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Mon 5/19 Quizizz Ecology Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 3hrs 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of 'Biosphere'?

a)

consists of all life on Earth and all parts of Earth in which life exists

b)

is the layer of gases that surrounds the planet

c)

is the solid outer section of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle

d)

is the sum of all water on, under, and above the surface of the Earth

2.

What is the definition of 'Biome'?

a)

are regional climate communities on land. Biomes are described in terms of abiotic factors and biotic factors.

b)

are small water bodies found in deserts.

c)

are single species living in isolation.

d)

are only found in the ocean.

3.

What is the layer of all the gasses that surround Earth called?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Biosphere

4.

What is all the water of the Earth's surface as well as the water vapor and rain in the atmosphere and water underground called?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Atmosphere

5.

What is the solid earth which consists of rocks, continents, and the ocean floor called?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Biosphere

6.

What are examples of things that prevent populations from growing like disease, predators, and competition, and depend on how big the population is?

a)

Density-dependent limiting factors

b)

Abiotic factors

c)

Carrying capacity

d)

Random events

7.

What are examples of things that limit a population like drought and floods, but do not depend on how big the population is?

a)

Density-independent limiting factors

b)

Density-dependent limiting factors

c)

Carrying capacity

d)

Biotic potential

8.

What is the gradual change that starts from bare rock and once soil develops by pioneer species, leads to a climax community?

a)

Primary Succession

b)

Secondary Succession

c)

Ecological Restoration

d)

Deforestation

9.

What is it called when communities or ecosystems that already have soil gradually regrow after an event like fire or flooding?

a)

Secondary Succession

b)

Primary Succession

c)

Ecological Evolution

d)

Habitat Fragmentation

10.

What is the maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support called?

a)

Primary succession

b)

Biosphere

c)

Density-independent factor

d)

Carrying capacity

11.

Which process describes the series of predictable changes that occur in a community over time?

a)

Ecological succession

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Evaporation

d)

Transpiration

12.

Which of the following best describes the role of bacteria in the food web above?

a)

Uses energy from light, to combine oxygen, carbon dioxide and water and converts it into energy in the form of sugar.

b)

Uses energy from dead organisms or waste material to break down dead organisms and waste material into nutrients.

c)

Controls the population by removing energy from living organisms

d)

Uses energy from dead organisms or waste material to transfers energy

13.

Mealy bugs are small insects that live on various types of plants and feed on their sap. When there is a large population of mealy bugs occupying a plant, they may remove too much sap causing the plant to change color or wilt. Ladybugs eat mealy bugs and are often used in greenhouses to control the population. Which type of relationship exists between the mealybugs’ ladybugs and plants?

a)

The relationship between the ladybugs and mealybugs are an example of competition.

b)

The ladybugs and mealybugs are an example of predation while the mealybugs and plants are an example of parasitism.

c)

The ladybugs and plants are an example of mutualism while the mealybugs and plants are an example of parasitism.

d)

The mealybugs and plants are an example of commensalism while the ladybugs and plants are an example of predation.

14.

Barnacles are animals that cannot move. In order to get food, they attach to whales and catch any floating plankton in the water. The whale is neither helped nor harmed in the interaction. What type of symbiosis is this?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Neutralism

15.
symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit
a)
competition
b)
Mutualism
c)
nitrogen fixation
d)
energy pyramid
16.
A tick and a dog have this type of relationship.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
neutralism
d)
parasitism
17.
a relationship that occurs when two or more organims of the same species need the same resource at the same time
a)
competition
b)
symbiosis
c)
predation
18.
Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?
a)
mushroom
b)
leaves
c)
mold
d)
worm
19.
In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
20.
In the energy pyramid below, which organism has the least amount of energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Top Predator
21.
If there is 1000 Kcal available in the producers in trophic level 1, how much energy is available in the herbivores in trophic level 2?
a)
10 Kcal
b)
1 Kcal
c)
100 Kcal
d)
1000 Kcal
22.
If these organisms were arranged in a food pyramid, which organism would have the least amount of total energy available?
a)
coyote
b)
insect
c)
lizard
d)
shrub
23.
The largest group of organisms found in a food web would be:
a)
Primary Consumers
b)
Producers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Tertiary Consumers
24.

