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EOC Review Ecology

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The graph shows

a)

logistic growth

b)

exponential growth

2.

The graph shows

a)

logistic growth

b)

exponential growth

3.

Any species that has a major role in maintaining their ecosystem is known as a

a)

keystone species

b)

dominant species

c)

dependent species

d)

producer

4.

This image shows

a)

primary succession

b)

secondary succession

5.

In ecology, a population includes (choose all options)

a)

same species

b)

same place

c)

same gender

d)

same time

6.

Which of the following is NOT a density-dependent factor?

a)

disease

b)

natural resources

c)

competition

d)

natural disaster

7.

Density independent factors

a)

affect a population no matter the size

b)

only affect large populations

c)

include natural disasters

d)

have no effect on populations

8.

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

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

competition

d)

parasitism

9.

A tapeworm lives in the intestine of a cat absorbing nutrients through its skin. A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

competition

10.

What type of symbiosis?  Skunks often live in burrows that have been dug and abandoned by woodchucks.  

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

11.

Which symbols best describe parasitism?

a)

+, +

b)

+, -

c)

+, 0

d)

-, 0

12.

A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit. 

a)

Mutualism 

b)

Competition

c)

Parasitsm 

d)

Commensalism 

13.

Which of the following best describes an ecological niche?

a)

A) The physical space an organism occupies

b)

B) The role an organism plays in its ecosystem

c)

C) The food an organism eats

d)

D) The lifespan of an organism

14.

In a food web, which of the following organisms is most likely to be a primary consumer?

a)

A) Grasshopper

b)

B) Hawk

c)

C) Snake

d)

D) Grass

15.

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

a)

A) A lion hunting a zebra

b)

B) A bee pollinating a flower

c)

C) A tapeworm in a human intestine

d)

D) A bird eating a worm