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Ecology

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is a BIOTIC factor in an ecosystem?

a)

Soil

b)

Water

c)

Sunlight

d)

Grass

2.

Which of the following describes an interaction in which one organism kills and eats another?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Predation

d)

Competition

3.

The nonliving parts of an ecosystem are called

a)

Organisms

b)

Populations

c)

Biotic Factors

d)

Abiotic Factors

4.

All the different POPULATIONS that live together in an area make up a(n)

a)

Species

b)

Organisms

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Community

5.

Which of the following would be included in a drawing that BEST describes an ecosystem?

a)

All the plants, animals, and water in park

b)

All the plants and animals in a park

c)

All the animals in a park

d)

All the squirrels in a park

6.

The study of how things interact with each other and with their environment is called

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Biotic Studies

c)

Ecology

d)

Community

7.

Which of the following is an example of a population?

a)

The rocks in a rock collection

b)

The cats and dogs in your neighborhood

c)

The bushes and grass in a park

d)

The gray wolves in a forest

8.

What type of organisms must be most plentiful (available) in an ecosystem?

a)

Tertiary Consumers

b)

Producers

c)

Primary Consumers

d)

Secondary Consumers

9.

If one species is helped, and one is NOT affected, what is the relationship?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Predation

c)

Commensalism

d)

Parasitism

10.

When a jellyfish paralyzes a tiny fish with its poisonous tentacles, the fish is the:

a)

Predator

b)

Prey

c)

Best Friend

d)

Parasite

11.

A close relationship between two species that benefits BOTH species:

a)

Mutualism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

12.

When a flea is living on a dog, the flea is the:

a)

Host

b)

Prey

c)

Predator/Parasite

13.

Mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism are the three types of

a)

Competition

b)

Symbiotic Relationships

c)

Predation

d)

Prey Adaptations

14.

Warthog and Mongoose: The mongoose eats the ticks off the warthog and the warthog becomes clean of ticks. This is an example of

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Predation