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Test 1 Zoology Ecosystem, Fish classification and Vocabulary

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 4hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not the biotic component of ecosystem

a)

Herbivores

b)

Consumers

c)

Soil

d)

Decomposer

e)

All the above

2.

Pyramid of energy is

a)

Upright

b)

Inverted

c)

Sometime inverted

d)

Does not exist

3.

What type of factor is this?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

4.

Biotic can be defined as

a)

the living parts of an environment

b)

non-living parts of an environment

c)

rocks and water

d)

snakes and water

5.

Which of the following describes parasitism?

a)

Fern plant growing on a trunk of a tree

b)

Barnacle sticking on the shell of an oyster

c)

An orchid living on a truck of a mahogany tree

d)

An insect larva staying under the leaves of a plant

6.

Why are plants considered as producers?

a)

Plants convert energy from the sun into chemical energy in the form of glucose (food).

b)

Plants produce root crops that supply carbohydrates to animals.

c)

Plants provide vegetable for animals and human consumption.

d)

Plants produce fruits that can be eaten by animals.

7.

Is soil a biotic or abiotic factor?

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

8.

Where does the food chain START?

a)

with consumers that eat grass

b)

with the sun giving energy to producers

c)

with the sun giving energy to consumers

d)

with consumers eating other consumers

9.

 Animals that eat a variety of meats, fruits, and vegetables are

a)

producers

b)

Carnivores

c)

omnivores

d)

herbivores

10.
The study of the interaction of living and nonliving things in the environment.
a)
biology
b)
ecology
c)
zoology
d)
psychology
11.
the living parts of an ecosystem
a)
biotic factors
b)
biology
c)
abiotic factors
d)
animals
12.

In any food chain, the first trophic level is occupied by:

a)

Herbivores

b)

Secondary consumer

c)

Producers

d)

Keystone species

13.

Where can you find nitrogen-fixing bacteria?

a)

decaying plants and animals

b)

waterlogged soil

c)

root nodules

d)

stems of leguminous plants

14.
An animal that eats other animals is a....
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
15.

What is an ecosystem??

a)

A group of organism of one species

b)

All the living and non-living things that interact in an area

c)

The study of the interaction between living organism and their environment

d)

Soil, water, air and sunliight

16.

What is the study about ecosytem??

a)

Environmental Science

b)

Biology

c)

Ecology

d)

Botany

17.

Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor?

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

18.

What is the difference between the biotic and abiotic factors?

a)

Biotic factors are living things and abiotic factors are nonliving things.

b)

Biotic factors are nonliving things and abiotic factors are living things.

19.

Why are plants considered as producers?

a)

Plants convert energy from the sun into chemical energy in the form of glucose (food).

b)

Plants produce root crops that supply carbohydrates to animals.

c)

Plants provide vegetable for animals and human consumption.

d)

Plants produce fruits that can be eaten by animals.

20.
all the populations living in an ecosystem.
a)
population
b)
community
c)
ecosystem
d)
species
21.
The role or job of a species in a community.
a)
habitat
b)
diet
c)
niche
d)
ecosystem
22.
What is the physical location where plants and animals live?
a)
population
b)
habitat
c)
species
d)
niche
23.
A(n) _________ consists of all the living and non-living things that interact in an area. 
a)
ecology
b)
ecosystem
c)
habitat
24.
__________ factors are the living parts of an ecosystem.
a)
Biotic
b)
Abiotic
c)
Limiting
25.
__________  factors are the non-living parts of an ecosystem. 
a)
Biotic
b)
Abiotic
c)
limiting
26.
A _______ represents all the members of one species in a particular area. 
a)
community
b)
population
c)
carrying capacity
27.

The first organism in a food chain is always a__________.

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

carnivore

d)

herbivore

28.

What is it??

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

omnivore

d)

All correct

29.

SEA

What type of ecosystem is it?

a)

Aquatic ecosystem

b)

Land ecosystem

30.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
d)
Biotic Factors
31.
Mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism are the three types of
a)
symbiotic relationships.
b)
predation.
c)
competition.
d)
prey adaptations.
32.

Which of the following is most useful for representing energy dynamics in an ecosystem

a)

Ecological Pyramids

b)

Food Chain

c)

Food Web

d)

Nutrient Cycling

33.

