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Competition in Ecosystems

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Not living, or produced by living things

a)

Abiotic factors

b)

Biotic factors

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Population

2.

Living, or produced by living things

a)

Biotic factor

b)

Abiotic factor

c)

Organisms

d)

Competition

3.

Hawks and owls eat the same type of food and struggle with one another to get their food. What is this an example of?

a)

Competition

b)

Biotic factor

c)

Symbiosis

d)

Population

4.

The specific environment in which all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area interact.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Organism

c)

Struggle

d)

Competitive Interaction

5.

A student wants to investigate competition between two organisms. For the investigation, it is most important that the student should choose organisms that –

a)

reproduce at a faster rate.

b)

are both active during the night.

c)

have the different adaptations.

d)

require the same resources.

6.

Competition becomes more important as the number of individuals ______ or the availability of resources _________.

a)

increases, decreases

b)

increases, increases

c)

decreases, increases

d)

decreases, decreases

7.

In an ecosystem, what do organisms and populations with similar needs compete over?

a)

food

b)

water

c)

shelter

d)

all of the above

8.

Two species of fish live in the same pond. Which of the following would increase competition between these two species of fish?

a)

Habitat temperature increases.

b)

Population of birds that eat the fish increases.

c)

Number of food plants the fish eat increases.

d)

Water level in the pond decreases.

9.

Which of the following lists contains only abiotic factors?

a)

water, air, temperature

b)

grass, air, people

c)

trees, fish, polar bears

d)

grass, water, sand

10.
Animals from two different species utilize the same source of nutrition in one area. It is most accurate to say that the animals…
a)
will learn to get along
b)
will compete for food
c)
will die because there will not be enough food for both of them
d)
will learn to eat different foods
11.

Competition in an ecosystem occurs when

a)

animals get bored.

b)

more than one individual or population in an ecosystem relies (needs) the same limited resource.

c)

there is more than enough of a resources for every living organism.

d)

resources are unlimited.

12.

A system made up of all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Niche

c)

Adaptation

d)

Nutrasystem

13.

A group of individuals from the same species living and interacting together in the same ecosystem is called a

a)

organism.

b)

troup.

c)

zebra festival.

d)

population.

14.
Living things depend on many different _________ in order to survive.
a)
resources
b)
environments
c)
ecosystems
d)
interactions
15.
Environments include both _____ and _____ things.
a)
resources; factors
b)
air; water
c)
living; nonliving
d)
buildings; animals
16.
Ecosystems depend on organisms to ________ with each other to maintain stability.
a)
interact
b)
build
c)
eat
d)
grow
17.
Plants compete for air, water, ________ within ecosystems.
a)
space, and sound
b)
sunlight, and wind
c)
space, and sunlight