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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
2.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
3.
If additional snakes are introduced into this ecosystem, there will most likely be an immediate decrease in the _________.  
a)
hawk population
b)
rabbit population
c)
wildflower population
d)
grass population
4.
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.
5.

Lions and cheetahs prey on wildebeests that graze in grasslands. What effect would increase in rainfall have on wildebeests, cheetahs, and lions?

a)

The wildebeest would decrease and the lions and cheetahs would increase.

b)

The wildebeest would increase and the lion and cheetah would decrease.

c)

All 3 populations would increase.

d)

All 3 populations would decrease.

6.

An ecosystem experiences a ten year drought. As a result of the drought, many plant and animal species are not able to survive. What will be the effect on the biodiversity and sustainability of the ecosystem?

a)

A. Increased biodiversity and increased sustainability

b)

B. Decreased biodiversity and increased sustainability

c)

C. Increased biodiversity and decreased sustainability

d)

D. Decreased biodiversity and decreased sustainability

7.

In an ecosystem, which animal would best be described as a secondary consumer?

a)

A. Rabbit

b)

B. Grasshopper

c)

C. Coyote

d)

D. Human

8.

Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along offspring?

a)

Evolution

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Selective Breeding

d)

Artificial Selection

9.

Natural Selection means that what is changing over time?

a)

Th inherited traits of a population

b)

The acquired traits of population

c)

Hair color and eye color

d)

Attractive Features

10.

Which of the following is not part of the cell theory?

a)

cells must contain DNA

b)

all living things are made from cells

c)

cells can only come from other cells

d)

cells are the basic unit of life

11.

What is the gel-like substance inside of cells called?

a)

photoplasm

b)

cytoskeleton

c)

photosynthesis

d)

cytoplasm

12.

Any process (like wind or rain) that breaks down rock & soil down into smaller piece (without changing its chemical composition)

a)

chemical weathering

b)

physical weathering

c)

erosion

d)

groundwater

13.

What are all the factors that affect the amount of runoff?

a)

area receives , type of soil, shape of land , vegetation

b)

air,water,ice,dirt

c)

type of precipitation,shape of land, vegetation.

d)

not here

14.

The type of succession that happens when new land is formed and there is only bare rock on the ground is...

a)

tertiary succession

b)

producer succession

c)

secondary succession

d)

Primary Succession

15.

What are the pioneer species for primary succession?

a)

lichens and moss

b)

grasses and weeds

c)

shrubs

d)

trees

16.
A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?
a)
Juniper
b)
Pine
c)
Spruce
d)
Fir
17.
A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?
a)
Coleoptera
b)
Heteroptera
c)
Diptera
d)
Lepidoptera
18.

Which of the following is NOT a biotic factor?

a)

Coyote

b)

air

c)

elephant

19.

All living things or organisms in an ecosystem are

a)

None

b)

biotic factors

c)

abiotic factors

20.
Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________
a)
predators to prey
b)
water to rain
c)
parents to offspring
d)
fungi to protists