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Ecology Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If a scientist in New Zealand was studying how a group of herbivores interacted with a group of omnivores, and all of their abiotic surroundings, what level of ecology would she be studying? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Community
Population
Species
Ecosystem
Biome
2.

If there are 100 KJ of energy available at the secondary consumer level, how many KJ of energy are available at the producer level?

(a)  

3.

In this energy pyramid, which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Herbivore
Carnivore
Omnivore
Secondary Consumer
4.

Honey guide birds alert and direct badgers to bee hives. The badgers then expose the hives and feed on the honey first. Then, the honey guide birds eat as well.

(a)  

5.

Vines grow on a tree. The vines get light but the tree is not affected. What kind of relationship is this?

(a)  

6.

The fox in this food web would be considered a: (a)  

Choose from the below words
Tertiary Consumer
Producer
Secondary Consumer
Primary Consumer
7.

The populations of which organisms will most likely increase as a result of a disease that suddenly reduced the population of Texas horned lizards?

a)

Grasses and ants

b)

Ants and grasshoppers

c)

Grasshoppers and Texas Cottonmouths

d)

Texas cottonmouths and red shouldered hawks

8.

Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming FROM them in a food web?

a)

More than one organism may eat them.

b)

They may eat more than one other organism.

c)

This organism gets its energy from multiple sources.

9.

Match the following

a)

Decomposer

1.

This is an organism that breaks down and gains nutrients from dead organisms.

b)

Predator

2.

This is an animal that lives by preying on other animals.

c)

Producer

3.

This is an organism that supplies matter and energy, also known as an autotroph.

d)

Consumer

4.

This is an organism that relies on other organisms for its food and energy supply; heterotroph

e)

Parasite

5.

This is an organism which feeds on, but usually does not kill, a larger organism

10.
What is missing from this food chain?
Grass > Grasshopper > Bird > Snake
a)
Producer
b)
Primary Consumer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Decomposer
11.
What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?
a)
The insects in the habitat would increase.
b)
The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.
c)
The willow tree population would decrease.
d)
Foxes would dies due to no food source. 
12.
Which of the following leads to a decrease in biodiversity?
a)
protection of ecosystems
b)
pollution control
c)
selective cutting
d)
introduction of exotic or invasive species
13.
If these organisms were arranged in a food pyramid, which organism would have the least amount of total energy available?
14.
Why do living things need nitrogen?
a)

To get energy

b)

To make amino acids

c)

To make proteins

d)

To make carbohydrates

15.
What happens during the process of nitrogen-fixation?
a)
Nitrogen compounds turn into free nitrogen
b)
Free nitrogen turns into nitrogen compounds
16.
What is the only process that removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
combustion
b)
cellular respiration
c)
photosynthesis
d)
decomposition
17.
What 3 things are made during cellular respiration?
a)

useable energy

b)

oxygen

c)

water

d)

carbon dioxide

e)

glucose

18.
What converts nitrogen into a useable form for plants and animals?
a)

bacteria

b)

fungi

c)

rain

d)

plants

19.
What is formed during primary succession that doesn't need to be formed during secondary succession?
a)
pioneer species
b)
soil
c)
climax community
d)
lichens
20.

What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?

(a)  

21.
After a forest fire, an ecosystem would start regrowth through -
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
climax community
d)
limiting factors
22.
Which catastrophic event will most likely have the effect of returning an ecosystem to primary succession?
a)
A tornado
b)
A volcanic eruption
c)
A flood
d)
A drought
23.
starts with bare rock followed by lichen
a)
primary succession 
b)
secondary succession
c)
both types of succession
24.

If farmers use a controlled burn to prevent forest fires, what would most likely be the first plants to return?

a)

trees

b)

shrubs

c)

mosses

d)

grasses

25.

Breaking News! A new island has formed off of Hawaii! What must occur for it to become an ecosystem?

a)

Secondary Succession

b)

Aquatic succession

c)

Primary Succession

d)

Ferns must grow

26.

How has the invasion of pythons affected the everglades ecosystem in terms of species numbers?

a)

The pythons could upset the territorial boundaries of native organisms.

b)

The pythons could adapt to overcome diseases common to native snakes.

c)

The pythons could prey on native organisms and cause native populations to decline.

d)

The pythons could begin to interbreed with native snakes and produce a more successful species.

27.

Scientists found, that over a period of 200 years, a mountain pond was transformed into a meadow. During that time, several communities of organisms were replaced by different communities. Which of these best explains why new communities were able to replace older communities?

a)

The original species became extinct.

b)

Species in the older community died from old age.

c)

The abiotic characteristics of the habitat changed.

d)

Diseases that killed the older organisms disappeared.

28.

Abandoned railroad tracks are overgrown with weeds. Ten years later there are small aspen trees growing in the middle of the tracks. This change is an example of:

a)

Primary succession

b)

Biological evolution

c)

Secondary succession

d)

Heterotrophic nutrition

29.

How is primary succession different from secondary succession?

a)

Primary succession starts with soil.

b)

Secondary succession start with bare rock.

c)

Primary succession starts with bare rock, with lichens and moss.

d)

Fire is an example of primary succession.

30.

Which of the following describes how an abiotic factor can impact the population dynamics in an ecosystem?

a)

A parasite that invades a host can reproduce and cause a decline in the host species population.

b)

Organisms that compete for the same resources will keep each other from overpopulating.

c)

Predators will prevent herbivores from depleting the plants and other resources in an ecosystem.

d)

Seasonal variations in temperature can cause some of the individuals in a population to die.

31.
How do lichens contribute to primary succession?
a)
Lichens decompose organic matter from animals and plants
b)
Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil
c)
Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria
d)
Lichens convert carbohydrates into fossil fuels.
32.

After a volcanic eruption, lava covers the land. What is the order that plants grow to repopulate the area?

a)

Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees

b)

Lichens → tree → shrubs→Grasses

c)

Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees

d)

Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees

33.
Final illustration (#8) shows
a)
pioneer species
b)
climax community
c)
only biotic factors
d)
only abiotic factors
34.

Why does biodiversity increase during the course of succession?

a)

Biodiversity refers to the difference in ages of organisms, so some organisms arrive earlier than others.

b)

Over time, the same trees begin to reproduce and take over an area.

c)

Many populations of organisms gradually begin to occupy the same area to create a climax community.

d)

Many organisms move in to the area for a short amount of time, then leave to find a better habitat.

35.

What is the term for when a population is no longer growing because it has reached its set limit in the environment?

a)

exponential growth

b)

population dynamics

c)

food web

d)

carrying capacity

36.

What happens to a population if it grows past its carrying capacity?

a)

all the organisms die

b)

some organisms die

c)

the population keeps growing

d)

more habitats are made

37.

Select the decomposer(s).

38.

Select the secondary consumer(s).

39.

Select the primary consumer(s).

40.

List the pictures of succession in order.

a)
b)
c)
d)
1)
2)
3)
4)