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Alternative Test Assignment

Total questions: 112

Worksheet time: 2hrs 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you call an animal that only eats plants?

a)

niche

b)

carnivore

c)

parasite

d)

herbivore

e)

predator

2.

What is the general term used to describe the interaction between two different organisms that are living in close physical association?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

symbiosis

c)

habitat

d)

prey

e)

omnivore

3.

This term describes a consumer that feeds only on other consumers - in other words, the 'opposite' of vegan…

a)

mutualsim

b)

niche

c)

prey

d)

autotroph

e)

carnivore

4.

The animal in an ecological relationship that results in another animal being hunted, killed, and eaten…

a)

autotroph

b)

habitat

c)

predator

d)

herbivore

e)

producer

5.

The non-living part of the natural environment where an animal, plant or other organism lives…

a)

niche

b)

habitat

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

e)

biosphere

6.

An ecological symbiotic relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is harmed…

a)

parasitism

b)

herbivore

c)

mutualism

d)

carnivore

e)

commensalism

7.

This is the job or role of a specific organism within its habitat...

a)

producer

b)

prey

c)

carnivore

d)

niche

e)

photosynthesis

8.

What you would call an ecological symbiotic relationship between two organisms where one benefits, but the other is not helped or harmed?

a)

mutualsim

b)

predator

c)

commensalism

d)

parasitism

e)

herbivory

9.

The name of the process that producers use to make their own food…

a)

respiration

b)

commensalism

c)

food chains

d)

photosynthesis

e)

symbiosis

10.

Another word for a plant or other producer that makes its own food using energy from sunlight…

a)

photosynthesis

b)

autotroph

c)

consumer

d)

carnivore

e)

herbivore

11.

Technically speaking, ALL food chains should end with these types of organisms so that nutrients can be recycled back into the habitat…

a)

parasites

b)

predators

c)

herbivores

d)

symbiotes

e)

decomposers

12.

What is the term used to describe ALL of the populations of ALL the species of living organisms within a particular habitat?

a)

savanna

b)

wildlife

c)

community

d)

habitat

e)

ecosystem

13.

The term used to include all of the living things PLUS all the non-living things together in a specific environment...

a)

community

b)

biosphere

c)

habitat

d)

population

e)

ecosystem

14.

What do you call the total count of a specific organism living within their natural habitat?

a)

ecosystem

b)

community

c)

population

d)

symbiosis

e)

niche

15.

What ecological relationship is depicted between Pumba (warthog) and the bugs?

a)

Competition, because pumba is in competition with the bugs for food sources

b)

Mutualistic, because Pumba and the bugs benefit each other

c)

Predator-Prey, because Pumba is a predator that consumes bug as prey

16.

Marlin and his son, Nemo, are clownfish that live in a sea anemone. Clownfish benefit by receiving protection and shelter from the sea anemone. The clownfish, in return, scares away predators of the sea anemone and provides nutrients for the sea anemone through its excrement (waste). The symbiotic relationship between Nemo and the sea anemone is known as -

a)

parasitism

b)

commensalism

c)

predator-prey

d)

competition

e)

mutualism

17.

The flock of white seagulls that are fighting over a single food source (Nemo & Dory) depicts which ecological relatioship?

a)

Intraspecies Competition

b)

Mutualism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Commensalism

18.

The pearlfish receives protection from predators by living inside a sea cucumber. The sea cucumber is not affected during this interaction. This ecological relationship is known as -

a)

predator-prey because the pearlfish is prey to the sea cucumber

b)

mutualism because only the pearlfish benefits in this ecological relationship

c)

parasitism because the pearlfish causes harm to the host sea cucumber

d)

commensalism because only the pearlfish benefits while the sea cucumber is not affected

e)

competition because the sea cucumber and pearlfish often fight for living space

19.

The video clip depicts two whales of the same species chasing after and fighting for the food source (penguins). The two ecological relationships depicted in this scene are -

a)

Interspecies Competition

b)

Mutualism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Predator-Prey relationship

e)

Intraspecies Competion

20.

A pair of red, male kangaroos are seen fighting over a potential mate. The ecological relationship between the two male kangaroos shown is -

a)

Commensalism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Predator-Prey

d)

Competition

21.

What is another word for something that is ALIVE or was ONCE LIVING

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

22.

What is another word for something that was NEVER ALIVE?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotc

23.

Is this ROCK BIOTIC or ABIOTIC?

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

24.

Is this PLANT BIOTIC or ABIOITC?

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

25.

Is this OWL BIOTIC or ABIOTIC?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

26.

Is this JELLYFISH BIOTIC or ABIOTIC?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

27.

Is this a DEPENDENT or COMPETITIVE relationshp?

a)

Dependent

b)

Competitive

28.

