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WorksheetsAPES Bonus Quiz MP1 2024
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
An ecosystem is a location on Earth that includes
only biotic components
only abiotic components
interacting biotic and abiotic components
positive and negative feedback loops
Place the ecology levels of organization in proper order (smallest to largest)
organism > population > community > ecosystem > biosphere
community > organism > ecosystem > biosphere > population
organism > community > biosphere > population > ecosystem
population > biosphere > ecosystem > community > organism
A tapeworm lives in the small intestines where it feeds and grows, robbing the human of essential nutrients. This is a _____ type of relationship.
Commensalism
Parasitism
Symbiotic
Mutualism
The cattle egret follows herds of cattle and eat the insects that the cattle stir up as they move through the grassland. The cattle appear to be unaffected by the egrets. This is a _____ type of relationship.
Commensalism
Parasitism
Symbiotic
Mutualism
A positive feedback loop occurs
when a system responds to a change by returning to its original state
when feedback into a system decreases a rate of response
when a system is in a steady state
when feedback into a system increases a rate of response
Which is a biotic factor?
producers
pH
energy
humidity
What law best relates to energy loss within an ecosystem?
First law of thermodynamics
Second law of thermodynamics
Third law of thermodynamics
Law of conservation of matter
Which best describes the concept of net primary production?
total amount of energy available from the Sun
total amount of cellular respiration conducted within an ecosystem
energy captured minus energy lost
total amount of energy available from the producer
In which biome would you expect to find an area with an average temperature of 10oC and 200 cm of precipitation annually?
Temperate seasonal forest
Temperate rainforest
Woodland/shrubland
Tropical seasonal forest
In which biome would you expect to find an area with an average temperature of 4oC and 50 cm of precipitation annually?
Tundra
Boreal forest
Temperate grassland/cold desert
Woodland/shrubland
Terrestrial biomes are defined by ____ and ____ variables.
temperature; precipitation
temperature; animals
precipitation; plants
animals; plants
A keystone species is best defined as
an organism that eats all others
an organism that runs the fastest
an organism that keeps the food web stable
an organism that has the most advantages
Which biome has warm temperatures, high precipitation, and little seasonal variation due to its location near the equator?
Boreal forest
Tropical rainforest
Woodland/shrubland
Subtropical desert
The direction of an arrow in a food chain represents
the flow of energy from organism B to A
the movement of organisms
the directionality of the sun
the flow of energy from organism A to B
All of the following is true about a niche generalist EXCEPT
thrives in multiple environments
feeds on specific food only
lives in various habitats
feeds on various food
1. What is the best description of an ecosystem?
A. Biotic and Abiotic factors interacting.
B. All interspecies interactions.
C. The populations of all organisms in a given area interacting.
D. The interactions of plants and animals in a given area.
3. The sun provides the energy for almost all life on Earth. Approximately how much of the sun's energy captured by producers would move up to the next trophic level?
A. 90%
B. 75%
C. 10%
D. 1%
4. As energy moves within an ecosystem, how is the majority of it lost?
A. Cellular respiration
B. Light
C. Metabolism
D. Heat loss
5. Net Primary Productivity (NPP) is:
A. The total amount of energy stored by producers.
B. The potential energy that producers can make.
C. The total amount of energy from the sun.
D. The total amount of energy available.
6. A marine biologist is studying a kelp ecosystem. She notices that Sea Urchins eat the kelp and that Sea otters eat the urchins and protect the kelp forest. In this scenario, the Sea Urchin can be classified as a
A. Primary Consumer
B. Secondary Consumer
C. Decomposer
D. Autotroph
7. The most abundant element in Earth's atmosphere is
A. Water
B. Nitrogen
C. Carbon
D. Oxygen
8. A group of living organisms play a large role in the nitrogen cycle. Which group do they belong to?
A. Producers
B. Detritivores
C. Virus
D. Bacteria
9. Humans have altered the phosphorus cycle by
A. Clear-cutting forests.
B. Burning fossil fuels
C. Damming rivers for hydroelectric power.
D. Using fertilizers.
12. Earth's terrestrial biome with the greatest biodiversity is
A. Deserts
B. Savannahs
C. Rainforests
D. Grasslands
13. A scientist is tracking reindeer migrations and notices that they spend a significant amount of time on the permafrost. What type of biome are they in?
