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Biodiversity, Sustainability, Biotic Interactions

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ consist of all the biotic and abiotic things in an area

a)

Biosphere

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Community

d)

Population

2.

_________ is a group of organism of the same species

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Community

c)

Population

d)

Predation

3.

Consists of all the different biotic groups (populations) of interacting in the same area

a)

Biosphere

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Community

d)

Population

4.

The place where an organism lives it called its

a)

Habitat

b)

Biosphere

c)

Relationship

d)

Niche

5.

An organism's role in the community if known as its

a)

Habitat

b)

Environment

c)

Relationship

d)

Niche

6.

Which of the following is a biotic factor? (check all that apply)

a)

Sunlight

b)

Mammals

c)

Water

d)

Bones

e)

Bacteria

7.

Which of the following is an abiotic factor? (check all that apply)

a)

Grass

b)

Air

c)

Worms

d)

Rainfall

e)

Water

8.

Which scenario demonstrates the interaction of biotic and abiotic factors in this ecosystem?

a)

turtles eating crabs

b)

birds eating turtle eggs

c)

sun radiating to the ocean

d)

a turtle burying eggs in the sand

9.

True or false: An ecosystem with high genetic diversity is healthier than an ecosystem with low genetic diversity.

a)

True

b)

False

10.
Examples of a producer
a)
frog
b)
algae
c)
worm
d)
mouse
11.
Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?
a)
mushroom
b)
leaves
c)
mold
d)
worm
12.
A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area are called a/an ________.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
13.
What are the nonliving parts of the ecosystem? This includes temperature, water, sunlight, air, and soil.
a)
biotic factors
b)
communities
c)
abiotic factors
d)
microorganisms 
14.
Which are located at the very BOTTOM of an energy pyramid? 
a)
producers
b)
consumers - Level 1
c)
consumers - Level 2
d)
decomposers
15.

A diagram that shows the transfer of energy in an ecosystem by using several food chains.

a)

ecosystem

b)

food web

c)

environment

d)

food chain

16.

A relationship where two organisms help each other and benefit?

a)

parasitism

b)

mutualism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

17.

A relationship where one organism eats another is called

a)

competition

b)

commensalism

c)

mutualism

d)

predation

18.

A relationship where two organisms want the same resource

a)

commensalism

b)

competition

c)

mutualism

d)

predation

19.

A relationship were one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

a)

mutualism

b)

predation

c)

commensalism

d)

competition

20.

A relationship were one organism uses another to survive; often harming it in the process

a)

parasitism

b)

mutualism

c)

commensalism

d)

competition

21.

Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle are unaware if they are there or not.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

competition

d)

parasitism

22.

Hookworms can enter the body of animals or even humans. The hookworm attaches to the lining of the intestinal wall and feeds on blood. Its eggs are ejected into the digestive tract and the larvae (young hookworms) that hatch live off of the host’s blood. The host can suffer from blood loss, anemia and iron deficiency.

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

23.
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
24.

Aphids are tiny insects that live on and eat the leaves of plants, removing vital nutrients from the plants.

a)

Predation

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Mutualism

25.

A lichen is a combination of two organisms, an alga and a fungus. The fungus gets its food from the alga while the alga gets water from the fungus. This is an example of which relationship?

a)

competition

b)

mutualism

c)

commensalism

d)

parasitism

26.
When a mosquito bites you, you are the __________ and the mosquito is the  ____________.
a)
host, hostess
b)
parasite, host
c)
host, parasite
d)
prey, predator