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Unit 8 Exam: Ecology and evolution

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following describes a population?

a)

the wild dogs and cats that live in the city

b)

four different species of fish living in a pond

c)

a group of Canadian Geese living in a pond in Ijams

d)

roses and sun flowers in a garden

2.

Speciation can occur as a result of geographic isolation because _________.

a)

members of a species can no longer find mates

b)

populations that live in different environments may be exposed to different selection pressures

c)

exchange of genes during recombination

d)

movement of genes within a population because of interbreeding

3.

The dolphin and the shark are similar because they have

Both adapted to a marine (ocean) environment and they both have a similar body shape but they do not share a recent common ancestor. This is known as ___________.

a)

coevolution

b)

ancestral breeding

c)

artificial selection

d)

convergent evolution

4.
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
5.
A living relationship between two species in which one organism is harmed is called...
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
parasitism
d)
niche
6.

These structures exist in the body but are no longer needed. Examples include wisdom teeth and the appendix.

a)

Vestigial

b)

Homologous

c)

Niche

d)

Analogous

7.

Which type of population growth is shown in this graph?

a)

Exponential growth

b)

Logistic growth

c)

Logarithmic growth

d)

Linear Growth

8.

Which of the following is NOT a density dependent factor?

a)

Disease

b)

Predation

c)

Limited Resources (food, water, etc.)

d)

Hurricanes

9.

This level of ecological organization includes BOTH abiotic and biotic factors such as animals and water.

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Organism

d)

Ecosystem

10.

Songbirds like Eastern Towhees defending territories from which they exclude their neighbors in an effort to secure resources and mating opportunities. Which type of competition is this?

a)

Intraspecific

b)

Interspecific

c)

Xenospecific

d)

Intensive

11.
Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
competition
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.
Which symbols best describe parasitism?
a)
+,+
b)
+,-
c)
+,0
d)
-,0
14.

Aphids are tiny insects that live on and eat the leaves of plants, removing vital nutrients from the plants.

a)

Predation

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Mutualism

15.

What is an invasive species?

a)

An organism that is new to an environment that has positive effects on the environment.

b)

An organism that is native to an environment that has negative effects on the environment.

c)

An organism that is new to an environment that has negative effects on the environment.

d)

An organism that is native to an environment that has positive effects on the environment.

16.
Scientists are not ______ of controlling every invader species because there are too many of them in too many places. 
a)
Alter
b)
Capable 
c)
invade
d)
Species 
17.
Why do the populations of invasive species grow so quickly? 
a)
Invasive Species are native to an area. 
b)
Invasive species are prey to many animals.
c)
Invasive species have no predators.
d)
Invasive species keep the ecosystems in equilibrium.
18.

Click on the map to help answer this question: What can we predict about the population of Feral Swine for the year 2016?

a)

There will be less feral swine in 2016 than there were in 1982.

b)

There will be more feral swine in 2016 than there were in 2010

c)

There were fewer feral swine in 2004 than 1982.

d)

There will be no change in feral swine population.

19.

It's hard to reduce lionfish numbers because _______.

a)

they often live in spots where divers can't reach them.

b)

they have spines that keep predators from eating them.

c)

they reproduce quickly.

d)

all of the above.

20.

What caused the lionfish to end up in the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

The lionfish swam there from The Pacific Ocean.

b)

Pet owners dumped their unwanted fish into the ocean.

c)

Pet owners lost them and found them in the Atlantic Ocean.

d)

The lionfish migrate there every winter.

21.

The change in an ecological community over time.

a)

ecological succession

b)

Climax community

c)

pioneer species

d)

eutrophication

22.

When an ecological community has undergone succession and has become stable, no longer changing.

a)

ecological succession

b)

Climax community

c)

pioneer species

d)

eutrophication

23.

When human use fertilizer, the runoff can end up bodies of water such as a lake or pond. This causes an excess of nutrients to be added to the body of water. What is this called?

a)

ecological succession

b)

Climax community

c)

pioneer species

d)

eutrophication

24.

