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WorksheetsBench mark revision mod d
Total questions: 173
Worksheet time: 3hrs 48mins
Ecology is the study of:
only the living things in the environment
only the nonliving things in the environment
how living things interact with each other and the nonliving things in the environment
scientists who perform research on living things
What term do ecologists use to describe where an animal lives (an animal’s home)?
Ecosystem
Ecologist
Habitat
Population
What is a species?
Different animals that compete for the same resources
A group of similar organisms that can reproduce with each other
A group of organisms that live together
A group of organisms that are physically and functionally very different from each other
Which of the following is an example of a living thing?
A bacterium
A shell
Water
Sweat
Which of the following is NOT a nonliving thing? (which one is living?)
Sun
Rocks
Milk
Wood
What type of organism can make its own food?
A producer (an autotroph)
A consumer (a heterotroph)
A decomposer
All of the above
Organisms that can make their own food do so by the process of:
decomposition
respiration
photosynthesis
scavenging
What type of consumer eats plants?
Herbivore
Omnivore
Carnivore
Both herbivore and omnivore
What is a food chain?
A representation of an organism’s life cycle
A way to show the feeding relationships between organisms
The sequence of events that occurs during photosynthesis
A way to show how animals interact with nonliving parts of the environment
The first organism in a food chain is ALWAYS a:
producer
consumer
decomposer
Any of the above
What is a niche?
The habitat that an organism lives in
An organism’s “role” in an ecosystem
A type of consumer
The relationship between a producer and consumer
What happens when different species try to occupy the same niche?
The species compete with each other
The species cooperate with each other
The species coexist with each other
All of the above
How does oxygen cycle between plants and animals?
Plants and animals both release oxygen
Plants and animals convert water into oxygen
Plants take in oxygen that is produced by animals
Animals take in oxygen that is produced by plants
A chimpanzee eats fruits, nuts, leaves, and small mammals. What kind of organism is a chimpanzee?
carnivore
decomposer
producer
omnivore
Which of the following is NOT an example of a predator with its prey?
a fox and a rabbit
a bear and a fish
a honeybee and flower
a spider and a fly
Which of the following refers to a community of living organisms and the way they interact with nonliving parts of their environment?
trophic
biome
habitat
ecosystem
Heterotrophs that eat producers and other heterotrophs are called...
autotrophs
herbivores
carnivores
omnivores
What happens when different species try to occupy the same niche?
The species compete with each other
The species cooperate with each other
The species coexist with each other
All of the above
The first organism in a food chain is ALWAYS a:
producer
consumer
decomposer
Any of the above
Photosynthesis is important because...
it makes carbon dioxide
it makes food for the food webs
it makes water
it's not important
the scientific study of how organisms interact with their environment and all the other organisms that live in that environment
biotic factor
food chain
ecosystem
ecology
a particular environment and all the living things that are supported by it
desert
ecology
ecocsystem
tropical rainforest
The monkey would be a
decomposer
producer
primary consumer
secondary consumer
The Mayfly is a food source for which 3 organisms?
How does carbon in a grass plant get into a lion?
The lion eats an antelope that ate the grass
Carbon from grass doesn't end up in a lion.
The lion absorbs the carbon given off by transpiration
The lion breathes in carbon given out by the plant
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle.
Which describes the relationship between plants and animals in the carbon cycle?
Plants produce and release oxygen that animals need
Plants produce and release carbon dioxide that animals need
Animals produce and release oxygen that plants need
Animals produce oxygen that plants turn into carbon dioxide
How does carbon in a grass plant get into a lion?
The lion eats an antelope that ate the grass
Carbon from grass doesn't end up in a lion.
The lion absorbs the carbon given off by transpiration
The lion breathes in carbon given out by the plant
features of environment that are alive or were once alive
biotic
abiotic
inbiotic
biography
Which describes the relationship between plants and animals in the carbon cycle?