A. Chaparral
B. Tundra
C. Grasslands
D. Forest
Which is an example of an abiotic component affecting a biotic component.
Low phosphorus content in soil limits the growth of vegetation.
A thick planting of ground cover reduces soil erosion on a hillside.
Plants release oxygen into the atmosphere during photosynthesis.
Which of the following is a characteristic of tropical rain forests?
Their soils are relatively poor in nutrients.
Their soils are typically high in pH.
They do not exhibit a great deal of species diversity.
Why is phytoplankton in the upper few hundred feet of water bodies.
They can mostly readily hide from predators there
Sunlight does not penetrate to great depths in water
They are benthic organisms
Which of the following is true of carbon as it cycles in nature?
Carbon compounds rarely exist in the gaseous state
Carbon dioxide is released during photosynthesis.
Carbon sinks include forests and oceans.
Which of the following best describes the process of leaching?
The falling of acid precipitation from the atmosphere to Earth's surface
Water percolating through soil, dissolving some of its material
The use of chemicals to reduce the amount of E. coli in wastewater
Approximately what percent of the water on Earth is freshwater?
75%
25%
2.5%
A forest has a GPP of 3.8 kilograms C/m^2/year and the rate of cellular respiration is 2.4 kilograms C/m^2/year. What is the NPP?
6.2 kg C/m^2/year
1.4 kg C/m^2/year
1.0 kg C/m^2/year
9.12 kg C/m^2/year
1.58 kg C/m^2/year
Click the image to enlarge it. Which community has higher biodiversity RICHNESS?
Community 1
Community 2
They are the same
Click the image to enlarge it. Which community has higher biodiversity EVENNESS?
Community 1
Community 2
They are the same
If a natural disturbance occurs and a species undergoes a bottleneck effect, the resulting genetic diversity will be....
increased
decreased
Higher biodiversity =
higher ecosystem resilience
lower ecosystem resilience
If a natural disturbance occurs and a species undergoes a bottleneck effect, the resulting genetic diversity will be....
increased
decreased
Tourism in Yellowstone National Park would be considered what type of ecosystem service?
Provisioning
Regulating
Supporting
Cultural
Bees pollinating our crops would be considered what type of ecosystem service?
Provisioning
Regulating
Supporting
Cultural
A forest that naturally purifies our air would be considered what type of ecosystem service?
Provisioning
Regulating
Supporting
Cultural
A river that naturally filters drinking water would be considered what type of ecosystem service?
Provisioning
Regulating
Supporting
Cultural
Obtaining lumber from a forest would be considered what type of ecosystem service?
Provisioning
Regulating
Supporting
Cultural
Click the image to enlarge it. Would island 1 or 2 likely have higher biodiversity?
1
2
A population's zone of intolerance is...
the range where organisms survive, grow, and reproduce
the range where organisms survive, but experience lack of growth and decreased activity
the range where organisms will die
Which fish would survive best in a pond that is kept at 23 degrees Celsius?
Brook Trout
Carp
The variety of species in within a given ecosystem
ecosystem diversity
species diversity
genetic diversity
species richness
species evenness
A theory that demonstrates the dual importance of habitat size and distance in determining species richness.
ecological succession
pioneer species
island biogeography
climax community
Historically described as the final stage of succession (looks different in different biomes)
ecological succession
pioneer species
island biogeography
climax community
A species that can colonize new areas rapidly and grow well in full sunshine
ecological succession
pioneer species
island biogeography
climax community
The succession of plant life that occurs in areas that have been disturbed but have not lost their soil
primary succession
secondary succession
climax community
island biogeography
