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Living Things and the Environment FINAL

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A prairie dog, a hawk, and a snake are all part of the same

a)
community
b)

population

c)

species

d)

ecosystem

2.

Grass is an example of a(n) ________?

a)

Biotic Factor

b)

Abiotic Factor

3.

Put these levels in order from the smallest to the largest: population, organism, ecosystem, community

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4.

Name two abiotic and two biotic factors you might find in a forest ecosystem.

4 lines
5.

_________ occurs when individuals leave or exit a population.

a)

Emigration

b)

Immigration

c)

Hibernation

d)

Migration

6.

_________ occurs when individuals come into or join a population.

a)

Emigration

b)

Immigration

c)

Migration

d)

Hibernation

7.

Which of the following is NOT a way a population can grow?

a)

Birth

b)

Immigration

c)

Death

8.

A parasite lives on or inside its (a)  

9.

What is this interaction an example of?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

10.

What is this an example of?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

11.

What is this an example of?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

12.

Which of the following is a factor that decreases a population size?

a)

Birth

b)

Immigration

c)

Death

d)

Emigration

13.

Which interaction involves one organism benefiting while the other is harmed?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

14.

Which of the following is considered an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?

a)

Water

b)

Animals

c)

Plants

15.
What is a herbivore?
a)
An organism that only eats plants
b)
An organism that only eats other animals
c)
An organism that eats plants and animals
16.
There are areas in the oceans that are called dead zones. These areas do not have enough air for living things to survive. Marine life in these areas either die or leave. Areas that would normally have many organisms become underwater deserts instead. The immediate problem that causes living things to leave the area is....
a)
They do not have water to survive.
b)
They do not have air to survive.
c)
They do not have nutrients to survive.
d)
They do not have plants to survive.
17.

Which of the following best describes the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

a)

They produce their own food through photosynthesis.

b)

They consume living plants and animals.

c)

They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

d)

They compete with primary producers for sunlight.

18.

Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?

a)

Hawk

b)

Spider

c)

Grasshopper

d)

Shrew

19.

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

20.

A community is made up of

a)

all the organisms

b)

all the biotic and abiotic things

c)

one species, one place

d)

all the abiotic things

21.
The white feathers of a snowy owl allow it to blend in with its environment during the winter months (snow). This is an example of ________________
a)
Species
b)
Environmental Change
c)
Adaptation
d)
Variation
22.

Which of the following organisms is a primary consumer in a food chain?

a)

Lion

b)

Wolf

c)

Rabbit

d)

Eagle

23.

What type of symbiotic relationship benefits one organism and does not affect the other?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism