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Ecology/Biomes TRMS

Total questions: 112

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Green plants are
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
herbivores
d)
omnivores
2.

What type of relationship is this?

a)

parasitism

b)

mutualism

c)

commensalism

d)

competition

3.

symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit

a)

competition

b)

mutualism

c)

predation

d)

commensalism

4.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
d)
How carnivores get their food. 
5.

symbiotic relationship in which one organisms benefits and the other organism is not affected

a)

competition

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

commensalism

6.
Organisms that breaks down and absorbs nutrients from dead organisms 
a)
consumer
b)
trophic level
c)
decomposer
d)
species
7.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
8.
Consumer that eats plants
a)
heterotroph
b)
herbivore
c)
producer
d)
community
9.
The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Decomposer
b)
Producer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Primary Consumer
10.
An illustration that uses arrows to show the MANY possible directions in which matter and energy can pass through the organisms in an ecosystem.
a)
Food chain
b)
Food web
c)
Energy Pyramid
d)
Succession Map
11.

What are plants that convert energy from the sun called?

a)

decomposer

b)

primary consumer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

producer

12.
Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?
a)
mushroom
b)
leaves
c)
mold
d)
worm
13.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
14.
The shrew provides energy for the _______?
a)
cricket
b)
grasshopper
c)
frog
d)
snake
15.

Ecology is the study of:

a)

only the living things in the environment

b)

only the nonliving things in the environment

c)

how living things interact with each other and the nonliving things in the environment

d)

scientists who perform research on living things

16.

What term do ecologists use to describe where an animal lives (an animal’s home)?

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Ecologist

c)

Habitat

d)

Population

17.

What is a species?

a)

Different animals that compete for the same resources

b)

A group of similar organisms that can reproduce with each other

c)

A group of organisms that live together

d)

A group of organisms that are physically and functionally very different from each other

18.

Which of the following is an example of a living thing?

a)

A bacterium

b)

A shell

c)

Water

d)

Sweat

19.

Which of the following is NOT a nonliving thing? (which one is living?)

a)

Sun

b)

Rocks

c)

Milk

d)

Wood

20.

What type of organism can make its own food?

a)

A producer (an autotroph)

b)

A consumer (a heterotroph)

c)

A decomposer

d)

All of the above

21.

Organisms that can make their own food do so by the process of:

a)

decomposition

b)

respiration

c)

photosynthesis

d)

scavenging

22.

What type of consumer eats plants?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Both herbivore and omnivore

23.

What is a food chain?

a)

A representation of an organism’s life cycle

b)

A way to show the feeding relationships between organisms

c)

The sequence of events that occurs during photosynthesis

d)

A way to show how animals interact with nonliving parts of the environment

24.

The first organism in a food chain is ALWAYS a:

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

d)

Any of the above

25.

How much energy is transferred between trophic levels?

a)

25%

b)

20%

c)

10%

d)

90%

26.

What is a niche?

a)

The habitat that an organism lives in

b)

An organism’s “role” in an ecosystem

c)

A type of consumer

d)

The relationship between a producer and consumer

27.

What happens when different species try to occupy the same niche?

a)

The species compete with each other

b)

The species cooperate with each other

c)

The species coexist with each other

d)

All of the above

28.

In what type of relationship do both organisms benefit from the relationship?

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predation

29.

When we say that a species adapts to changes in the environment, we mean that:

a)

the species becomes extinct

b)

the species has to move to a new environment

c)

the species adjusts and copes with the changes

d)

the species is completely unaffected by the changes

30.

A chimpanzee eats fruits, nuts, leaves, and small mammals. What kind of organism is a chimpanzee?

a)

carnivore

b)

decomposer

c)

producer

d)

omnivore

31.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a predator with its prey?

a)

a fox and a rabbit

b)

a bear and a fish

c)

a honeybee and flower

d)

a spider and a fly

32.

Which statement is true about predators?

a)

a predator is an organism that eats other organisms

b)

a predator is an organism that is eaten by other organisms

c)

a predator can never be eaten by other organisms

d)

a predator is an organism that eats decaying organisms

33.