A pioneer species that breaks down rock in order to form a more compatible substrate for other, larger plants to grow. They spread their spores in order to reproduce.

a)

lichens and mosses

b)

primary succession

c)

secondary succesion

d)

aquatic succession

25.

Succession that begins with rocks.

a)

lichens and mosses

b)

primary succession

c)

secondary succesion

d)

aquatic succession

26.

Succession that begins with dirt.

a)

lichens and mosses

b)

primary succession

c)

secondary succesion

d)

aquatic succession

27.

Which image shows a climax community?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.
When a specific population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?
a)
Density Independent limiting factors start to occur resulting in the population going farther above carrying capacity.
b)
Density Dependent limiting factors start to occur resulting in the population going back below carrying capacity.
c)
The population will go extinct due to lack of resources
d)
The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity
29.
What is the carrying capacity of the graph?
a)
around 500
b)
more than 500
c)
less than 500
d)
around 600
30.
If the amount of food or resources available increases, the carrying capacity for an animal:
a)
Stays the same
b)
Increases
c)
Decreases
d)
Fluctuates
31.
Excessive amounts of rain caused a flood in the southwest United States that resulted in substantial amounts of deaths in the rabbit population? This situation is an example of a density _____________ limiting factor.
a)
density-independent
b)
density-dependent
c)
density- too high
d)
density- too low
32.

A lion and a cheetah attempt to occupy the same niche. The more aggressive lion survives; the cheetah does not.

a)

Density-Dependent: Competition

b)

Density-Independent: Competition

c)

Density-Dependent: Predator-Prey

d)

Density-Independent: Predator-Prey

33.

Coyotes cross the winter pack ice and enter Newfoundland. The moose population starts to decline.

a)

Density-Dependent: Competition

b)

Density-Independent: Competition

c)

Density-Dependent: Predator-Prey

d)

Density-Independent: Predator-Prey

34.

What type of growth model is shown in image B?

a)

Exponential

b)

Logistic

35.

Which group is not represented in the food web?

a)

producers

b)

primary consumers

c)

secondary consumers

d)

decomposers

36.

What do the arrows in the food chain indicate about the flow of energy in an ecosystem?

a)

Energy is continuously recycled by the organisms in an ecosystem.

b)

Energy flows in one direction in an ecosystem, from producers to consumers.

c)

More of the available energy in an ecosystem is given to large animals than to small animals.

d)

Organisms at the end of the food chain receive more energy than those at the beginning.

37.

In this energy pyramid, which organism would most likely be in level 2?

a)

bird

b)

fox

c)

caterpillar

d)

tree

38.

Which one of the following is true of grass in an ecosystem?

a)

It converts oxygen to glucose.

b)

It produces carbon dioxide from oxygen and water.

c)

It produces glucose from carbon dioxide and water.

d)

It converts water to energy.

39.

How would the removal of earthworms from the food chain affect the other organisms?

a)

The number of bass will increase.

b)

The number of crayfish will decrease.

c)

The crayfish will get their energy directly from the sun.

d)

The number of bass and ospreys (bird) will increase.

40.

Which group is not represented in the food web?

a)

producers

b)

primary consumers

c)

secondary consumers

d)

decomposers

41.

What do the arrows in the food chain indicate about the flow of energy in an ecosystem?

a)

Energy is continuously recycled by the organisms in an ecosystem.

b)

Energy flows in one direction in an ecosystem, from producers to consumers.

c)

More of the available energy in an ecosystem is given to large animals than to small animals.

d)

Organisms at the end of the food chain receive more energy than those at the beginning.

42.

In this energy pyramid, which organism would most likely be in level 2?

a)

bird

b)

fox

c)

caterpillar

d)

tree

43.

Which one of the following is true of grass in an ecosystem?

a)

It converts oxygen to glucose.

b)

It produces carbon dioxide from oxygen and water.

c)

It produces glucose from carbon dioxide and water.

d)

It converts water to energy.

