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U1 Intro to Ecology

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ecology

a)

the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment

b)

the study of the abiotic features in an ecosystem

c)

the study of ecologic

2.

organism

a)

any single living thing

b)

all living things in the universe!

c)

all living things within an ecosystem

3.

population

a)

any single living thing

b)

all organisms of a single species in an ecosystem

c)

all living things within an ecosystem

4.

community

a)

all organisms of a single species in an ecosystem

b)

all living things within an ecosystem

c)

all living and non-living features of an environment

5.

ecosystem

a)

the area in which organisms live

b)

all living things within a geographical area

c)

all living and non-living features of an environment

6.

abiotic factor

a)

a non-living feature of an ecosystem

b)

a living feature of an ecosystem

c)

all living and non-living features of an ecosystem

7.

biotic factor

a)

a non-living thing of an ecosystem

b)

a living organism in an ecosystem

c)

any living or non-living thing in an ecosystem

8.

habitat

a)

a large geographic area with a certain type of ecosystem

b)

where an organism obtains what it needs to live

9.

biome

a)

a large geographic area with a certain type of climate and ecosystem

b)

a place where an organism obtains what it needs to live

c)

an ecosystem

10.

limiting factor

a)

a biotic or abiotic feature that limits a population's size in an ecosystem

b)

the largest number of individuals that an ecosystem can support

11.

carrying capacity

a)

any feature of an ecosystem that limits population size

b)

the largest number of individuals that can live in an ecoystem

c)

all living things in an ecosystem

12.

energy pyramid

a)

shows how energy travels from lower to higher levels in an ecosystem

b)

all organisms on the same level of an ecosystem

c)

a group of organisms that live in Egypt

13.

trophic level

a)

the flow of energy up a food chain

b)

one energy level on an energy pyramid

c)

a trophy for the winner of an ecosystem

14.

producer

a)

makes its own food

b)

consumes other organisms for food

c)

consumes waste and dead organisms

15.

consumer

a)

makes its own food

b)

eats other organisms for food

c)

consumes waste and dead organisms

d)

hunts and kills other animals for food

16.

decomposer

a)

makes its own food

b)

eats other organisms for food

c)

consumes waste and dead organisms

d)

hunts and kills other animals for food

17.

predator

a)

is hunted and eaten by other organisms

b)

consumes waste and dead organisms

c)

hunts and kills other animals for food

18.

prey

a)

is hunted and eaten by other organisms

b)

consumes waste and dead organisms

c)

hunts and kills other animals for food

19.

food chain

a)

shows how food energy passes from one organism to the next

b)

all organisms on the same level of an ecosystem

c)

a group of organisms that hang onto each other in a chain

20.

food web

a)

network of various interconnected food chains

b)

all organisms on the same level of an energy pyramid

c)

a group of organisms that hang onto each other in a chain

21.

carnivore

a)

only consumes other consumers

b)

only eats producers

c)

eats both producers and consumers

d)

just really enjoys eating

22.

herbivore

a)

only consumes other consumers

b)

only eats producers

c)

eats both producers and consumers

d)

just really enjoys eating

23.

omnivore

a)

only consumes other consumers

b)

only eats producers

c)

eats both producers and consumers

d)

just really enjoys eating

24.

nom-nom-nomnivore

a)

only consumes other consumers

b)

only eats producers

c)

eats both producers and consumers

d)

just really enjoys eating

25.

symbiosis

a)

a close relationship between organisms of different species

b)

when one organism eats another

c)

when two hosts compete for another organism's attention

26.

mutualism

a)

a symbiotic relationship where both species benefit

b)

a symbiotic relationship where the host is unaffected

c)

a symbiotic relationship where the host is injured or killed

27.

commensalism

a)

a symbiotic relationship where both species benefit

b)

a symbiotic relationship where the host is unaffected

c)

a symbiotic relationship where the host is injured or killed

28.

parasitism

a)

a symbiotic relationship where both species benefit

b)

a symbiotic relationship where the host is unaffected

c)

a symbiotic relationship where the host is injured or killed