals the death rate.
The birth rate is less than the death rate.
The birth rate is greater than the death rate.
The birth rate and the death rate both equal 0.
Which of the following is an example of an abiotic limiting factor on population size?
water availability
Availability of food
disease
predation
Carrying Capacity is
the capacity of what one person can carry per day
how many animals you have in your daily bag limit at the end of the year
wildebeest at a watering hole with zebras
the maximum number of population size that the ecosystem can support
A Limiting Factor regulates how many organisms live in an ecosystem OR regulates the Carrying Capacity.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT a Limiting Factor.
Territorial Space
Available Water
Amount of Bees
Temperature
Food Availability
According to the graph, what scenario best fits?
The Owl Population increased because there were more mice to eat.
The Mice population increased because Owl population decrease, so there were less owls hunting mice.
Which scenarios best applies to the above graph?
The fox population increased because they did not reach their Carrying capacity.
The rabbit population stayed the same because there were producing more rabbits then were being hunted.
The fox population increase because there are plenty of rabbits to eat.
The fox population decreased, while the rabbit population increased.
Grizzly bears compete with elk for berries.
True
False
Which ecological problem was NOT caused by elk?
Few trees were on river banks
Small mammals couldn't hide from predators due to less grass and shrub cover.
Weather patterns changed and there were more severe storms.
Rivers were muddy, making it harder for fish and amphibians to survive.
Wolves keep elk moving so they don't damage rivers.
True
False
Why was the songbird population reduced by the presence of too many elk in Yellowstone?
Elk ate young trees, so birds had fewer places to nest.
Elk ate too many songbirds.
Wolves ate songbirds when no elk were available.
Yellowstone elk made hunting easier for foxes by
hunting with them.
eating the tall grasses that small mammals used to hide.
chasing the wolves out of the park.
eating only small trees.
The species that creates habitat for fish and amphibians by building dams in rivers is
otters
coyotes
elk
beavers
The Red dotted line reperesents what?
Carrying Capacity
Average of population
