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BioDiv_Phase3

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Interactive system between a community and its inherent abiotic environment.

a)

Density

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Population

d)

Landscape

2.

A group of individuals of the same species living in a certain region.

a)

Community

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Population

d)

Biosphere

3.

A group of organisms with similar structures and functions that reproduce with each other by having fertile offspring.

a)

Variety

b)

Community

c)

Population

d)

Species

4.

Number of individuals of a species per unit area, at a given time.

a)

Abundance

b)

Density

c)

Mortality

d)

Birth rate

5.

Symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other neither benefits nor harms.

a)

Antagonism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Mimicry

d)

Mutualism

6.

Biome characterized by plants with modifications, xerophytes and cacti distributed in dispersed form and large areas of bare soil, high temperatures during the day and very low at night.

a)

Coniferous forest

b)

Chaparral

c)

Desert

d)

Prairies

7.

Name of the linear relationship of who eats whom within a community.

a)

Food chain

b)

Trophic level

c)

Food pyramid

d)

Food plot

8.

In a linear food chain in which an eagle, a mouse, grass, an insect and a snake are found, indicate in which trophic level the mouse is located.

a)

First (producer)

b)

Second (primary consumer)

c)

Third (secondary consumer)

d)

Forth (tertiary consumer)

e)

Fifth (decomposer)

9.

The carrying capacity refers to the maximum number of individuals of a particular species that a specific environment can support over time.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

When the number of organisms remains at a relatively constant level from one year to the next, it is said to be a fluctuating population.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Organisms with wide margins of tolerance for many factors are the least likely to have a wide distribution.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Ecological succession refers to the gradual and predictable process of change in species composition that takes place in an ecological community over time.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A biome is a classification of areas based on factors such as climate, soil type, and the plant and animal life they support, making each biome distinct from others.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Biotic factors are the different components that determine the physical space in which living beings inhabit; among the most important we can find: water, temperature, light, pH, soil, humidity, air and nutrients.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The Egyptian plover supposedly removes rotting meat & parasites from the snout of crocodiles. This type of symbiotic relationship is called mutualism.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Select the 3 factors that regulate the density of a population.

a)

Birth rate

b)

Symbiosis

c)

Dispersion

d)

Mortality

e)

Migration

17.

Identify the spatial distribution pattern of this dandelion population

a)

Random

b)

Uniform

c)

Clumped

18.

Identify the spatial distribution pattern of this penguin population

a)

Random

b)

Uniform

c)

Clumped

19.

Identify the spatial distribution pattern of this starfish population

a)

Random

b)

Uniform

c)

Clumped

20.

Identify the level of organization depicted

a)

Biosphere

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Species

d)

Community

e)

Population

21.

Identify the level of organization depicted

a)

Biosphere

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Species

d)

Community

e)

Population

22.

Identify the level of organization depicted

a)

Biosphere

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Species

d)

Community

e)

Population

23.

Identify the level of organization depicted

a)

Biosphere

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Species

d)

Community

e)

Population

24.

Identify the level of organization depicted

a)

Biosphere

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Species

d)

Community

e)

Population

25.

Which of the following animals are vertebrates?

a)

Birds, reptiles and mammals

b)

Sponges, jellyfishes and hydras

c)

Fish and amphibians

d)

Spiders, snails and earthworms