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Ecology Exam Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What portion of the graph shows exponential growth?

a)

Generation 3-5

b)

Generation 10-12

c)

Generation 13-15

d)

Generation 6-7

2.

The largest number of individuals that an environment can support long term is...

a)

carrying capacity

b)

emigration

c)

immigration

d)

population density

3.

What is the carrying capacity of the graph?

a)

around 500

b)

more than 800

c)

less than 300

d)

around 700

4.

Match the following

a)

Predator

1.

Lion hunting a gazelle

b)

Commensalism

2.

Frog hiding behind a leaf

c)

Mutualism

3.

Oxpecker eating ticks off of a giraffe

d)

Parasitism

4.

Mosquito sucking blood from a human

e)

Competition

5.

Two different wolf packs hunting in the same area

5.

Which of the following are BIOTIC factors?

(three correct answers)

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Water

d)

pH

e)

Fungi

6.

Select the ABIOTIC factors.

a)

Soil

b)

Lichen

c)

Water

d)

Sunlight

e)

Fungi

7.
8.

Given the equation for photosynthesis and cellular respiration, which cycle are these reactions part of?

Photosynthesis H2O + CO2 -(light)-> O2 + C6H12O6

Cellular Respiration O2 + C6H12O6 --> H2O + CO2

a)

Nitrogen Cycle

b)

Carbon Cycle

c)

Water Cycle

d)

Bicycle

9.

Match the following

a)
1.

Primary succession

b)
2.

pioneer species

c)
3.

abiotic factor

d)
4.

secondary sucession

e)
5.

climax community

10.
What is the order of succession shown in this figure?
a)
A, B, C, D
b)
B, A, D, C
c)
C, D, A, B
d)
D, A, B, C
11.
What is the correct order from oldest (happened first) to youngest (happened last) in this pond succession?
a)
A, B, C, D
b)
D, C, B, A
c)
B, A, D, C
d)
C, D, A, B
12.
What is deforestation?
a)
Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale
b)
Eating too much vegetables
c)
Going to a forest and pulling weeds
d)
Clearing the five trees in my backyard
13.

What are benefits of a healthy amazon rainforest?

a)

Increased biodiversity

b)

Possible sources of new medicines

c)

Possible sources of new foods

d)

Carbon dioxide sink

14.

Two species of bacteria are being measured in a lab. Given the graph showing population growth of two species of bacteria, which of the following statements could be true?

a)

Species A outcompetes Species B

b)

Species B outcompetes species A

c)

Both species grow at the same rate.

d)

Neither species population increases.

15.

Which is the independent variable?

a)

Species of bacteria

b)

Population

c)

Time

d)

The color used to represent the bacteria

16.

Which is the dependent variable?

a)

Species of bacteria

b)

Population

c)

Time

d)

The color used to represent the bacteria

17.

Which is the constant?

a)

Species of bacteria

b)

Population

c)

Time

d)

The color used to represent the bacteria

18.

Some limiting factors in populations are dependent on how many individuals are found within a given area. Viruses and the spread of disease are density ​ (a)   . Natural disasters such as fires and floods are density ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
dependent
independent