44.

How would the removal of earthworms from the food chain affect the other organisms?

a)

The number of bass will increase.

b)

The number of crayfish will decrease.

c)

The crayfish will get their energy directly from the sun.

d)

The number of bass and ospreys (bird) will increase.

45.

Interactions in an ecosystem result from the transfer of matter and energy from producers to consumers and eventually decomposers. What are the forms of energy transfer from numbers 1 through 4?

a)

Chemical energy to chemical energy

b)

Light energy to chemical energy

c)

Chemical energy to heat energy

d)

Heat energy to mechanical energy

46.

The diagram shows part of an aquatic food web for a stable lake ecosystem in Connecticut. What is the source of energy for the algae?

a)

waves

b)

sunlight

c)

bacteria

d)

rotifers, water fleas and tadpoles

47.

Suppose that a new predator of the rabbit migrated to this ecosystem. What is the most likely initial effect on the other organisms?

a)

More competition among the mice for food

b)

More competition among the hawks for food

c)

Less competition among snakes for food

d)

Less grass available for food

48.

For the food chain shown, which of the following changes would have the most severe consequences?

a)

a drastic decrease in rainfall, causing a drought

b)

the poaching of predatory hawks by game hunters

c)

the introduction of a second predator that eats field mice

d)

a parasitic infestation that reduces the cricket population

49.

The diagram provided shows a marine food chain. In this food chain, the zooplankton are

a)

primary producers.

b)

primary consumers.

c)

secondary consumers.

d)

tertiary consumers.

50.

The picture provided shows an ocean bay food chain. Sea otters move into the ocean bay. They eat all of the sea urchins. This change will cause the

a)

kelp to have less food.

b)

crabs to have more food.

c)

sea ducks to have less food.

d)

arctic foxes to have more food.

51.

The picture shows an energy pyramid. What will most likely happen to the foxes and the wolves if the rabbits are removed?

a)

The foxes will eat more wolves.

b)

The foxes will eat fewer wolves.

c)

There will be more foxes and wolves.

d)

There will be fewer foxes and wolves.

52.

The diagram provided shows a simple food web. Which group of organisms is not represented in the diagram?

a)

prey

b)

decomposers

c)

consumers

d)

producers

53.

A student examines the information in the table. The student concludes that Organism W should be placed at the base of the food web to represent the feeding relationships in the marine ecosystem. However, the student later learns that Organism W's cells do not contain chloroplasts. Based on the new information, which conclusion would be appropriate?

a)

Another organism in the marine ecosystem is a producer.

b)

Organism W is a secondary consumer in the marine ecosystem.

c)

The role of Organism T in the marine ecosystem changes during its life.

d)

This marine ecosystem does not have any producers.

54.

Which of these organisms would most likely be found at the top of an energy pyramid?

a)

clams

b)

sardines

c)

sharks

d)

kelp (seaweed)

55.

A chemical pesticide was applied to an area of this ecosystem by a landowner to control the mouse population. There was a decrease in the mouse population due to the presence of this pesticide. Which one of the following would most likely occur due to this change in the ecosystem?

a)

The amount of grass would decrease.

b)

The snake population would increase.

c)

The rabbit food supply would increase.

d)

The snake food supply would increase.

56.

The picture shows the energy flow through a meadow community. Which of the following would most likely occur to the populations within the community of organisms immediately after a wildfire burns the environment?

a)

Hawks would increase and foxes would increase.

b)

Hawks would decrease and foxes would increase.

c)

Meadow plants would increase and rabbits would decrease.

d)

Meadow plants would decrease and rabbits would decrease.

57.

Which of these organisms would most likely be found at the bottom of a biomass pyramid?

a)

giant squids

b)

sand sharks

c)

sea cucumbers

d)

green algae

58.

All consumers could also be called ____________________.

a)

Producers

b)

Autotrophs

c)

Apex Predators

d)

Heterotrophs

59.

If the producers in an ecosystem generate 25000 Joules of energy, how much energy will be available for the Secondary Consumers in this ecosystem?

a)

2500 Joules

b)

50000 Joules

c)

250 Joules

d)

250000 Joules

60.

Producers such as plants and some bacteria are able to make their own food, so they can also be called _________________.

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Joules

61.

Foxes, Lynxes, and Rabbits live in Alaska and Canada. A fox likes to eat rabbits. A lynx also likes to eat rabbits. What type of interaction or relationship does the Fox have with the Lynx?

a)

Survival

b)

Competition

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Symbiotic

62.

If the Law of Conservation of Energy tells us that energy cannot be created or destroyed, then how can energy be "lost" from an ecosystem?

a)

Whenever an organism eats another one, that organism gets all the energy that was inside the one it ate, so energy is not lost.

b)

Living things must expend energy to move & grow. This creates friction, which creates heat, so that energy is "lost" to the ecosystem because it can no longer be used by the next organism as food.

c)

The producers in an ecosystem bring the energy into the ecosystem, but all the energy is lost after being eaten by a primary consumer.

d)

Living things do not have to follow the Law of Conservation of Energy. Life is an exception to this Law.

63.

What term do we use to describe an organism that balances an entire ecosystem? If this creature is lost, the entire ecosystem may collapse.

a)

Keystone Species

b)

Primary Consumer

c)

Energy Controller

d)

Adaptable Species

64.

If the secondary consumers have 90 Joules of energy, how much energy must have been brought into the ecosystem by the producers?

a)

900 Joules

b)

180 Joules

c)

9000 Joules

d)

45 Joules

65.

How does carbon dioxide return to the atmosphere?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Combustion and Cellular Respiration

c)

Consumption

d)

Decomposition

66.

What is the main thing that carries out Nitrogen Fixation?

a)

Lightning

b)

Bacteria

c)

Plants

d)

Humans

67.

What part of the water cycle needs a living organism to occur?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Precipitation

68.

Describe how human's negatively impact the water cycle (short answer- need detail)

a)

Pollution

b)

Deforestation

c)

Building on and paving areas

d)

All of the above

69.
Organisms that need nitrogen to survive
a)
only plants
b)
only animals
c)
only bacteria
d)
all living organisms
70.
How do  animals get nitrogen?
a)
the atmosphere 
b)
eating other organisms
c)
bacteria
d)
lightning 
71.
How much energy is available to be passed on to the next level in an ecosystem?
a)
100%
b)
10%
c)
50%
d)
75%
72.
These gases, such as carbon dioxide, trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere causing global warming
a)
Global warming gases
b)
Hot House gases
c)
Green House gases
d)
Thermal pollution
73.

Why don't populations grow indefinitely?

a)

limiting factors

b)

only biotic factors

c)

only abiotic factors

d)

none of the above

74.

One of the factors that can change the size of population is....

a)

Name of schools

b)

Number of dezs

c)

Jobs

d)

Numbers of births

75.

This graph shows ....

a)

When one population increases, the other decreases.

b)

When one population decreases, the other increases.

c)

When one population increases, the other increases instantly.

d)

When one population increases, it causes the other to increases shortly after.

76.
A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area are called a/an ________.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
77.
All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
78.
What are the nonliving parts of the ecosystem? This includes temperature, water, sunlight, air, and soil.
a)
biotic factors
b)
communities
c)
abiotic factors
d)
microorganisms 
79.

What is a community?

a)

A habitat with abiotic factors

b)

A very small habitat

c)

All the abiotic factors in a specific area

d)

All the different populations that live together in an area

80.

Which level of organization is depicted in this image?

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Biome

e)

Biosphere

81.

Which of the following organism above are considered "Heterotrophic"?

a)

Deer

b)

Fern Plant

c)

Apple Tree

d)

Owl

e)

Skunk

82.

Which of the following organism above are considered "Autotrophic"?

a)

Lemongrass

b)

Fox

c)

Apple Tree

d)

Rose Plant

e)

Sunlight