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Review life processes

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pseudoscorpions often hitch rides on the backs of large beetles or true bugs. What is the ecological relationship?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Competition

2.
Barnacles sometimes live on the outside surface of other larger shelled organisms without causing any harm. What is the ecological relationship?
a)
Mutualism
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Predator-Prey
3.
Ants protect soft bodied aphids and in return the aphids feed the ants a sugary drink. What is the ecological relationship?
a)
Cooperation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
4.
A relationship between two organisms where one benefits while the other is harmed is known as what?
a)
Decomposition
b)
Consummerism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Parasitism
5.
A feeder fish usually follows behind sharks to pick up food scraps that they leave behind. The fish gets food and the shark is unaffected. This is an example of:
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
d)
Decomposition
6.
A clownfish uses a sea anenome as a safe place to live. While living there, the clownfish lures in food for the anenome. This is an example of what type of relationship?
a)
Predator-Prey
b)
Commensalism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Parasitism
7.
The nonliving aspects of an ecosystem.
a)
Abiotic factors
b)
Biotic factors
8.
The living portions of the ecosystem.
a)
Biotic factors
b)
Abiotic factors
9.
A mosquito feeds off of the blood of different organisms. This usually causes discomfort to the organism and sometimes disease and death. This is an example of:
a)
Parasitism
b)
Decomposition
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
10.

Lions and hyenas live in close proximity and eat the same types of foods. What is the ecological relationship?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Competition

11.
A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.
a)
mutualism
b)
competition
c)
predator/prey
d)
parasitism
12.
What type of symbiosis?  Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
13.
Suppose there was a bird that always sat on a horse’s back and ate the insects that would bite the horse.  What term would describe the relationship between the bird and the horse?  
a)
commensalism
b)
competition
c)
mutualism 
d)
parasitism
14.

A bird builds a nest in a tree and the tree is neither helped nor harmed. What is this type of relationship?

a)

commensalism

b)

predation

c)

mutualism

d)

parasitism

15.
A tapeworm lives in a human’s skin, taking nutrients from the human.  What is the role of the tapeworm in the relationship?
a)
Parasite 
b)
 Prey
c)
Host
d)
Parasitism
16.
Both owls and snakes preying on mice in a forest. What is the relationship between the owls and snakes?  
a)
Commensalism
b)
Competition
c)
Predation
d)
Symbiosis
17.

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

a)

Competition

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Parasitism

18.

Plants on the bottom of the forest floor do not get as much sunlight when they grow near tall trees. What type of relationship is this?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Competition

d)

Parasitism

19.

the movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back.

a)

Cellular Respiration

b)

Carbon Cycle

c)

Consumer

d)

Climax Community

20.

the process by which cells produce energy from carbohydrates.

a)

Cellular Respiration

b)

Carbon Cycle

c)

Consumer

d)

Climax Community

21.

a gradual process of change and replacement in a community.

a)

Climax Community

b)

Evolution

c)

Ecological Succession

d)

Food Chain

22.

a diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem.

a)

Phosphorous Cycle

b)

Nitrogen Cycle

c)

Food Chain

d)

Food Web

23.

a resources that formed much more slowly than it is used

a)

sustainable

b)

nonrenewable natural resources

c)

renewable natural resources

d)

fossil fuel

24.

Ostriches and gazelles eat next to each other. They both watch for predators and alert each other to danger. They each can identify threats that the other animal would not see as easily. What type of relationship is this?

a)

commensalism

b)

predation

c)

parasitism

d)

mutualism

25.

What does the following equation represent?


Sunlight +6H20 + 6CO2--> C6H1206 +6O2

a)

Cellular respiration

b)

Human respiration

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Solar energy

26.

C6H1206 +6O2--> 6H20 + 6CO2 + Energy (ATP)

This equation represents ___________________.

a)

Human Respiration

b)

Cellular Respiration

c)

DNA Replication

d)

Photosynthesis

27.

The products of cellular respiration are:

a)

Carbon Dioxide, Energy (ATP) and Water

b)

Oxygen and Glucose

c)

Water and Glucose

d)

Oxygen and Water

28.

Two processes that take place while an animal breathes are ___________________ and __________________.

a)

Inhalation (Inhale) and Exhalation (Exhale)

b)

Intermediate Reaction and Beginning reaction

c)

Light Reactions and the Calvin Cycle

d)

The Krebs Cycle and Glycolysis

29.

The reactants in photosynthesis are ____________

a)

Sunlight, Water, and Carbon Dioxide

b)

Glucose and Water

c)

Carbon Dioxide and Water

d)

Oxygen and Glucose

30.

Which moth will survive longer?

a)

The white one

b)

The black one

31.

The gas given off by plants is ________________.

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

ATP

c)

oxygen

d)

vaporized water

32.

Which two body systems function in coordination to deliver oxygen to our cells?

a)

Respiratory system and Circulatory system

b)

Circulatory system and Immune system

c)

Digestive system and Nervous system

d)

Muscular system and Skeletal system

33.

Which of the following statements is true

a)

The products of photosynthesis are the reactants of cellular respiration.

b)

The products of photosynthesis are not necessary for respiration to occur.

c)

The reactants of photosynthesis are also the reactants of cellular respiration.

d)

The products of photosynthesis are also the products of cellular respiration.

34.

In the fall, deciduous trees no longer produce ____________.

a)

Chromosomes

b)

Mitocondria

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

35.

A group of ecosystems that share similar climates is called _______________.

a)

cell

b)

biome

c)

organ

d)

community

36.

One individual living being is called a __________________

a)

organism

b)

population

c)

cell

d)

tissue

37.

The smallest unit of life is the _________.

a)

tissue

b)

organ

c)

biome

d)

cell

38.

The entire planet is a ______________.

a)

biosphere

b)

community

c)

organ system

d)

ecosystem

39.

One part of a body, for example the heart, is an example of a(n) ________________________

a)

organ

b)

tissue

c)

cell

d)

population

40.

Biotic and abiotic factors in an area are referred to as a(n) ___________________.

a)

biome

b)

ecosystem

c)

community

d)

biosphere

41.

Many cells working together for a combined function is a ________________.

a)

organ

b)

tissue

c)

organism

d)

organ system

42.

All the living organisms in an area is a ______________.

a)

community

b)

biosphere

c)

ecosystem

d)

biome

43.

An ______________________ refers to multiple organs working together.

a)

Bioms

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Organ System

d)

Community

44.

Organisms of the same species that can breed is a ____________

a)

community

b)

biome

c)

population

d)

biosphere

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