What type of relationship between organisms is one in which one organism benefits and the other is not affected?

a)

predation

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

mutualism

34.

What is a niche?

a)

the range of tolerance an organism has

b)

the location where an organism lives

c)

the first trophic level of a food chain

d)

the role an organism plays in its environment

35.

Which of the following refers to a community of living organisms and the way they interact with nonliving parts of their environment?

a)

trophic

b)

biome

c)

habitat

d)

ecosystem

36.

If a prey species becomes extinct, what else is most likely to happen?

a)

The climate the species lived in will change.

b)

The plants the species ate will also go extinct.

c)

The predators that eat the prey may be threatened.

d)

The habitats that the species lived in will be threatened.

37.
Which example shows a relationship between a living thing and a non-living thing?
a)
An insect is food for salmon.
b)
Water carries a rock downstream.
c)
A tree gets nutrients from the soil.
d)
A flower makes food for a butterfly.
38.
All the ponds in an area dried up during a drought. Which organism is most affected by the drought?
a)
deer
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
snake
39.
In an Energy Pyramid, the most energy is located...
a)
at the top
b)
at the bottom
c)
in the middle
d)
in the center
40.
A food web is composed of many...
a)
food webs
b)
food chains
c)
fast-food chains
d)
bike chains
41.
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy is called a
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
food chain
d)
Pokemon (Gotta Catch 'Em All!)
42.
There are 3 roles an organism can play in an ecosystem are:
a)
producer, consumer, decomposer
b)
herbivore, carnivore, omnivore
c)
producer, director, actor
d)
predator, prey, scavenger
43.
An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms is called a
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
decomposer
d)
brujeria
44.
A consumer that eats only other organisms is called a
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
scavenger
45.
Nonliving parts of an ecosystem are called
a)
abiotic factors
b)
biotic factors
c)
rocks and dirt
d)
funiture
46.
Living parts of an ecosystem are called
a)
biotic factors
b)
abiotic factors
c)
crazy critters
d)
animals and plants
47.

Heterotrophs that eat producers and other heterotrophs are called...

a)

autotrophs

b)

herbivores

c)

carnivores

d)

omnivores

48.
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
49.

What is the definition of a community?

a)

any living thing

b)

one single individual

c)

all the individuals of one kind in one area

d)

all of the populations living in one area

50.

You get all of your energy from . . .

a)

Exercise

b)

Food

c)

Sleep

d)

Water

51.

Spiders eat flies. When drawing the food web for this relationship, you should draw the arrow:

a)

FROM the spider, TO the fly

b)

FROM the fly, TO the spider

52.

Which of these is the main source of energy on Earth?

a)

The Sun

b)

Producers/Plants

c)

Consumers/Animals

d)

Decomposers/Fungi

53.

Which organisms have the ability to use the sun's energy to PRODUCE glucose?

a)

Snakes/Mice

b)

Grass/ Trees

c)

Hawks/Eagles

d)

Fungi/Bacteria

54.

Which species will have the largest population?

a)

Hawks

b)

Snakes

c)

Rabbits

d)

Grass

55.

Which species is the 2nd level consumer?

a)

Sharks

b)

Mackerel

c)

Herring

d)

Crustaceans

56.

A population is...

a)

All of the members of a species in the same area.

b)

All of the different species in the same area.

c)

All of the Biotic and Abiotic factors in an area.

57.

An ecosystem is...

a)

All of the members of a species in the same area.

b)

All of the different species in the same area.

c)

All of the Biotic and Abiotic factors in an area.

58.

Decomposers...

a)

Recycle nutrients in the ecosystem.

b)

Provide most of the Earth's energy.

c)

Can be considered producers because they grow in the ground.

d)

Are mostly Abiotic.

59.

A relationship in which both species benefit is called...

a)

Parasitism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Mutualism

60.

Which of the following is a consumer that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms?

a)

Decomposer

b)

Primary Consumer

c)

Secondary Consumer

d)

Tertiary Consumer

61.

