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Unit 6 Review P1

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT an example of an ecosystem service?

a)

provisioning

b)

regulating

c)

associating

d)

supporting

2.
Ecosystem services
a)
are the processes by which life-supporting resources are produced.
b)
indicate the current state of the environment.
c)
are valued for their beauty.
d)
refer to abiotic features of the environment.
3.

The aesthetic value of an ecosystem provides

a)

a supporting service.

b)

a regulating service.

c)

an intrinsic value.

d)

a cultural service.

4.

When a spruce tree is harvested so the wood can be used to build a house, the tree is providing

a)

a cultural service.

b)

a provision.

c)

an intrinsic value.

d)

a monetary unit.

5.

Human waste is often dumped in the ocean. Microbial organisms in marine ecosystems can break down organic waste into less harmful components. This is an example of

a)

a cultural service.

b)

an ecosystem provision.

c)

a regulating service.

d)

an intrinsic value.

6.

Products obtained from nature that humans can use such as lumber, medicines and food crops are

a)

ecological benefits.

b)

provisions.

c)

supplies.

d)

services.

7.

Fruits, fish, and livestock are all examples of what type of ecosystem service?

a)

Economic

b)

Provisioning

c)

Regulating

d)

Cultural

8.

Music, art, and architecture born from interactions with nature are all examples of what type of ecosystem service?

a)

Provisioning

b)

Regulating

c)

Cultural

d)

Supporting

9.

Natural processes such as nutrient cycling and the creation of soils are all examples of what type of ecosystem service?

a)

Provisioning

b)

Regulating

c)

Cultural

d)

Supporting

10.

Which of the following would be an example of a regulating service?

a)

Nutrient cycling

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Drinking water from a creek

d)

Bees pollinating flowers

11.

Bacteria decomposing waste is an example of what type of ecosystem service?

a)

economic

b)

regulating

c)

provisioning

d)

supporting

12.

A community of organisms and their abiotic environment.

a)

Environment

b)

Biosphere

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Community

13.

An ecosystem comprising the ENTIRE EARTH and the organisms that inhabit it.

a)

Biosphere

b)

Biome

c)

Abiotic

d)

Ecoregion

14.

All the non-living things in an environment

a)

Biotic

b)

Biome

c)

Abiotic

d)

Biosphere

15.

All living things in an environment

a)

Biotic

b)

abiotic

c)

geographic

d)

community

16.

A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities.

a)

Biome

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Ecoregion

d)

Microhabitat

17.

The number and VARIETY of organisms in a given area during a specific period of time.

a)

Biosphere

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Biodiversity

18.

What are the four things all animals need to survive?

a)

Food, water, shelter, space

b)

A mate, a food source, fresh water, and sunlight

c)

Plants, Carbon Dioxide, space, and shelter

d)

protection, adaptations, space, and food

19.

Where an organism lives and is able to find all of the resources needed to survive, water, shelter, food, air, sunlight.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Environment

c)

Habitat

d)

Organism

20.

What is an adaptation?

a)

A physical feature or behavior that helps living things survive.

b)

The food that an animal eats.

c)

A place where an animal lives

d)

How animals evolve throughout time.

21.

Check all items listed below that are non-living parts of an ecosystem:

a)

Duck

b)

Water

c)

Tree

d)

Air

e)

Sun

22.

Check all items listed below that are living parts of an ecosystem:

a)

frog

b)

tree

c)

sun

d)

fly

e)

dirt

23.
A trait that helps a living thing survive is called an _______.
a)
trait
b)
adaptation
c)
survive
d)
reproduce
24.

A niche ________________.

a)

is the function that an organism performs in the food web of that community.

b)

includes everything else the organism does and needs in its environment.

c)

is specific to each individual animal and plant.

d)

All of the above.

25.

An organism’s habitat provides _____________________.

a)

food, water, shelter, and space.

b)

food, water, and clothes.

c)

only food.

d)

video games, ninjas, and baked beans.

26.

A squirrels niche would be _________________.

a)

hunting prey and providing meat for other squirrels.

b)

searching for fish to eat in the ocean.

c)

staying busy storing nuts and seeds for winter.

d)

help decompose other animals and plants.

27.

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

a)

photosynthesis

b)

producer

c)

heterotroph

d)

carnivore

e)

herbivore

28.

Where does the energy start for all living things & in this food chain?

a)

Plant

b)

Sun

c)

Deer

d)

Wolf

29.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
30.

What is the definition of - Herbivore

a)

An organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals

b)

The rate at which organic matter is created by producers in an ecosystem

c)

An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

d)

An organism that obtains energy by eating only animals

31.

