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Unit 1: Ecology, MHS

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the source of all the energy in the ecosystem?

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Sunlight

d)

Carbon

e)

Water

2.

A(n) organism that needs to eat another organism to survive is called a....

a)

Producer

b)

Plant

c)

Consumer

d)

Animal

3.

Energy cycles back to the beginning of the food web.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Nutrients cycle back to the start of an food web.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What organism cycles nutrients back to the start of the food web?

a)

Decomposer

b)

Sun

c)

Producer

d)

Consumer

6.

Plants are called _ because _ .

a)

consumers, they need to get energy by eating another organism

b)

producers, they need to get energy by eating another organism

c)

consumers, they make their own food through photosynthesis

d)

producers, they make their own food through photosynthesis

7.

Select all options that are abiotic factors:

a)

Tree

b)

Rock

c)

Rain

d)

Eagle

8.

Select all options that are biotic factors:

a)

Tree

b)

Rock

c)

Rain

d)

Eagle

9.

What are examples of abiotic limiting factors? Select all that apply.

a)

Drought

b)

Food Supply

c)

Predators

d)

Temperature

10.

What are examples of biotic limiting factors? Select all that apply.

a)

Drought

b)

Food Supply

c)

Predators

d)

Temperature

11.

Select the incorrect food chain.

a)

b)

c)

12.

What is the correct term for the coyote in this food chain?

grass -> duck -> coyote

a)

Producer

b)

Primary Consumer

c)

Secondary Consumer

d)

Secondary Producer

13.

What do food webs represent? Select the most correct answer.

a)

What eats what.

b)

All paths of energy flow throughout an ecosystem.

c)

How nutrients move in a food chain.

14.

How much energy is lost at each level of an energy pyramid?

a)

10%

b)

50%

c)

80%

d)

90%

15.

Which of the following is the correct order of trophic levels?

a)

Producer -> Primary Consumer -> Tertiary Consumer -> Secondary Consumer

b)

Producer <- Primary Consumer <- Secondary Consumer <- Tertiary Consumer

c)

Secondary Consumer -> Tertiary Consumer -> Primary Consumer -> Producer

d)

Producer -> Primary Consumer -> Secondary Consumer -> Tertiary Consumer

16.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

The hawk in this food web would be considered:

a)

Primary Consumer

b)

Secondary Consumer

c)

Tertiary Consumer

d)

Quaternary Consumer

17.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

The fox in this food web would be considered:

a)

Primary Consumer

b)

Secondary Consumer

c)

Tertiary Consumer

d)

Quaternary Consumer

18.

What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a biological community?

a)

Trophic Level

b)

Energy Level

c)

Consumer Step

d)

Biodiversity Level

19.

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)

Energy Pyramid

b)

Food Web

c)

Food Chain

20.

The nonliving aspects of an ecosystem.

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

21.

The living aspects of an ecosystem.

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

22.

As you move up the trophic levels in an energy pyramid, the amount of energy _.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

23.

When creating a graph, the independent variable goes on what axis?

a)

x-axis

b)

y-axis

24.

When creating a graph, the dependent variable goes on what axis?

a)

x-axis

b)

y-axis

25.

Scientific Question: Does a person's height affect how well they will do on their science test?

What is the dependent variable?

a)

Height

b)

Science Test Score

c)

The people being tested

26.

Scientific Question: Does a person's height affect how well they will do on their science test?

What is the independent variable?

a)

Height

b)

Math Test Score

c)

The people being tested

27.

When do you use a bar graph?

a)

With categorical data

b)

With data tracked over time

28.

When do you use a line graph?

a)

With categorical data

b)

With data tracked over time

29.

Ms. Z studies plants. She studies three different species of plants, uses two different fertilizers, and gives them all the same amount of light and water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?

a)

Dependent

b)

Independent

30.

The variable the researchers directly manipulates (changes).

a)

Independent Variable

b)

Dependent Variable

31.

The variable that is measured throughout the experiment.

a)

Independent Variable

b)

Dependent Variable

32.

What is the temperature at 1pm on September 2nd?

a)

10 °C

b)

10 °F

c)

0 °C

d)

Cannot tell

33.

When are the average daily temperatures increasing?

a)

Wednesday - Thursday

b)

Thursday

c)

Friday

d)

Thursday - Friday

34.

Select all qualitative data.

a)

Number of flower buds

b)

Flower color

c)

Number of blue flowers

d)

Scent of flower

35.

Select all quantitative data.

a)

Number of flower buds

b)

Flower color

c)

Number of blue flowers

d)

Scent of flower