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Unit 10 Ecology Test Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Abiotic can be defined as?

a)

An organism that is alive

b)

Non-living parts of an ecosystem

c)

Living Parts of the environment

d)

A new kind of Pokemon that lives with Pikachu

2.

Biotic can be defined as

a)

the living parts of an ecosystem

b)

non-living parts of an environment

c)

rocks and water

d)

snakes and water

3.

Temperature is a(n) _________factor

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

c)

living

d)

cool

4.

Soil is an example of a(n)

a)

Biotic factor

b)

Abiotic factor

c)

competition

d)

herbivorous

5.

All living things or organisms in an ecosystem are

a)

None

b)

biotic factors

c)

abiotic factors

6.

Which of the following is NOT a biotic factor?

a)

Coyote

b)

air

c)

elephant

7.

What is the difference between the biotic and abiotic factors?

a)

Biotic factors are living things and abiotic factors are nonliving things.

b)

Biotic factors are nonliving things and abiotic factors are living things.

8.

Temperature, sunlight, oxygen, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment

a)
alive
b)
biotic 
c)
abiotic
d)
living
9.
What are the biotic factors in this image?
a)
sunlight, elephants, and grasses
b)
sunlight, water,  and air
c)
elephants, plants, trees 
10.

Which of the following is a biotic factor?

a)

sun

b)

temperature

c)

soil

d)

grass

11.
Which of the following lists has ONLY biotic factors?
 
a)
snail, algae, guppy, sunlight
b)
temperature, Daphnia (water flea), snail, guppy (fish)
c)
snail, guppy (fish), Daphnia (water flea), algae
d)
temperature, pH, conductivity, nitrite concentration
12.

An arctic blast pushed its way through several of the Northern state in the United State. The temperatures dropped below freezing for several days. Temperature is an example of which type of factor?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

13.

Is wind a biotic or abiotic factor?

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

14.

An ecosystem is made up of __________.

a)

living things only

b)

non-living things only

c)

both living and non-living things

15.

Lizards and cacti are biotic factors in a desert ecosystem that would rely on which abiotic factors?

a)

insects and sun

b)

water and insects

c)

snakes and temperature

d)

water and soil

16.

Which of the following shows an abiotic factor interacting with a biotic factor in the environment?

a)

Lamprey eels survive by attaching themselves to trout.

b)

Water temperature affects its oxygen level.

c)

Low light intensity affects the growth of forest pine trees.

d)

Gypsy moth caterpillars eat the leaves of apple tree.

17.

What level of ecological organization do the animals represent?

a)

Species

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

18.

What level of ecological organization does the bird represent?

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

19.

What level of ecological organization does this entire picture represent?

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

20.

Which of the following pictures shows an example of an organism?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

Which of the following is an example of a population?

a)

One cardinal bird

b)

A group of mice

c)

A group of deer and birds

d)

Deer, birds, trees, and a lake

22.

Which of the following images is an example of a community?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

What level of organization can be observed in the image?

a)

community

b)

organism

c)

ecosystem

d)

population

24.

What is an example of a community?

a)

One fish

b)

Many fish of the same species living in the area

c)

Crabs, sharks, and species of fish in the same area

d)

Many communities living in an aquatic environment

25.

What is an example of a population?

a)

One lion

b)

A group of lions living in the same area

c)

Lions, gazelles, and elephants

d)

A savannah

26.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

One individual of a species

b)

a group of individuals of a species that live in the same area

c)

all the different species in an area

d)

all the communities in an area and the physical environment

27.

What is a population?

a)

One individual member of a species

b)

a group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area

c)

all the different populations of species that live together in an area

d)

a community of species and the physical environment

28.
TRUE or FALSE: An ecosystem contains only biotic factors.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
29.
TRUE or FALSE: A community includes all abiotic and biotic factors.
a)
TRUE
b)
FASLE
30.

A group of the same type of organisms living in the same place at the same time is called a/an ----

a)

ecosystem.

b)

population.

c)

community.

d)

biome.

31.

All of the populations that live in one area together are called a/an ---

a)

biome.

b)

population.

c)

community.

d)

ecosystem.

32.

Which two biotic factors will interact in this environment?

a)

The sun helps the tree feed itself.

b)

The bird flies in the air.

c)

The termite eats the tree.

d)

The elephant sunbathes.

33.

Which represents the community level of organization?

a)

lions, zebras, giraffes, trees

b)

lions

c)

lions, zebras, sunlight, trees, rocks

d)

lions and their cubs

34.

Which choice shows the correct order of the levels of environmental organization from simplest to most complex?

a)

organism, population, community, ecosystem

b)

organism, population, ecosystem, community

c)

organism, community, population, ecosystem

d)

population, ecosystem, organism, community

35.

Butterfly gets nectar from the flower and transfers pollen to other flowers to allow flowers to reproduce.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

36.

Clown fish lives among the deadly tentacles of the sea anemone and is protected. The clown fish eats food left over by the anemone keeping the area clean and also acts as “bait”.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

37.

Remora eats food left over by the shark. The shark makes no attempt to prey upon the remora.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

38.

4. Braconoid wasps lay eggs on the catepillar. They hatch inside the cocoon of the catepillar and eat the developing catepillar.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

39.

Fleas on a dog…

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

40.

Barnacles attach themselves to the whale causing no harm to the whale.

a)

mutualsim

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

41.

A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is hurt or harmed...

a)

Mutualism

b)

Competition

c)

Parasitsm

d)

Commensalism

42.
A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit. 
a)
Mutualism 
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm 
d)
Commensalism 
43.
A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed
a)
Mutualism 
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm 
d)
Commensalism 
44.
When a mosquito bites you, you are the __________ and the mosquito is the  ____________.
a)
host, hostess
b)
parasite, host
c)
host, parasite
d)
prey, predator
45.
When one organism is helped and has no effect on the other, the relationship is called __________.
a)
competition
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
d)
adaptation
46.
In this picture, the ZEBRA is the __________________
a)
predator
b)
prey
47.
In this picture, the lion is the __________________
a)
predator
b)
prey
48.

an organism kills and eats all or part of another organism

a)

competition

b)

predator/prey

c)

symbiosis

49.

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

a)

Dependent

b)

Competitive

50.

A student wants to investigate competition between two organisms. For the investigation, it is most important that the student should choose organisms that –

a)

reproduce at a faster rate.

b)

are both active during the night.

c)

have the different adaptations.

d)

require the same resources.