Which of the following is a consumer that only eats producers?

a)

Decomposer

b)

Primary Consumer

c)

Secondary Consumer

d)

Tertiary Consumer

62.

Which of the following is a consumer that eats herbivores and producers?

a)

Decomposer

b)

Primary Consumer

c)

Secondary Consumer

d)

Tertiary Consumer

63.

Which of the following is a consumer that eats other consumers?

a)

Decomposer

b)

Primary Consumer

c)

Secondary Consumer

d)

Tertiary Consumer

64.

Which of the following is an organism that eats only plants?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Producer

65.

Which of the following is an organism that eats both plants and animals?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Producer

66.

Which of the following is an organism that only eats animals?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Producer

67.

Which of the following is an organism that uses energy to make food?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Producer

68.

Flowers > Snails > Frogs > Fox

Which organism in the food chain above is a primary consumer?

a)

Flowers

b)

Snails

c)

Frogs

d)

Fox

69.

Flowers > Snails > Frogs > Fox

Which organism in the food chain above is a secondary consumer?

a)

Flowers

b)

Snails

c)

Frogs

d)

Fox

70.

Flowers > Snails > Frogs > Fox

Which organism in the food chain above is a tertiary consumer?

a)

Flowers

b)

Snails

c)

Frogs

d)

Fox

71.

What are the abiotic factors in this image?

a)

water, sunlight, dirt, air

b)

birds and plants

c)

birds, water, dirt

d)

plants, water

72.

An individual belonging to a specific species is a

a)

Biotic

b)

Community

c)

Organism

d)

Reptile

73.
The study of how living things interact with one another and with their environment.
a)
Biology
b)
Lithology
c)
Ecology
d)
Farmacology
74.
Two or more members of a particular species living and interacting in the same area
a)
Community
b)
Population
c)
Organisms
d)
Biosphere
75.
Different populations living and interacting with each other in the same area
a)
Biome
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Community
d)
Niche
76.

All of the fish and aquatic plants living in Mirror Lake are considered a

a)

species

b)

population

c)

community

d)

biome

77.

The portion of the planet in which living things are found

a)

ecosystem

b)

biosphere

c)

biome

d)

atmosphere

78.

An organism’s way of life (role in its environment)

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

habitat

d)

niche

79.
A place where an organism lives.
a)
Terrain
b)
Habitat
c)
Community
d)
Population
80.

Biome with many different species of cacti and reptiles and very little rainfall.

a)

Desert

b)

Temperate Rainforest

c)

Tropical Rainforest

d)

Arctic Tundra

81.

Which biome contains large populations of grazing herbivores, few species of birds, and deep, rich soil?

a)

tropical rain forest

b)

desert

c)

deciduous forest

d)

grassland

82.

Which biome is represented by the rainfall amounts in letter C?

a)

desert

b)

prairie

c)

deciduous forest

d)

tropical rain forest

83.
True of False?  
Animals that live in the desert have adapted to live with little water since the desert gets little rainfall.
a)
True
b)
False
84.
The earth's coldest biome is the....
a)
Antartica
b)
Grasslands
c)
Tundra
d)
Freshwater
85.
The climate in a tropical rain forest can be described as
a)
cold and wet 
b)
warm and dry 
c)
cold and dry 
d)
warm and wet 
86.

What biome is this

a)

tundra

b)

deciduous forest

c)

desert

d)

grassland

87.
A large, relatively distinct region with a similar climate, soil, plants, and animals
a)
ecozones
b)
biotopes
c)
biomes
d)
biodomes
88.

TRUE or FALSE?

Each biome also has a characteristic set of organisms that are adapted to living there.

a)

true

b)

false

89.
One characteristic feature of tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a layer of permanently frozen subsoil.  This characteristic is known as
a)
glaciation
b)
permafrost
c)
crystallization
d)
soilfrost
90.
This biome contains mostly spruce trees and Douglas firs, which are both evergreen.  The winters are long and cold and the summers are short and rainy.  The soil is very rich.  Moose and elk live here.  This biome is classified as a
a)
taiga
b)
tundra
c)
deciduous forest
d)
temperate forest
91.
A living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem is a
a)
population
b)
biotic factor
c)
abiotic factor
d)
community
92.

