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Bio 4 Question Bank

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of ecological model is this?

(a)  

2.

What type of ecological model is this?

(a)  

3.

Match the following

a)

herbivore

1.

eats plants

b)

carnivore

2.

eats animals

c)

omnivore

3.

eats plants and animals

d)

detritivore

4.

eats tiny bits of dead organisms

e)

scavenger

5.

eats big chunks of dead organisms

4.

Which organism is a primary consumer?

a)

grass

b)

lion

c)

zebra

5.

Which organism is a primary producer?

a)

grass

b)

lion

c)

zebra

6.

Which organism is a secondary consumer?

a)

grass

b)

lion

c)

zebra

7.

Ecological Succession is _____ in communities over time.

a)

change

b)

stability

8.

The lichen on this rock is a ____.

a)

climax species

b)

keystone species

c)

pioneer species

d)

endangered species

9.

This is an example of ____.

a)

1° Succession

b)

2° Succession

10.

The community on the right is a ______.

a)

climax community

b)

pioneer community

11.

The community on the left has been disturbed. If left alone, it will go through ______.

a)

1° succession

b)

2° succession

12.

Which units will we use to measure length in Biology?

a)

inches

b)

centimeters

c)

in

d)

cm

13.

underwater layer where there is not enough sunlight for photosynthesis

(dark blue layer in picture)

a)
aphotic zone
b)
photic zone
c)
brackish
d)
benthic zone
14.
rocks and sediment on the bottom of water bodies
a)
aphotic zone
b)
photic zone
c)
brackish
d)
benthic zone
15.
semi-salty water formed when freshwater meets saltwater
a)
aphotic zone
b)
photic zone
c)
brackish
d)
benthic zone
16.
symbiosis where one species benefits and the other isn't helped or harmed
a)
commensalism
b)
symbiosis
c)
mutualism
d)
parasitism
17.
two organisms trying to eat or use the same resource
a)
intraspecific competition
b)
interspecific competition
c)
competitive exclusion
d)
competition
18.
when two species can't occupy the same niche at the same time
a)
intraspecific competition
b)
interspecific competition
c)
competitive exclusion
d)
competition
19.
brackish-water wetland where rivers meet the sea
a)
wetland
b)
water bodies
c)
water column
d)
estuary
20.
an animal that eats plants
a)
plankton
b)
keystone species
c)
predator
d)
prey
e)
herbivore
21.
competition between species
a)
intraspecific competition
b)
interspecific competition
c)
competitive exclusion
d)
competition
22.
competition between members of the same species
a)
intraspecific competition
b)
interspecific competition
c)
competitive exclusion
d)
competition
23.
a single species vital to ecosystem stability
a)
plankton
b)
keystone species
c)
predator
d)
prey
e)
herbivore
24.
symbiosis where both species benefit each other
a)
commensalism
b)
symbiosis
c)
mutualism
d)
parasitism
25.
symbiosis where one species benefits and the other is harmed
a)
commensalism
b)
symbiosis
c)
mutualism
d)
parasitism
26.

underwater layer where there is enough sunlight for photosynthesis

(light blue layer in picture)

a)
aphotic zone
b)
photic zone
c)
brackish
d)
benthic zone
27.
tiny organisms that live in the water column
a)
plankton
b)
keystone species
c)
predator
d)
prey
e)
herbivore
28.

an animal who hunts and eats another animal

(owl in photo)

a)
plankton
b)
keystone species
c)
predator
d)
prey
e)
herbivore
29.

an animal that other animals hunt and eat

(mouse in photo)

a)
plankton
b)
keystone species
c)
predator
d)
prey
e)
herbivore
30.
two species living together
a)
commensalism
b)
symbiosis
c)
mutualism
d)
parasitism
31.
any water that has a shoreline or bank - like streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans
a)
wetland
b)
water bodies
c)
water column
d)
estuary
32.
section of a water body that goes in a line straight down from the surface to the benthic zone
a)
wetland
b)
water bodies
c)
water column
d)
estuary
33.
section of land where water is at or above the surface of the soil for at least part of the year
a)
wetland
b)
water bodies
c)
water column
d)
estuary
34.
series of predictable changes in a community over time
a)
primary succession
b)
pioneer species
c)
ecological succession
d)
climax community
e)
secondary succession
35.
succession in an area with NO survivors from an older community
a)
primary succession
b)
pioneer species
c)
ecological succession
d)
climax community
e)
secondary succession
36.
first species to colonize barren areas
a)
primary succession
b)
pioneer species
c)
ecological succession
d)
climax community
e)
secondary succession
37.
succession in an area with SOME survivors from an older community
a)
primary succession
b)
pioneer species
c)
ecological succession
d)
climax community
e)
secondary succession
38.
collection of species living in the same area that remains stable over decades
a)
primary succession
b)
pioneer species
c)
ecological succession
d)
climax community
e)
secondary succession
39.
group of ecosystems that have the same regional climate communities
a)
habitat
b)
biome
c)
tolerance
d)
niche
e)
resource
40.
the place where a species lives
a)
habitat
b)
biome
c)
tolerance
d)
niche
e)
resource
41.
the range of abiotic and biotic factors a species needs + the species' job in that habitat
a)
habitat
b)
biome
c)
tolerance
d)
niche
e)
resource
42.
a range of environmental conditions that a species can survive and reproduce in
a)
habitat
b)
biome
c)
tolerance
d)
niche
e)
resource
43.
any necessity of life
a)
habitat
b)
biome
c)
tolerance
d)
niche
e)
resource
44.
the leafy covering made by the tallest trees in a forest
a)
canopy
b)
understory
c)
deciduous
d)
coniferous
e)
evergreen
45.
the leafy covering made by shorter trees and vines in a forest
a)
canopy
b)
understory
c)
deciduous
d)
coniferous
e)
evergreen
46.
plants that shed their leaves in certain seasons
a)
canopy
b)
understory
c)
deciduous
d)
coniferous
e)
evergreen
47.
plants that don't shed their leaves seasonally
a)
canopy
b)
understory
c)
deciduous
d)
coniferous
e)
evergreen
48.
trees with seed-bearing cones and leaves shaped like needles
a)
canopy
b)
understory
c)
deciduous
d)
coniferous
e)
evergreen
49.
soil substance made from decaying leaves and organic matter
a)
humus
b)
permafrost
c)
taiga
d)
tundra
e)
peatland
50.
forest made of conifers with soil that thaws in summer
a)
humus
b)
permafrost
c)
taiga
d)
tundra
e)
peatland
51.
peatlands with permafrost under soggy soil in summer
a)
humus
b)
permafrost
c)
taiga
d)
tundra
e)
peatland
52.
permanently frozen ground
a)
humus
b)
permafrost
c)
taiga
d)
tundra
e)
peatland
53.
community of moss, grasses, and other low-growing plants in soggy soil
a)
humus
b)
permafrost
c)
taiga
d)
tundra
e)
peatland
54.
day to day atmospheric conditions
a)
habitat
b)
microclimate
c)
climate
d)
weather
e)
resource
55.
average conditions year after year
a)
habitat
b)
microclimate
c)
climate
d)
weather
e)
resource
56.
abiotic conditions that vary over small distances
a)
habitat
b)
microclimate
c)
climate
d)
weather
e)
resource
57.

Which ones are examples of weather? Which ones are examples of climate?

Categorize the following

raining today

cool, wet winters

sunny today

hot, dry summers

Hurricane Ian

hurricane season

snowing today

6m annual snowfall

weather
climate

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