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Ecology Test

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a nurdle?
a)
A hotspot in the ocean that collects trash.
b)
A noodle's cousin
c)
A type of recycling process.
d)
A very small pellet that is used to make a plastic product.
2.

An animal that primarily consumes other animals is known as a....

a)

Omnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Carnivore

3.

What do you call an organism that consumes both meat and vegetation?

a)

Omnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Carnivore

4.
A consumer that eats only plants is called a ....
a)
Omnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Carnivore
5.
What is a gyre?
a)
A small pellet that is use to make plastic products
b)
A place in the ocean with a circular current that trash collects in.
c)
Another word for food chain
d)
Another word for biome
6.

An animal is a producer and a plant is a consumer.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Is it correct to say that a biome is equivalent to an ecosystem?

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

Decomposers obtain their energy by consuming dead organic matter. Can decomposers be classified as fungi or bacteria?

a)

True

b)

False

9.
This is a negative interaction that occurs among organisms whenever two or more organisms require the same limited resource.
a)
Predation
b)
Biome
c)
Competition
d)
Symbiosis
10.

What type of ecosystems are found on land?

a)

Terrestrial

b)

Aquatic

c)

Marine

d)

Desert

11.

Is recycling the only solution to the plastic waste issue?

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

In an energy pyramid, what percentage of energy is passed on to the next trophic level?

a)

100%

b)

50%

c)

10%

d)

1%

13.

Which of the following is an example of a commensal relationship?

a)

Barnacles attaching to a whale.

b)

Bees pollinating flowers.

c)

A lion hunting a zebra.

14.

Which of the following is an example of a mutualistic relationship?

a)

A bee pollinating a flower.

b)

A cat chasing a mouse.

c)

A lion hunting a zebra.

15.
Carnivores, herbivores, omnivores, and scavengers are all examples of __________.
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
decomposers
d)
abiotic factors
16.

An organism that ONLY eats plants is called a(n) (choose 2) -

a)

primary consumer

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

d)

carnivore

17.

Which one of the following is a carnivore animal?

a)

Sparrow

b)

Owl

c)

Parrot

d)

Cow

e)

buffalo

18.

Rabbits eat grass and other plants to survive, but they do not eat animals. What kind of animal are rabbits?

a)

Decomposers

b)

Carnivores

c)

Producers

d)

Herbivores

19.

What is an omnivore?

a)

A type of consumer that gets their energy from the sun

b)

A type of consumer that only eats plants

c)

A type of consumer that only eats plants and animals

d)

A type of consumer that only eats animals