Plants produce and release oxygen that animals need
Plants produce and release carbon dioxide that animals need
Animals produce and release oxygen that plants need
Animals produce oxygen that plants turn into carbon dioxide
What is the producer in the picture above?
grasshopper
snake
grass
Sun
What is the decomposer in the picture above?
grass
fungus/mushrooms
hawk
frog
The model above is an example of a ..
food web
food chain
habitat
ecosystem
The model above is an example of a ...
food chain
food web
habitat
ecosystem
What would happen if there were no thrush in the model above?
there would be more insects and slugs
there would be less insects and sluga
there would be more voles
there would be more hawks
A model that shows one direct flow of energy from the Sun to decomposers in an ecosystem is called a
food web
food chain
population
community
A model that shows how all of the food chains in an ecosystem overlap and connect is called a
community
habitat
food chain
food web
In the food web modeled above, where does the flow of energy end?
mangoes and flowers
flowers and frogs
eagle since nothing else in the web gets energy from the eagle
python and wolf
What would harm this food web the most?
the animals roaming about in this ecosystem
rain
pesticides being sprayed
Which organism provides the energy for the producers in this model?
frogs
corn
none of them, the energy comes from the Sun
Eagle
What caused the over abundant elk and bison numbers to begin decreasing in Yellowstone National Park?
the reentry of wolves into the ecosystem
over eating
pesticides
drought
What do decomposers do in a food chain?
they are the first part of a food chain that feeds all of the other organisms
they break down all other organisms to provide nutrients for the soil to help the producers
they serve as food for the consumers
When you compare the deer to the wolf, the deer would be the
decompser
predator
prey
producer
When comparing the deep to the wolf, the wold would be the...
predator
prey
producer
decomposer
The parts of the ecosystem that get their energy from the Sun. They provide energy to other living things in the food chain.
consumers
decomposers
producers
The part of the ecosystem that gets their energy from producers or other living things.
producers
decomposers
consumers
The part of the ecosystem that gets that helps break down the wastes of living things once they are no longer living in order to provide nutrients to the soil.
consumers
producers
decomposers
Ecology is?
The study of living things
The study of relationships between plants, animals and their surrounding environment
The study of bones
The study of the brain
Which of the following animals are herbivores?
I Goat
II Bear
III Lion
IV Squirrel
I and II
I and IV
II and III
III and IV
Which statement is true about omnivores?
Animals that only eat one specific type of animals
Animals that only eat one specific type of plants
Animals that eat both plants and animals
Animals that only eat other animals
Which of the following animals are carnivores?
I Tiger
II Eagle
III Rabbit
IV Chicken
I and II
I and IV
II and III
III and IV
What are plants and animals that get their energy from eating other things?
Producers
Consumers
decomposers
herbivores
In this food chain, what will happen if the frogs become extinct?
The snakes will increase.
The grasshoppers will decrease.
The eagles will remain the same.
The grasshoppers will increase.
What is the driving source of energy for the food web?
Sun
Orca
Seal
Larvae
Which type of consumer is always a primary consumer?
Herbivore
Omnivore
Carnivore
Producer
Several food chains linked together make up
food web
food pyraid
ecosystem
What is an example of a consumer getting energy from a consumer?
a tree making food from sunlight
a chipmunk eating seeds
a fish eating insects
_________ is a model that shows the path of energy as it flows from living to another.
food chain
model
food web
Energy goes from
producers to consumers
consumers to producers
decomposers to producers
Observe the food chain above. Which organism’s population would increase if finches were removed from the ecosystem?
Grass
Grasshopper
Snake
Hawk
Look carefully at the image. Which organism is tertiary consumer?
bird
lizard
grasshopper
All the following are examples of harmful substances that harm food chains and food web, except
heavy metals
pesticides
microplastic
soil
There are 5 units of pesticide in the leaves, if the beetle eats 5 leaves, how many units of pesticides inside the beetle?
10 units
30 units
25 units
50 units
What will happen to the snake if the snake eats the lizard that contains toxic substances in its body?
Snake can live longer and healthy
Snake's bone might get weaker or the eggs produced cracked
Number of grasshopper increases in the food chain
Number of snake increases in the food chain
Which living thing is the most affected when the toxic substances accumulate along the food chain?
producer
primary consumer
secondary consumer
tertiary consumer
