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Ecology Quick Check

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Date

This picture shows people walking through a highly-polluted city in China. From what type of pollution are they protecting themselves based on what they are wearing?

air pollution

water pollution

land pollution

noise pollution

Where is pollution found on the earth?

only in the air

only on the land

only in the water

on land, in the air, and in the water

Which one BEST describes a nonrenewable resource?

It is one that will run out one day and can’t be replaced.

It will last for about 100 years.

It can be replaced again and again.

It will never run out.

What is a population?

One individual member of a species

a group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area

all the different populations of species that live together in an area

a community of species and the physical environment

What is a community?

One individual of a species

a group of individuals living together in an area

all the different populations living together in an area

different communities and their physical environment

What are the abiotic factors in this image?

water, sunlight, dirt

birds, plants, predators

water, plants, parasites

oxygen, water, grasses

Living factors or organisms that affect an ecosystem...

abiotic factors

species

trophic level

biotic factors

Factors that affect population size:

DECREASE: Number of ___________ & ____________

Choose all that applies.

Birth

Death

Immigration

Emigration

What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?

1000

8000

800

600

10.

When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?

Continues to grow

The population starts to die off to return to carrying capcity

The population will go extinct due to lack of resources

The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity

11.

If a disease destroying barley plants in a field swept through an ecosystem, what would happen to the barley eating bird population in the the field ?

The bird population would stay the same

The bird population would infinitely increase

The bird population would decrease

12.

Temperature, light, air, water, soil and climate are all ______ parts of the environment.

biotic

abiotic

living

boreal

13.

Which takes longer, primary or secondary succession?

Primary Succession

Secondary Succession

14.

What are the species called that appear first during primary succession?

Pioneer Species

New Species

Alpha Species

Mature Species

15.

True or false: humans can be the cause of secondary succession

True

False

16.

A pattern of change after existing ecosystem is destroyed, such as clearing for farming.

Evolution

Secondary Succession

Primary Succession

17.

What is formed during primary succession that doesn't need to be formed during secondary succession?

pioneer species

soil

climax community

lichens

18.

All energy on Earth comes from what source?

Water

Sun

The soil

Oxygen

19.

A species that is not naturally found in an environment and disrupts the life of many organisms is called

native species

prey

predator

invasive species

20.

An excess of nutrients in a body of water

Bioaccumulation

Eutrophication

Biomagnification

Biodiversity

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Ecology Quick Check

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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