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Ecology Quiz 1

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
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 
4.

An ecosystem thrives with biotic and abiotic components. An example of an abiotic part of an ecosystem is ______________.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fungus

c)

Water

d)

Decaying plants

5.

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

6.

All living things or organisms in an ecosystem are

a)

None

b)

biotic factors

c)

abiotic factors

7.

Which level of organization is depicted in this image?

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Biome

e)

Biosphere

8.

Which level of organization is depicted in this image?

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Biome

e)

Biosphere

9.

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

a)

Deer

b)

Fern Plant

c)

Apple Tree

d)

Owl

e)

Skunk

10.

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

a)

Lemongrass

b)

Fox

c)

Apple Tree

d)

Rose Plant

e)

Sunlight

11.
From where do autotrophs obtain their energy?
a)
The sun
b)
Other organisms
12.

What is a lion?

a)

autotroph

b)

heterotroph

13.

Producers are ...

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

also called decomposers

d)

all of these are true

14.

Arrows in a food web show

a)

eating

b)

sunlight

c)

energy flow

d)

matter

15.

Who is the producer?

a)

lettuce

b)

greenfly

c)

ladybird

d)

thrush

16.

An animal that hunts other animals for food is a ___________

a)

herbivore

b)

predator

c)

prey

d)

producer

17.

What is a herbivore?

a)

an animal that gets energy from eating other animals

b)

an organism that gets energy from eating only plants

c)

an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals

18.

What is a carnivore?

a)

an animal that gets energy by eating other animals

b)

An animal that gets energy by eating only plants

c)

an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals

19.

Which of the following is NOT a consumer

a)

grass

b)

dog

c)

shark

d)

fish

20.

This type of consumer eats a primary consumer.

a)

vegans

b)

primary producer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

tertiary consumer

21.

A field mouse eats seeds,

a snake eats the field mouse, & a hawk eats

a snake

This is called a...

a)

food web

b)

food link

c)

energy chains

d)

food chain