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Biology Ecology

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following leads to a decrease in biodiversity?

a)

introduction of exotic or invasive species

b)

selective cutting

c)

pollution control

d)

protection of ecosystems

2.

What is a species?

a)

Different animals that compete for the same resources

b)

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

c)

A group of organisms that live together

d)

A group of similar organisms that can reproduce with each other

3.

What type of organism can make its own food?

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

d)

autotroph

4.

What type of consumer eats plants?

a)

Carnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

omnivore

d)

Both herbivore and omnivore

5.

What is a food chain?

a)

A way to show the feeding relationships between organisms

b)

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

c)

The sequence of events that occurs during photosynthesis

d)

A representation of an organism’s life cycle

6.

How much energy is transferred between trophic levels?

a)

5%

b)

100%

c)

50%

d)

10%

7.

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

a)

Parasitism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Predation

d)

Mutualism

8.

What is biodiversity?

a)

The process of creating new species

b)

A way to describe similarities between different species

c)

The degree of variation of life on Earth

d)

The different ways species reproduce

9.

How does the energy flow in an energy pyramids?

a)

UP

b)

DOWN

10.

A system of food chains that shows the transfer of energy is termed

a)

food web

b)

food chain

c)

predator

d)

prey

11.

All living things get their energy from which of the following sources?

a)

food

b)

sun

c)

water

12.

Which is represented by all of the bullfrogs living around a pond?

a)

ecosystem

b)

population

c)

habitat

d)

community

13.

What is another word for biology?

a)

bioecology

b)

bionomics

c)

environmental biology

14.

What does fungi do to dead plants and animals?

a)

Leave them there

b)

Wait for other animals to eat them

c)

Decompose them

d)

Move away

15.

What is ecology

a)

Study of the human body

b)

Study of viruses

c)

Study of the relationships between organisms and their environment

d)

Study of humans sleeping