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Ecology Ch 2 - Energy

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the original source of almost all the energy in most ecosystems?

a)
nitrogen
b)
water
c)
sunlight
d)
carbon dioxide
2.

The process by which an organism uses energy from chemical compounds to produce its own food is called ____.

a)
a producer
b)
a consumer
c)
photosynthesis
d)
chemosynthesis
3.

Each step in the food chain above is called a(n) ____.

a)
abiotic factor
b)
biomass
c)
trophic level
d)
limiting nutrient
4.

The complex diagram shown in the figure below is an example of a ____, which is all of the interconnected feeding relationships within an ecosystem.

a)
trophic level
b)
food chain
c)
food web
d)
nutrient cycle
5.

The algae in the figure below is a ____.

a)
primary consumer
b)
decomposer
c)
producer
d)
secondary consumer
6.

Looking at the figure below, how much energy does the bass receive by eating the smaller fish from the level directly below it?

a)
10 kcal
b)
1 kcal
c)
.1 kcal
d)
.01 kcal
7.

What animals eat both producers and consumers?

a)
herbivores
b)
omnivores
c)
carnivores
d)
decomposers
8.

A frog that has eaten an insect that fed on a plant is a ____.

a)
producer
b)
primary consumer
c)
secondary consumer
d)
tertiary (3rd) consumer
9.

In the ecological pyramid shown below, which level has the highest amount of energy?

a)
fox
b)
birds
c)
grasshoppers
d)
grass
10.

As you move upward from level to level in an energy pyramid, the amount of energy ____.

a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
is destroyed
11.

Each of the following is an abiotic factor in an ecosystem EXCEPT ____.

a)
plant life
b)
soil type
c)
rainfall
d)
temperature
12.

Which of the following is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?

a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
other gases
13.

During photosynthesis, plants take in which gas?

a)
nitrogen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
oxygen
d)
helium
14.

Which of the following is a biotic factor that affects the size of a population within an ecosystem?

a)
average temperature
b)
type of soil
c)
number and kinds of predators
d)
concentration of oxygen
15.

Which of the following is a climate zone found on Earth?

a)
polar zone
b)
temperate zone
c)
tropical zone
d)
all of the above
16.

Decaying remains of dead organisms found in the soil is called ____.

a)
humus
b)
biomass
c)
nutrients
d)
nitrogen
17.

What is the reason for earth having different seasons?

a)
earth being closer to and farther from the sun at different times of the year
b)
global warming
c)
earth is tilted on its axis
d)
witchcraft
18.

A(n) ____ is a large geographic area characterized by its particular climate, wildlife, and soil type.

a)
biome
b)
climax community
c)
habitat
d)
ecosystem
19.

Which biome is known for being hot and dry, and would contain cacti, snakes, camels, and scorpions?

a)
taiga
b)
desert
c)
tundra
d)
grassland
20.

An area where a river runs into an ocean and freshwater and saltwater mix is a(n) ____.

a)
estuary
b)
coral reef
c)
wetland
d)
seashore
21.

Which of the following is an example of a freshwater wetland?

a)
bog
b)
marsh
c)
swamp
d)
all of the above
22.

Which biome is characterized by very low temperatures, little precipitation, and permafrost?

a)
desert
b)
temperate forest
c)
tundra
d)
tropical dry forest
23.

Which of the following would you expect to be pioneer species, or the first organisms to move into and inhabit an area?

a)
lichens and mosses
b)
grasses and shrubs
c)
large trees
d)
birds, foxes, and deer
24.

The series of normal, gradual changes that occur in the types of species that live in an area is termed ____.

a)
population growth
b)
climax community
c)
ecological succession
d)
climate change
25.

Primary succession can begin after ____.

a)
a volcanic eruption forms a new island
b)
farm land is abandoned
c)
a forest fire
d)
a flood
26.

The final and most stable stage of an ecosystem that develops due to succession is called a ____.

a)
niche
b)
habitat
c)
climax community
d)
pioneer species