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Ecology

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the process by which plants get energy from the sun and convert it into oxygen and food for themselves?
a)
Photography
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Chemosynthesis
d)
Photoelectric effect
2.
A place where an organism lives.
a)
Terrain
b)
Habitat
c)
Community
d)
Population
3.

name this piece of equipment

a)

quadrant

b)

sqaure

c)

frame

d)

quadrat

4.
When identifying insects found in a habitat, which one of the following is most useful?
a)
Key
b)
Pooter
c)
Lock
d)
Map
5.

What is the name of the apparatus shown?

a)

Pooter

b)

Beating tray

c)

Line transect

d)

Pitfall trap

6.

The device shown is to dislodge insects and small animals from bushes and trees.

What is this device called?

a)

Beating tray

b)

Quadrat

c)

Pooter

d)

Line transect

7.
Ecology is the study of
a)
how living things react with each other and their environment.
b)
local habitats.
c)
inherited characteristics.
d)
how minerals and food travel through a plant.
8.
What is an adaptation?
a)
A feature or behavior that helps an animal survive.
b)
The food that an animal eats.
c)
How energy moves in a food web.
d)
How animals evolve throughout time.
9.
When studying a habitat, which one of the following procedures is unnecessary?
a)
Take a colour photograph of the habitat.
b)
Draw a simple map of the habitat.
c)
Identify as many plants and animals in the habitat.
d)
Note the environmental factors affecting the habitat.
10.

Some environmental factors may be measured with instruments.

What does a light meter measure?

a)

Light intensity

b)

Temperature of the air

c)

Rainfall

d)

pH of soil

11.

The soil in a habitat affects the organisms living in it.

Which one of the following factors does not contribute to the kind of soil present?

a)

Wind direction

b)

pH of the soil

c)

Moisture content of the soil

d)

Soil type

12.

The climate of a habitat affects the types of plants and animals populating it.

Which one of the following does NOT contribute to the weather factors?

a)

Direction habitat faces

b)

Light intensity

c)

Rainfall

d)

Wind

13.
What is an organism that needs to feed on other organisms called?
a)
Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Autotroph
d)
Photosynthetic
14.
What is this type of diagram called?
a)
Food chain
b)
Consumer report
c)
Food web
15.

Which of the following is something rabbits WOULD compete for?

a)

Grass

b)

Oxygen

c)

Mates

d)

Carbon Dioxide

16.

Name this piece of equipment

a)

Pooter

b)

Pitfall trap

c)

Sweep net

d)

Sweeping brush

17.

The water moccasin is a venomous snake found in the southern part of Georgia. Several other nonvenomous water snakes are often mistaken for being a water moccasin. Which benefit would a nonvenomous snake have by looking like a venomous snake?

a)

They can get food easier.

b)

They can move faster.

c)

Other animals will leave them alone.

d)

It helps them blend in better.

18.
An organism that no longer exists; They couldn’t adapt to environmental changes
a)
organism
b)
extinct
c)
food chain
d)
habitat