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Ecology Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Green plants are
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
herbivores
d)
omnivores
2.

symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit

a)

competition

b)

mutualism

c)

predation

d)

commensalism

3.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
d)
How carnivores get their food. 
4.

symbiotic relationship in which one organisms benefits and the other organism is not affected

a)

competition

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

commensalism

5.
Organisms that breaks down and absorbs nutrients from dead organisms 
a)
consumer
b)
trophic level
c)
decomposer
d)
species
6.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
7.
Consumer that eats plants
a)
heterotroph
b)
herbivore
c)
producer
d)
community
8.
The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Decomposer
b)
Producer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Primary Consumer
9.

What are plants that convert energy from the sun called?

a)

decomposer

b)

primary consumer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

producer

10.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
11.

Ecology is the study of:

a)

only the living things in the environment

b)

only the nonliving things in the environment

c)

how living things interact with each other and the nonliving things in the environment

d)

scientists who perform research on living things

12.

What is a species?

a)

Different animals that compete for the same resources

b)

A group of similar organisms that can reproduce with each other

c)

A group of organisms that live together

d)

A group of organisms that are physically and functionally very different from each other

13.

Organisms that can make their own food do so by the process of:

a)

decomposition

b)

respiration

c)

photosynthesis

d)

scavenging

14.

What type of consumer eats plants?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Both herbivore and omnivore

15.

The first organism in a food chain is ALWAYS a:

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

d)

Any of the above

16.
A food web is composed of many...
a)
food webs
b)
food chains
c)
fast-food chains
d)
bike chains
17.

Biotic means:

a)

living organisms and the remains of living organisms

b)

non-living

18.

Abiotic means:

a)

living organisms and the remains of living organisms

b)

non-living

19.

Spiders eat flies. When drawing the food web for this relationship, you should draw the arrow:

a)

FROM the spider, TO the fly

b)

FROM the fly, TO the spider

20.

Select the three things plants need to do photosynthesis.

a)

Water

b)

Glucose

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Light energy

21.

Which organisms convert Nitrogen in the atmosphere to a usable for for plants and animals?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Bacteria

d)

Converters

22.

Photosynthesis will most likely appear in which of these cycles?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Carbon

c)

Water

23.

Evaporation and Transpiration will most likely appear in which of these cycles?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Carbon

c)

Water

24.

Which species will have the largest population?

a)

Hawks

b)

Snakes

c)

Rabbits

d)

Grass

25.

An ecosystem is...

a)

All of the members of a species in the same area.

b)

All of the different species in the same area.

c)

All of the Biotic and Abiotic factors in an area.

26.

Decomposers...

a)

Recycle nutrients in the ecosystem.

b)

Provide most of the Earth's energy.

c)

Can be considered producers because they grow in the ground.

d)

Are mostly Abiotic.

27.

Increased Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere has formed a blanket around the planet and contributed to an ...

a)

increase in the temperature of the planet.

b)

increase in noise

c)

increase in ice around the planet.

d)

increase in parasites looking for hosts.

28.

A relationship in which both species benefit is called...

a)

Parasitism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Mutualism

29.

How are primary consumers different from secondary consumers?

a)

Primary consumers eat only plants; secondary consumers eat other consumers.

b)

Primary consumers eat other consumers; secondary consumers eat only plants.

c)

Primary consumers eat plants and other consumers; secondary consumers eat plants and decompose matter.

d)

. Primary consumers eat plants and decompose matter; secondary consumers eat plants and other consumers.

30.

Sheep are herbivores. What can you infer from this?

a)

They are primary consumers.

b)

They are producers.

c)

They are secondary consumers

d)

They are decomposers.

31.

Through what process do producers make their own food using sunlight?

a)

Parthenogenesis

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Meiosis

d)

Mitosis

32.

The original source of energy for a food web is...

a)

plants

b)

sun

c)

producers

d)

decomposers

33.

Primary succession occurs in an area that has:

a)

soil

b)

no soil

c)

some soil

d)

none of these

34.

___ are the first organisms to colonize an area and begin the process of ecological succession.

a)

foundational organisms

b)

introductory organisms

c)

primary organisms

d)

pioneer species

35.