Is this a DEPENDENT or COMPETITIVE relationshp?

a)

Dependent

b)

Competitive

29.

Is this a DEPENDENT or COMPETITIVE relationshp?

a)

Dependent

b)

Competitive

30.

Is this a DEPENDENT or COMPETITIVE relationshp?

a)

Dependent

b)

Competitive

31.

Is this a DEPENDENT or COMPETITIVE relationshp?

a)

Dependent

b)

Competitive

32.

Is this a DEPENDENT or COMPETITIVE relationshp?

a)

Dependent

b)

Competitive

33.

Is this a DEPENDENT or COMPETITIVE relationshp?

a)

Dependent

b)

Competitive

34.

Is this WATER BIOTIC or ABIOTIC?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

35.

Is this CLOUD BIOTIC or ABIOTIC?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

36.

A plant or animal that comes into a new ecosystem and consumes limited resources are called _____________.

a)

Invasive Species

b)

Native Species

37.

What two ways do invasive species come into a new environment?

a)

On Accident: like on a cargo ship

b)

They come here on their own

c)

On purpose: like as pets or as food

38.

A __________________ relationship is when a biotic or abiotic factor is needed by an a living thing to surive

a)

Dependent

b)

Competitive

39.

A ____________________ Relationship is when two living things "fight" for limited resources.

a)

Dependent

b)

Competitive

40.
An organism that hunts its food
a)
Predator
b)
Prey
c)
Hunter
d)
Gather
41.
An organism that is hunted for food
a)
Predator
b)
Gather
c)
Prey
d)
Hunter
42.
A condition that occurs when two or more organisms compete for the same resources or food within an ecological community
a)
Population
b)
Competition
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Community
43.
The place where an organisms lives
a)
Home
b)
Habitat
c)
Community
d)
Population
44.
Eats plants (example: deer)
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Decomposer
45.
Eats other animals (example: tiger)
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Decomposer
46.
Eats plants and animals (example: humans)
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Decomposer
47.
Autotrophs
- Use sun's energy to make their own food
- Plants (grass)
a)
Herbivore
b)
Consumers
c)
Producers
d)
Scavangers
48.
Cactus. Is it a.....
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
49.
If a habitat experiences a drought, the available resources will
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
increase, then decrease
d)
Not Change
50.
_______ factors are all living things located within an ecosystem.
a)
biotic
b)
abitotic
c)
biome
d)
niche
51.
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.
52.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
53.
Which statement is correct?
a)
The lion and rhino have a predator/prey relationship.
b)
The grasshopper is the predator and the bird is the prey.
c)
Giraffes compete with lions and birds.
d)
None of the above
54.
Which two organisms have a producer consumer relationship?
a)
grasshopper and shrew
b)
shrew and hawk
c)
shrew and frog
d)
marsh grass and grasshopper
55.

When a population of organisms increase very quickly in a short period of time.

a)

population explosion

b)

emigration

56.

What could cause a population to increase?

a)

births and immigration

b)

deaths and emigration

c)

births and emigration

d)

deaths and immigration

57.

The carrying capacity of an ecosystem depends on....

a)

the amount of resources available

b)

the color of the ecosystem

58.

What caused the population explosion of deer in Wolf island?

a)

the wolves left

b)

the producers increased

c)

the bear population decreased

59.

Which ecosystem is probably healthier?

a)

An ecosystem with only a few species of animals

b)

An ecosystem with MANY different animals

60.
Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (simple) to most complex?
a)
a.  Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ system
b)
a.  Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organism
c)
a.  Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
d)
a.  Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism, organ system
61.
The smallest level of organization of life in an organism
a)
tissue
b)
cell
c)
organ
d)
organ system
62.
The cell is the building block of all living things.
a)
True
b)
False
63.

This is an example of....

a)

cell

b)

tissue

c)

organ

d)

organ system

64.

Groups of cells with similar functions.

a)

Organs

b)

Molecules

c)

Tissues

d)

Organelles

65.

Group of tissues with similar functions.

a)

Organelles

b)

Cells

c)

Tissues

d)

Organs

66.

Group of organs with similar functions.

a)

Organism

b)

Cell

c)

Organ

d)

System

67.

Any single living individual, and can refer to a single human, animal, plant,

Protista, bacteria, or fungi.

a)

Community

b)

Cell

c)

Population

d)

Organism

68.
What do scientists call the parts of a cell?
a)
Pieces
b)
Sections
c)
Organelles
d)
None of the above
69.
The DNA of a cell is found in the __________.
a)
mitochondria
b)
lysosome
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuole
70.
Which of these organelles do animal cells not have?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Chloroplasts
c)
Cell membrane
d)
Lysosome
71.
What do you call the gooey liquid in a cell?
a)
Lysosome
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Cytoplasm
72.
This organelle is often referred to as the power house of the cell.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Lysosome
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
73.
This organelle is where plants do photosynthesis.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Lysosome
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
74.
Which organelle is on the outside of an animal cell?
a)
Cell wall
b)
Cell membrane
c)
Cellular lining
d)
Cytoplasm
75.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal

76.

