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Unit 11: Ecology

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is an abiotic factor?

a)
water
b)

dogs

c)
trees
d)
grass
2.
Which level of organization does the image below fall under?
a)
Organism
b)
Population
c)
Community
d)
Ecosystem
3.
Which level of organization does the image below fall under?
a)
Organism
b)
Population
c)
Community
d)
Ecosystem
4.
Which level of organization does the image below fall under?
a)
Organism
b)
Population
c)
Community
d)
Ecosystem
5.
Which term describes a relationship where one organism benefits and the other organism harmed or killed?
a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

competition

6.
What are the Abiotic factors in this image? 
a)
water, sunlight, dirt, air
b)
birds and plants
c)
birds, water, dirt
d)
plants, water
7.
Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?
a)
sun
b)
temperature
c)
soil
d)
grass
8.

While exploring a desert ecosystem, which of the following would be considered an abiotic factor?

a)

Fungi

b)

Water

c)

Insects

d)

Birds

9.

Match the following types of relationships to their descriptions:

a)

Both organisms are harmed by fighting over a resource

1.

Competition

b)

One organism benefits at the expense of the other

2.

Parasitism

c)

One organism benefits while the other remains neutral

3.

Commensalism

d)

Both organisms benefit (help each other)

4.

Mutualism

10.

​ (a)   is a type of symbiosis in which both individuals

benefit.

Choose from the below words
mutualism
commensalism
competition
predation
symbiosis
parasitism
11.

Which of the following is an example of a parasite?

a)

A flea

b)

An orchid

c)

An Egyptian plover

d)

The bacteria that live in human intestines

12.

A hummingbird and a flower are an example of ...

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parisitism

d)

Predation

13.

Vines grow on a tree. The vines get light but the tree is not affected. What kind of relationship is this?

a)

Competition

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Parasitism

14.

Some bacteria live in the stomach of a cow. The bacteria helps the cow break down and digest the plant food that the cow eats. The bacteria gets a meal. This is an example of

a)

Commensalism

b)

parasitism

c)

Mutualism

15.
Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor? 
a)
abiotic
b)
biotic
16.
An ___________________ is all the living AND non-living things in an area.
a)
Ecosystem
b)
Environment
c)
Biotic
d)
Abiotic
17.

Match the following levels of classification to their definitions:

a)

1 individual

1.

Organism

b)

All the same species

2.

Population

c)

All the different living things

3.

Community

d)

All the biotic and abiotic things

4.

Ecosystem

18.

What is the term used to describe a group of individuals of the same species living in the same area?

a)

Community

b)

Population

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Biome

19.

Which is an example of an ecosystem?

a)

An area of cold climate and communities of different species

b)

one elk

c)

a group of elks living together in the same area

d)

elks, snow rabbits, and owls living in the same area

20.
An organism that hunts its food
a)
Predator
b)
Prey
c)
Hunter
d)
Gather
21.
An organism that is hunted for food
a)
Predator
b)
Gather
c)
Prey
d)
Hunter
22.
Lives in or on another organism and derives nourishment from them resulting in harm to the host
a)
Host 
b)
Parasite
c)
Predator
d)
Prey
23.
One organism receives the benefits while the other is not affected +/o
a)
Mutualism
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Symbiotic Relationship
24.
Both organisms receive benefits +/+
a)
Mutualism
b)
Symbiotic Relationship
c)
Commensalism
d)
Parasitism
25.
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
26.
The place where an organism lives that provides it with shelter, food and water.
a)
ecosystem
b)
population
c)
community
d)
habitat
27.
The study of the interaction of living and nonliving things in the environment.
a)
biology
b)
ecology
c)
zoology
d)
psychology