What is the main difference between primary and secondary ecological succession?

a)

Primary begins WITHOUT soil; Secondary begins WITH soil

b)

Primary is the first state and secondary is the second stage

c)

Primary builds plant community; secondary builds animal community

d)

Primary begins WITH soil; Secondary begins WITHOUT soil

36.

What is an example of a disturbance that could bring about secondary succession?

a)

Humans cut down many trees in a small region

b)

A volcanic eruption covers a village in lava.

37.

Which of the following types of organisms would be present during the pioneer community stage of ecological succession?

a)

Lichens and mosses

b)

Grasses and shrubs

c)

Small trees and wildflowers

d)

Tall trees and thick brush

Which

38.

Nitrogen can't be used directly from the atmosphere.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Process where plants take in CO2 from the atmosphere to make their own food.

a)

Respiration

b)

Combustion

c)

Nitrification

d)

Photosynthesis

40.

Process where plants and animals release CO2 back into the atmosphere through exhaling.

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Decomposition

c)

Respiration

d)

Uplift

41.
What is happening at 1?
a)
respiration: releasing CO2
b)
decomposing COin the soil
c)
photosynthesis: absorbing CO2
d)
turning CO2 from the atmosphere into organic molecules
42.
A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed...
a)
Mutualism 
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm 
d)
Commensalism 
43.
What type of symbiosis?  Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
44.
A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit. 
a)
Mutualism 
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm 
d)
Commensalism 
45.
Remoras attach themselves to a shark’s body. They then travel with the shark and feed on the leftover food scraps from the shark’s meals. The relationship neither harms nor benefits the shark. 
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
46.

An ecosystem is made up of __________.

a)

living things only

b)

non-living things only

c)

both living and non-living things

47.

Why was the songbird population reduced by the presence of too many elk in Yellowstone?

a)

Elk ate young trees, so birds had fewer places to nest.

b)

Elk ate too many songbirds.

c)

Wolves at songbirds when no elk were available.

48.

Why were wolves absent from Yellowstone from the 1920's to 1995?

a)

There was no prey available, so they starved.

b)

When all the elk died, the wolves moved to Canada.

c)

Humans hunted and killed all the wolves in Yellowstone and the surrounding area.

d)

The wolves migrated south to Texas for a warmer climate.

49.

How did the elk population impact the vegetation of Yellowstone?

a)

The elk ate it all, They reduced the vegetation to almost nothing, or they devoured it, leaving it bare.

b)

Nothing at all. the vegetation just grew as normal.

c)

A drought actually caused the vegetation to die and the elk trampled what was left.

d)

The elk ate some of it but lots of the vegetation remained.

50.

Beavers returned to Yellowstone because...

a)

There were more trees. They like to build dams and eat trees. They build many habitats and niches for other animals

b)

They liked the warmer temperatures in the park because of climate change.

c)

They are carnivores and will eat the wolves.

d)

They are carnivores and will eat the elk.

51.

An interconnected web of the flow of energy (and what eats what) through an ecosystem.

a)

trophic level

b)

trophic cascade

c)

food web

d)

food chain

52.

Each step or level in a food chain or food web.

a)

trophic level

b)

trophic cascade

c)

food web

d)

food chain

53.

What is a keystone species?

a)

A species that is most abundant in an ecosystem.

b)

A species that plays a critical role in maintaining the structure of an ecological community.

c)

A species that has no predators in its ecosystem.

d)

A species that can live in a variety of ecosystems.

54.

How can the removal of a keystone species affect an ecosystem?

a)

It can increase biodiversity.

b)

It can lead to a more stable ecosystem.

c)

It can cause a trophic cascade and disrupt the ecosystem balance.

d)

It has no significant effect.

55.

What happens to energy as it moves up the food chain?

a)

It increases exponentially.

b)

It remains constant.

c)

It decreases due to energy loss at each trophic level.

d)

It is completely recycled.

56.

What role do decomposers play in a food web?

a)

They produce their own food through photosynthesis.

b)

They consume living plants and animals.

c)

They break down dead organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

d)

They are the primary source of energy in an ecosystem.