Organisms whose cells do not have a nucleus are called _____.

a)

Eukaryotes

b)

Multicellular

c)

Unicellular

d)

Prokaryotes

77.

An organism made of only one cell is called _____ .

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Mutlicellular

c)

Monocellular

d)

Unicellular

78.

What does this describe? An organism that breaks down the cells of dead plants and animals.

a)

Producer

b)

Herbivore

c)

Decomposer

d)

Carnivore

79.

What does this describe

A animal that only eats meat?

a)

Carnivore

b)

Decomposer

c)

Herbivore

d)

Omnivore

80.

What does this describe

an organism, as a plant, that is able to produce its own food

a)

Decomposer

b)

Producer

c)

Herbivore

d)

Humans

81.

What does this describe

an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin.

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

d)

Decomposer

82.

What does this describe

an animal that eats only plants.

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Producer

83.

What does this describe

a person or thing that eats something.

a)

Producer

b)

Decomposer

c)

Consumer

d)

Buyer

84.

What do plants need to survive?

a)

Sun and water

b)

Sun, Carbon dioxide, Oxygen, Water

c)

Sun, Oxygen, Water

d)

Sun, Carbon dioxide, Water

85.

About how long is 1 full cycle of the moon?

a)

About 1 day

b)

About 1 year

c)

About 1 month

d)

About 1 week

86.

Humans are _______________?

a)

Omnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Carnivores

d)

Decomposer

87.

If a lion is chasing after a deer. In this situation the lion is the _____________?

a)

Prey

b)

A Boss

c)

Predator

d)

Omnivore

88.

If a lion is chasing after a deer. In this situation the deer is the _____________?

a)

Prey

b)

A chicken

c)

Preditor

d)

Omnivore

89.

Cooking on the stove is an example of what type of energy?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Kinetic

c)

Thermal

d)

Electrical

90.

Turing my lamp on in the bedroom is an example of what type of energy?

a)

Electrical

b)

Mechanical

c)

Kinetic

d)

Sound

91.

A tree is an example of what type of resource?

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

92.

Coal is an example of what type of energy?

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

93.
A __________ includes all living and non-living things in an environment. 
a)
population
b)
niche
c)
abitotic
d)
ecosystem
94.
_______ are consumers that eat only meat.
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
95.
________ are consumers that eat plants and meat.
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
96.
Which group do fungi, bacteria, and termites belong to?
a)
decomposers
b)
producers
c)
herbivores
d)
omnivores
97.
Which organism make their own food through the process of photosynthesis? 
a)
decomposer
b)
consumer
c)
herbivore
d)
producer 
98.
If the population of prey increases, the population of predators will ________because of the availability of food.
a)
decrease
b)
stay the same
c)
increase
99.
What are interconnected food chains called?
a)
consumers
b)
predators
c)
food web
100.
What would most likely happen if an ecosystem no longer received sunlight?
a)
The number of herbivores would increase
b)
The number of plants would increase
c)
all organisms would adapt
d)
All living organisms would eventually die
101.
All food chains_____________________
a)
have more consumers than producers
b)
produce and use same amount of energy
c)
begin with a producer
d)
are unhealthy 
102.
How does energy enter an ecosystem? 
a)
sunlight
b)
soil 
c)
animals 
d)
invasive species 
103.
A lion, captures and eats other animals. What is he considered? 
a)
prey
b)
predator
c)
producer 
d)
healthy 
104.
How do consumers get their energy? 
a)
laying in the sun
b)
eating other organisms 
c)
providing food for other organisms
d)
surviving in an ecosystem 
105.

All the members of one species that live within an area of an ecosystem

a)

population

b)

community

c)

niche

106.
Which is a biotic factor?
a)
Fox
b)
Mountain
c)
Air
d)
Sunlight
107.
An individual living thing is a/an __________.
a)
habitat
b)
ecosystem
c)
organism
d)
population
108.
The place where an organism lives is its _________.
a)
habitat
b)
abiotic
c)
ecosystem
d)
community
109.
All of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem are _______.
a)
biography
b)
biotic
c)
abiotic
d)
biology
110.
A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area are called a/an ________.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
111.
What is the definition of Biotic factors?
a)
Dead things
b)
plants
c)
Living things or organisms
d)
soil
112.
What is a example of a abiotic factor?
a)
Panda
b)
Turtle
c)
Butterfly
d)
weather

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