Generally, only ________% of energy moves from one trophic level to the next. It is known as the ____% rule.

a)

100%

b)

1000%

c)

10%

d)

1%

25.
Which is the smallest level of an ecosystem?
a)
organsism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
26.
a system of food chains that shows the transfer of energy  is termed
a)
food web
b)
food chain
c)
prey
d)
predator
27.
Biodiversity is 
a)
the variety of species within an ecosystem
b)
a large number of the same species in an ecosystem
c)
an abundant amount of the same primary consumers 
d)
the ability to have an abundant source from the same species
28.

Competition for food is a limiting factor that can cause a decrease in the growth of a population. The growth of which type of population will most strongly be affected by this limiting factor?

a)

Large and dense

b)

Small and sparse

c)

Large and sparse

d)

Small and growing

29.

Which graph depicts exponential growth in a population?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

Which example describes or illustrates how a density-dependent limiting factor can affect a forest ecosystem?

a)

A forest fire forces many animals to move to new habitats

b)

A heat wave causes the death of many animals in the forest

c)

An earthquake causes the death of many animals in the forest

d)

A disease causes death of many animals in the forest

31.
In an energy pyramid, energy_______ as you move up the pyramid.
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
d)
Changes up and down
32.
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
33.
All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
34.

What is the branch of science that deals with the study of living things and their relationship with the environment?

a)

Anthropology

b)

Ecology

c)

Ecosystems

d)

Zoology

35.

What is a community?

a)

A habitat with abiotic factors

b)

A very small habitat

c)

All the abiotic factors in a specific area

d)

All the different populations that live together in an area

36.

Water, soil, minerals, nitrogen and energy are all essential ______ components of an ecosystem.

a)

abiotic

b)

Materials

c)

Biotic

d)

Environmental

37.

All living things or organisms in an ecosystem are

a)

None

b)

biotic factors

c)

abiotic factors

d)

Essential factors

38.

Which level of organization is depicted in this image?

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Biome

e)

Biosphere

39.

Which level of organization is depicted in this image?

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Biome

e)

Biosphere

40.

What is a lion?

a)

autotroph

b)

heterotroph

41.

What is asparagus?

a)

autotroph

b)

heterotroph

42.

___ are the first organisms to colonize an area and begin the process of ecological succession.

a)

foundational organisms

b)

introductory organisms

c)

primary organisms

d)

pioneer species

43.

Primary succession occurs in an area that has:

a)

Has Soil

b)

Has No Soil

c)

Has Some Soil

d)

none of these

44.

What is the main difference between primary and secondary ecological succession?

a)

Primary begins WITHOUT soil; Secondary begins WITH soil

b)

Primary is the first state and secondary is the second stage

c)

Primary builds plant community; secondary builds animal community.

d)

Primary begins WITH soil; Secondary begins WITHOUT soil

45.

What is the term that describes a steady and stable community?

a)

peak community

b)

turf community

c)

climax community

d)

disturbed community

46.

Which is faster: Primary or Secondary Succession?

a)

Primary Succession

b)

Secondary Succession

c)

Both Take The Same Amount of Time

47.
What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?
a)
primary succession
b)
ecological succession
c)
secondary succession
d)
intermediate
48.

A species that plays a critical role in the health, maintenance, growth, or definition of an ecosystem.

a)

keystone

b)

invasive

c)

engineer

d)

predator

49.

Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?

a)

There would be a decrease in the small bird population.

b)

There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.

c)

There would be a decrease in the mice population.

d)

There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.

50.
__________ is an organism that only eats plants for energy.
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Terivore
51.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
52.
What is a carnivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy by eating other animals
b)
An animal that gets energy by eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals
53.

Reorder the following levels of a food chain

a)

Sun

b)

Producer

c)

Primary Consumer

d)

Secondary Consumer

e)

Tertiary Consumer

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
54.
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
55.
All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
56.