Which biome is hot all year with wet and dry seasons?

a)

tropical rainforest

b)

arctic tundra

c)

temperate grassland

d)

desert

93.

Biome with plants and grasses, but no trees.

a)

grassland

b)

desert

c)

forest

d)

arctic tundra

94.

Biome with plants and grasses, but no trees.

a)

grassland

b)

desert

c)

forest

d)

arctic tundra

95.
Type of forest biome near the equator; receives a lot of rain; temperatures are warm all year.
a)
desert
b)
tropical rain forest
c)
arctic
d)
temperate rain forest
96.
A biome is......
a)
Like a snowglobe that you shake and can see different types of animals.
b)
A large region of earth with a certain type of climate
c)
An area of earth only found in the United States.
d)
A community of living things.
97.

Which biome has the most biodiversity(variety of life)?

a)

Desert

b)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

c)

Savanna

d)

Tropical Rainforest

98.

Which biome has long harsh winters, very little rainfall, and permafrost?

a)

savanna

b)

desert

c)

tundra

d)

taiga

99.

Which of the following biomes receive the most precipitation?

a)

Rain forest

b)

Desert

c)

Tundra

d)

Savanna

100.

Which biome has a rainy season and a dry season and the ground is usually flat sand and rock?

a)

Taiga

b)

Savanna

c)

Desert

d)

Rain Forest

101.

In which biome does the landscape change from ice and snow to short grasses and rocks?

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Taiga

d)

Rain Forest

102.

Which biome is made up of trees that do not lose their leaves in the winter?

a)

Rain Forest

b)

Taiga/Coniferous Forest

c)

Savanna

d)

Deciduous Forest

103.

In which biome would you most likely find lots of rock and cold dry air?

a)

Deciduous Forest

b)

Rain Forest

c)

Savanna

d)

Tundra

104.

This biome has 4 seasons and mild temps with moderate amounts of rainfall.

a)

Deciduous Forest

b)

Savanna

c)

Desert

d)

Rain Forest

105.

This biome is found around the equator and is home to a large amount of species biodiversity.

a)

Deserts

b)

Tropical rainforests

c)

Savannas

d)

Taiga

e)

Tundra

106.

Which biome contains large populations of grazing herbivores, few species of birds, and deep, rich soil?

a)

Taiga (Coniferous forest)

b)

Desert

c)

Temperate deciduous forest (Temperate forest)

d)

Temperate grassland (Prairie)

107.

Which biome is home to cacti, scorpions, coyotes, kangaroo rats, and lizards?

a)

Desert

b)

Temperate grasslands

c)

Temperate forest

d)

Taiga

e)

Tropical rainforest

108.

This biome, also called the coniferous forest, has dense forests of conifers (cone-bearing evergreen trees). Temperatures are cold, but soil is not completely frozen.

a)

Tundra

b)

Taiga

c)

Temperate Forest (Temperate Deciduous Forest)

d)

Savanna

e)

Tropical Rainforest

109.

Which biome has less than 10 inches of rain each year?

a)

Savanna

b)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

c)

Desert

d)

Tropical Rainforest

110.

The three-toed sloth is adapted to living in a hot, humid climate with lush vegetation and no seasons. What biome would you most liked find this organism?

a)

Temperate Deciduous Forest (Temperate Forest)

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Savanna

d)

Taiga

e)

Desert

111.

The following animals are common to which biome?

(polar bear, walrus, arctic fox, seal, penguin, snowy owl, caribou, arctic hare, musk oxen)

a)

Tundra

b)

Taiga

c)

Temperate Forest

d)

Tropical Rainforest

e)

Desert

112.

The following animals are common to which biome? (anaconda, gorilla, monkey, toucan bird, red-eyed tree frog, python, jaguar, three-toed sloth, anteater, macaw bird)

a)

Deciduous Forest (Temperate Forest)

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Tundra

d)

Taiga (Coniferous Forest)

e)

Desert

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