What is the definition of - Carnivore

a)

An organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals

b)

An organism that feeds on plant and animal remains and other dead matter

c)

An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

d)

An organism that obtains energy by eating only animals

32.

What is the definition of - Omnivore

a)

An organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals

b)

An organism that feeds on plant and animal remains and other dead matter

c)

An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

d)

Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten.

33.

What is the definition of - Decomposer

a)

An organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals

b)

An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

c)

An organism that breaks down the remains of dead organisms and returns the nutrients back into the soil

d)

Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten.

34.
Organisms that relies on other organisms for food; consumer
a)
herbivore
b)
decomposer
c)
heterotroph
d)
species
35.

What do fungi, mushrooms & bacteria do to dead plants and animals?

a)

Leave them there

b)

Decompose them

c)

Wait for other animals to eat them

d)

Move away

36.

What is a scavenger?

a)

A consumer that eats dead animals that have already been killed by other animals; does not recycle nutrients

b)

A carnivore that eats what it kills

c)

Eats plants and meat

d)

Eats plants only

37.

When the ringed seal is feeding on krill (zooplankton), it is a __________ consumer.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

quaternary

38.

How can the orca be a 5th level consumer?

a)

phytoplankton --> krill --> ringed seal --> polar bear--> orca

b)

phytoplankton --> krill --> arctic cod --> orca

c)

phytoplankton --> krill --> arctic cod --> ringed seal --> polar bear--> orca

d)

phytoplankton --> krill --> arctic cod --> polar bear--> orca

39.

Which organism can be considered an herbivore?

a)

phytoplankton

b)

zooplankton

c)

arctic cod

d)

ringed seal

40.

Which organisms in the food web compete with each other for food sources?

a)

krill and arctic cod

b)

polar bear and orca

c)

krill and ringed seal

d)

phytoplankton and zooplankton

41.
An energy pyramid represents what?
a)
How much sunlight is available for the ecosystem to use. 
b)
How much energy a particular organism needs. 
c)
How much energy is needed to build a pyramid. 
d)
The amount of energy available to the next 'feeder' in a food web.
42.
The largest group of organisms found in a food web would be:
a)
Primary Consumers
b)
Producers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Tertiary Consumers
43.

A network of feeding interactions that shows all the interrelated food chains in an ecosystem

a)

trophic level

b)

food web

c)

biomass pyramid

d)

pyramid of numbers

44.

Each step in a food chain or web

a)

trophic level

b)

food web

c)

biomass pyramid

d)

pyramid of numbers

45.

There are 40,000g of biomass energy available on trophic level one. How much energy is available for the tertiary consumer?

a)

400,000g

b)

4,000g

c)

400g

d)

40g

e)

4g

46.

There are 40,000g of biomass energy available on trophic level one. How much energy is available for the secondary consumer?

a)

400,000g

b)

4,000g

c)

400g

d)

40g

e)

4g

47.
A feeding relationship where one organism hunts and one is hunted.
a)
Commensalism
b)
Decomposistion
c)
Mutualism
d)
Predator-Prey
48.
An animal that feeds on what another animal has killed is known as a:
a)
Scavenger
b)
Mutualist
c)
Decomposer
d)
Parasite
49.
An animal that hunts and consumes other organisms is known as a:
a)
Prey
b)
Decomposer
c)
Predator
d)
Commensalist
50.
An organism that helps to recycle nutrients within an ecosystem by eating dead or decaying organisms is a:
a)
Predator
b)
Autotroph
c)
Producer
d)
Decomposer
51.
The organism that is hunted and eaten in a particular feeding relationship is known as:
a)
Predator
b)
Decomposer
c)
Prey
d)
Autotroph
52.
A relationship that describe a close interaction between two different species is known as what?
a)
Biodiversity
b)
Symbiosis
c)
Predation
d)
Emigration
53.
This is known as a relationship in which one organism benefits, while the other is unaffected.
a)
Parasitism
b)
Mutualism
c)
Immigration
d)
Commensalism
54.
A clownfish uses a sea anenome as a safe place to live. While living there, the clownfish lures in food for the anenome. This is an example of what type of relationship?
a)
Predator-Prey
b)
Commensalism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Parasitism
55.
A mosquito feeds off of the blood of different organisms. This usually causes discomfort to the organism and sometimes disease and death. This is an example of:
a)
Parasitism
b)
Decomposition
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
56.
A feeder fish usually follows behind sharks to pick up food scraps that they leave behind. The fish gets food and the shark is unaffected. This is an example of:
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
d)
Decomposition
57.
A relationship between two organisms where one benefits while the other is harmed is known as what?
a)
Decomposition
b)
Consummerism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Parasitism