What is a community?

a)

A habitat with abiotic factors

b)

A very small habitat

c)

All the abiotic factors in a specific area

d)

All the different populations that live together in an area

57.
From where do autotrophs obtain their energy?
a)
The sun
b)
Other organisms
58.

___ are the first organisms to colonize an area and begin the process of ecological succession.

a)

foundational organisms

b)

introductory organisms

c)

primary organisms

d)

pioneer species

59.

Primary succession occurs in an area that has:

a)

Has Soil

b)

Has No Soil

c)

Has Some Soil

d)

none of these

60.

What is the main difference between primary and secondary ecological succession?

a)

Primary begins WITHOUT soil; Secondary begins WITH soil

b)

Primary is the first state and secondary is the second stage

c)

Primary builds plant community; secondary builds animal community.

d)

Primary begins WITH soil; Secondary begins WITHOUT soil

61.

Reorder the following examples into the correct order of a food chain

a)

Sun

b)

grass

c)

grasshopper

d)

bird

e)

cat

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
62.
When a specific population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?
a)
Density Independent limiting factors start to occur resulting in the population going farther above carrying capacity.
b)
Density Dependent limiting factors start to occur resulting in the population going back below carrying capacity.
c)
The population will go extinct due to lack of resources
d)
The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity
63.
What is the carrying capacity of the graph?
a)
around 500
b)
more than 500
c)
less than 500
d)
around 600
64.
What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?
a)
1000
b)
8000
c)
800
d)
600
65.
The total number of individuals a habitat can survive with the resources it has available.
a)
Carrying capacity
b)
Limiting factors
c)
Resources
d)
Population
66.
If the amount of food or resources available increases, the carrying capacity for an animal:
a)
Stays the same
b)
Increases
c)
Decreases
d)
Fluctuates
67.
Excessive amounts of rain caused a flood in the southwest United States that resulted in substantial amounts of deaths in the rabbit population? This situation is an example of a density _____________ limiting factor.
a)
density-independent
b)
density-dependent
c)
density- too high
d)
density- too low
68.

Natural disasters can be considered limiting factors.

a)

true: density independent limiting factors

b)

false; natural disasters are not limiting factors

c)

true: density dependent limiting factors

d)

false: because Mrs. Schaffer said

69.
Limiting factors which impact the size of a population no matter how large that population is.
a)
Density Independent Limiting Factors
b)
Density Dependent Limiting Factors
c)
Carrying Capacity
d)
Exponential Growth
70.
An environmental factor such as storms and extreme heat or cold that decrease a population are considered to be. 
a)
density- dependent factor
b)
population density
c)
dispersion
d)
density- independent factor
71.

A lion and a cheetah attempt to occupy the same niche. The more aggressive lion survives; the cheetah does not.

a)

Density-Dependent: Competition

b)

Density-Independent: Competition

c)

Density-Dependent: Predator-Prey

d)

Density-Independent: Predator-Prey

72.

Coyotes cross the winter pack ice and enter Newfoundland. The moose population starts to decline.

a)

Density-Dependent: Competition

b)

Density-Independent: Competition

c)

Density-Dependent: Predator-Prey

d)

Density-Independent: Predator-Prey

73.

A severe frost wipes out 50% of the coffee crop in Brazil.

a)

Density-Dependent

b)

Density-Independent

74.

Due to severe overcrowding in an Asian village, many children do not survive to reach adulthood.

a)

Density-Dependent: Disease

b)

Density-Independent: Disease

75.

Since lynx prey on hares, an increase in the hare population causes an increase in the lynx population.

a)

Density-Dependent: Competition

b)

Density-Independent: Competition

c)

Density-Dependent: Predator-Prey

d)

Density-Independent: Predator-Prey

76.

A severe flood in the Red River Valley causes a decline in the deer population.

a)

Density-Dependent

b)

Density-Independent

77.