Which of the following is a component of an Ecosystem

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Ecosphere

d)

Lithosphere

34.

The term "Ecology" was introduced by?

a)

AG Tansley

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Ernst Haeckel

d)

EO Wilson

35.

Food is?

a)

Supporting

b)

Provisionary

c)

Regulatory

d)

Cultural

36.

Protection against disease is?

a)

Supporting

b)

Provisionary

c)

Regulatory

d)

Cultural

37.

Health and relaxation are?

a)

Supporting

b)

Provisionary

c)

Regulatory

d)

Cultural

38.

The flow of services is?

a)

From ecosystem to society

b)

From society to ecosystem

c)

From boy to girl

d)

From pink to blue

39.

The water cycle is?

a)

Supporting

b)

Provisionary

c)

Regulatory

d)

Cultural

40.

Medicine and health resources is?

a)

Supporting

b)

Provisionary

c)

Regulatory

d)

Cultural

41.

Fuel is?

a)

Supporting

b)

Provisionary

c)

Regulatory

d)

Cultural

42.

Beauty and sipiritual values are?

a)

Supporting

b)

Provisionary

c)

Regulatory

d)

Cultural

43.

Water purification is?

a)

Supporting

b)

Provisionary

c)

Regulatory

d)

Cultural

44.

Photosynthesis is?

a)

Supporting

b)

Provisionary

c)

Regulatory

d)

Cultural

45.

Polination is?

a)

Supporting

b)

Provisionary

c)

Regulatory

d)

Cultural

46.

Outdoors and tourism are?

a)

Supporting

b)

Provisionary

c)

Regulatory

d)

Cultural

47.

Purification of the air is?

a)

Supporting

b)

Provisionary

c)

Regulatory

d)

Cultural

48.

Soil formation is?

a)

Supporting

b)

Provisionary

c)

Regulatory

d)

Cultural

49.

Raw materials is?

a)

Supporting

b)

Provisionary

c)

Regulatory

d)

Cultural

50.

Control of erosion is?

a)

Supporting

b)

Provisionary

c)

Regulatory

d)

Cultural

51.

Better climate is?

a)

Supporting

b)

Provisionary

c)

Regulatory

d)

Cultural

52.
What do you call ALL the living things in the same environment?
a)
population
b)
community
c)
ecosystem
d)
biome
53.
What do you call all of the living things AND all of the non-living things together in the same environment?
a)
Population
b)
Community
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Biome
54.
What do you call ONE species all living in the same environment?
a)
Population
b)
Community
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Biome
55.
What do you call it when one species benefits while the other species is harmed?
a)
Predation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
56.
What do you call it when one species benefits AND the other species benefits?
a)
predation
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
mutualism
57.
What do you call it when two or more species are competing for the same resources?
a)
Competition
b)
Predation
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
58.
What do you call it when one species benefits and the other species is not really affected in any way?
a)
Predation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
59.
What do you call it when predators hunt and eat prey?
a)
Competition
b)
Predation
c)
Parasitism
d)
Commensalism
60.
What does it mean that water communities are high in biodiversity?
a)
That there are lots of different types of life
b)
That there are lots of changes
c)
That there are many different types of water
d)
That there are lots of different types of bacteria
61.
Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?
a)
There would be a decrease in the small bird population.
b)
There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.
c)
There would be a decrease in the mice population.
d)
There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.
62.
An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...
a)
scavenger
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
carnivore
63.
Which organism receives the least amount of energy from the producer?
a)
Owl
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Lilypad
d)
Mouse
64.
If the number of births in a population is the same as the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?
a)
It will increase.
b)
It will decrease.
c)
It will stay the same.
d)
It will fluctuate.
65.

Which type of growth occurs with unlimited resources?

a)

Logistic

b)

Exponential

c)

Both

d)

None

66.

Which information is important for setting up aquaculture?

a)

Tolerance limits

b)

Resilience to environment

c)

Physiological requirements

d)

All of the above.

67.

____ is the study of fishes.

a)

Biology

b)

Ichthyology

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Physiology

68.

_____ is the study of size, shape and structure of living organisms.

a)

Taxonomy

b)

Morphology

c)

Anatomy

d)

Physiology

69.

Which information would be provided by fish biologists?

a)

Fish distribution

b)

Fish prices

c)

Fish markets

d)

Fish owners

70.

________ is the study of organ functions in the body.

a)

Taxonomy

b)

Anatomy

c)

Morphology

d)

Physiology

71.

When you learn about the cells and tissues that make up the fish, you are learning its _____.

a)

Anatomy

b)

Morphology

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Physiology

72.

_______ is the study of living organisms.

a)

Science

b)

Biology

c)

Biochemistry

d)

Psychology

73.

Classification of living organisms is the main idea of _____.

a)

Anatomy

b)

Morphology

c)

Physiology

d)

Taxonomy

74.

Which of the following branches divide animals into different categories?

a)

Anatomy

b)

Physiology

c)

Morphology

d)

Taxonomy

75.

Which information is important for setting up aquaculture?

a)

Tolerance limits

b)

Resilience to environment

c)

Physiological requirements

d)

All of the above.

76.

An ichthyologist studies about ___.

a)

fishes

b)

aquaculture

c)

research

d)

biology

77.

When fish travel in groups, it's called a:

a)

flock

b)

pack

c)

school

78.

What are the three most common ways to classify fish?

a)

Species relationship, size and fins

b)

Species relationship, water temperature preference and feeding habits

c)

Water temperature preference, size and colour

d)

Size, colour and feeding habits.

79.

Perch, Walleye and Sauger are an example of which type of species?

a)

Salmonoids

b)

Minnows

c)

Sharks

d)

Percids

80.

Salmonids (ray finned fish) would include which of the following fish?

a)

Minnows

b)

Rainbow Trout

c)

Sturgeon

d)

Shark

81.

A minnow is....

a)

A large fish.

b)

A common name for a small saltwater fish.

c)

A common name for a small freshwater fish.

d)

Good for eating.

82.

Fish are warm blooded creatures that take on the temperature of the water they are in...

a)

False

b)

True.

83.

An example of a cold water fish is:

a)

Burbot

b)

Arctic Grayling

c)

Pike

d)

Perch

84.

An example of a cool/warm water fish is:

a)

Burbot

b)

Lake Whitefish

c)

Goldeye

d)

Golden Trout

85.

Alberta Environment says fishing should not take place in water that is...

a)

14 degrees celsius and above

b)

30 degrees celsius and above

c)

22 degrees celsius and above

d)

17 degrees celsius and above

86.

Fish can be classified based on what they like to eat.

Pike and bull trout might eat a variety of food but mostly prefer...

a)

Marshmallows

b)

Plants

c)

Insects

d)

Other fish

87.

Complete this sentence:


Fish that are low on the food chain must be__________ in order to survive as many predatory fish are hunting them. Fish that are higher up on the food chain are _____ __________because there are less predators coming after them.

a)

big, very small

b)

short, very big

c)

abundant, less abundant

d)

less abundant, abundant

88.

How does cold water influence fish?

a)

This will grow more slowly

b)

They will grow more quickly

c)

They will eat more

d)

They move really fast

89.

To make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something.

a)

to plead

b)

to contemplate

c)

to dribble

d)

to wear smb out

90.

To walk by pulling your feet slowly along the ground rather than lifting them.

a)

To shuffle

b)

To contemplate

c)

To dribble

d)

To plead

91.

to dribble ____________

a)

a ball

b)

an example

c)

a worker

d)

a rope

92.

to dismiss ____________

a)

a ball

b)

a worker

c)

a rope

d)

a good time

93.

to pay ______________

a)

a compliment

b)

an opportunity

c)

a rope

d)

a worker

94.

to set ___________

a)

an example

b)

cards

c)

a compliment

d)

your future

95.

extremely hungry

a)

appropriate

b)

famished

c)

excruciating

d)

pouring

96.

For many people the ____________ is a symbol of good luck.

a)

horseshoe

b)

mascot

c)

black cat

d)

the number 13

97.

She seemed to be _____________ bewildered by the answer they gave her.

a)

vividly

b)

strongly

c)

utterly

d)

heavily

98.

A heavy lunch makes me ____________ in the afternoon.

a)

sluggish

b)

plodding

c)

leisurely

99.

A ____________ walk before breakfast help to sharpen the appetite.

a)

brisk

b)

brusque

c)

brash

100.

Independent sources say that the death _______ from the earthquake runs into thousands.

a)

toll

b)

tale

c)

tally

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