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Ecosystem and Symbiotic Relationships Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the primary source of all energy in an ecosystem?

a)

Plants

b)

Producers

c)

Fungus and bacteria

d)

The sun

2.

Which statement correctly describes the relationship between deer and green plants?

a)

The deer supplies food and oxygen to the green plants

b)

The deer supplies food and carbon dioxide to the green plants

c)

The green plants supply food and carbon dioxide to the deer

d)

The green plants supply food and oxygen to the deer

3.

In a symbiotic relationship where a fish attaches to a manta ray for a free ride without affecting the ray, this is called:

a)

Predation

b)

Competition

c)

Mutualism

d)

Commensalism

4.

Which organisms in an ecosystem are considered consumers?

a)

Plants and algae

b)

Herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores

c)

Bacteria and fungi

d)

All producers

5.

What is the most accurate definition of a food chain?

a)

A diagram showing all feeding relationships in an ecosystem

b)

A linear sequence showing how energy flows from one organism to another

c)

A chart showing population changes over time

d)

A pyramid showing biomass at different trophic levels

6.

In a predator-prey relationship between lions and hyenas competing for a gazelle, this represents:

a)

Mutualism

b)

Competition

c)

Parasitism

d)

Commensalism

7.

Which of these represents only abiotic factors in an ecosystem?

a)

Trees, soil, and water

b)

Temperature, water, and soil

c)

Bacteria, sunlight, and rocks

d)

Plants, air, and temperature

8.

When a flea feeds on a mouse's blood and harms the mouse, this relationship is called:

a)

Competition

b)

Predation

c)

Parasitism

d)

Mutualism

9.

What is the correct order of ecological organization from smallest to largest?

a)

Organism, ecosystem, community, population, biosphere

b)

Organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere

c)

Population, organism, community, ecosystem, biosphere

d)

Organism, community, population, ecosystem, biosphere

10.

Which organisms would be considered decomposers in an ecosystem?

a)

Termites and rabbits

b)

Fungi and bacteria

c)

Foxes and wolves

d)

Plants and algae

11.

Why do arrows in a food web point in only one direction?

a)

To show which animal is larger

b)

To show the flow of energy

c)

To show animal relationships

d)

To show population sizes

12.

A bird that eats insects, worms, and plant material is classified as:

a)

A producer

b)

A carnivore

c)

An omnivore

d)

A herbivore

13.

Which level of an energy pyramid contains the most available energy?

a)

Third-level consumer

b)

Second-level consumer

c)

First-level consumer

d)

Producer level

14.

In a food web, organisms that have arrows pointing away from them but none pointing toward them are:

a)

Decomposers

b)

Consumers

c)

Producers

d)

Herbivores

15.
Honey guide birds alert and direct badgers to bee hives. The badgers then expose the hives and feed on the honey first. Next the honey guide birds eat. Both species benefit. 
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
16.

What comes next in Ecological organization? Species---population---community--?

a)

ecosystem

b)

biosphere

c)

population

d)

biome

17.

An organism that needs to eat other organisms to get energy is known as a:

a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
18.
What would happen in this food chain if the grass suddenly died?
a)
Snakes would die.
b)
Frogs would increase.
c)
Everything would die.
d)
Hawks would decrease.
19.
A cattle egret hanging out on top of an elephant and eating insects that fly up out of the grass as the elephant walks shows:
a)
Parasitism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Organism