Due to stress, large numbers of female lemmings miscarry their young and fail to reproduce.

a)

Density-Dependent

b)

Density-Independent

78.

Travelers who visit a crowded African village become infected with a disease caused by parasites.

a)

Density-Dependent

b)

Density-Independent

79.

Many fish die due to a change in the winds and the appearance of the El Nino ocean current off the coast of Peru and Chile.

a)

Density-Dependent

b)

Density-Independent

80.

Fish on a coral reef stake out their territory and chase away any younger fish that try to live there.

a)

Density-Dependent

b)

Density-Independent

81.

An extensive drought in the Serengeti Plain threatens wildebeest, giraffe, zebra, and springbok populations.

a)

Density-Dependent

b)

Density-Independent

82.

All energy for most food webs on on Earth ultimately comes from what source?

a)
Water
b)
Sun
c)
Consumers
d)
Oxygen
83.
What does a food chain represent?
a)
How all living organisms within a habitat are connected.
b)
All of the things that a particular animal eats.
c)
How plants create their own food.
d)
A single path of energy transfer within a habitat.
84.
The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
a)
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
b)
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
c)
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
85.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
d)
How carnivores get their food. 
86.
What is a trophic level?
a)
Each level represented within a food chain or web.
b)
Levels of ecosystems that the world is divided into.
c)
Different levels of nutrients present within an organism.
d)
The levels of sunlight an autotroph needs to survive. 
87.
An energy pyramid represents what?
a)
How much sunlight is available for the ecosystem to use. 
b)
How much energy a particular organism needs. 
c)
How much energy is needed to build a pyramid. 
d)
The amount of energy available to the next 'feeder' in a food web.
88.

How much energy is available to be passed on to the next trophic level in an ecosystem? The ___% rule

a)
100%
b)
10%
c)
50%
d)
75%
89.
Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?
a)
More than one organism may eat them. 
b)
They may eat more than one other organism. 
c)
This organism gets its energy from multiple sources. 
d)
They have no resources available to them.
90.
What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?
a)
The insects in the habitat would increase.
b)
The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.
c)
The willow tree population would decrease.
d)
Foxes would dies due to no food source. 
91.
The fox in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Tertiary Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Primary Consumer
92.
The mouse in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Primary Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Tertiary Consumer
d)
Secondary Consumer
93.

What is the difference between a detritivore and a decomposer?

a)

No difference they both break down dead stuff

b)

Detritivores digest dead stuff internally while decomposers digest dead stuff externally

c)

Only decomposers are in food webs

d)

Both are apart of food webs

94.

Which of the following best describes the difference between exponential growth and logistic growth in populations?

a)

Exponential growth is always slower than logistic growth.

b)

Exponential growth occurs only in plants, while logistic growth occurs only in animals.

c)

Logistic growth does not depend on resource availability.

d)

Exponential growth occurs when resources are unlimited, while logistic growth occurs when resources are limited and the population reaches carrying capacity.

95.

What shape does a population growth curve take under exponential growth?

a)

J-shaped curve

b)

Wavy line

c)

Linear line

d)

S-shaped curve

96.

In logistic growth, what happens to the population size as it approaches the carrying capacity of the environment?

a)

It levels off and stabilizes.

b)

It decreases to zero.

c)

It fluctuates randomly.

d)

It continues to increase rapidly without stopping.

97.

Which of the following is an example of mutualism?

a)

Bees pollinating flowers

b)

Moss growing on a rock

c)

Tick feeding on a dog

d)

Lion hunting a zebra

98.

Which of the following correctly lists the levels of biological organization from smallest to largest?

a)

Population, Organism, Organ, Tissue, Cell

b)

Organ, Tissue, Cell, Organism, Population

c)

Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organism, Population

d)

Organism, Cell, Tissue, Organ, Population

99.

What level of organization is represented by a group of similar cells working together to perform a specific function?

a)

Tissue

b)

Organ System

c)

Organ

d)

Population

100.

Which level of organization includes all the living and nonliving things interacting in a particular area?

a)

Population

b)

Organism

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

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