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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the living parts of the ecosystem called? This includes populations and communities of organisms.biotic factorsabiotic factorshabitataquatic
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the nonliving parts of the ecosystem? This includes temperature, water, sunlight, air, and soil.biotic factorscommunitiesabiotic factorsmicroorganisms
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat are all members of one kind of organism that live in a particular area?populationmicrorganismscommunityenvironment
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a group of different populations of organisms?habitatmicroorganismsbiotic factorscommunities
- 5. Multiple Choice________get energy they need by breaking down dead or decaying matter.consumersdecomposersorganismsproducers
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a series of plants and animals in which each organism is a source of food for the next in the series?food chainfood webfood linkconnection
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat are animals that hunt and kill other animals for food called?preyparasitehostpredators
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIf the population of predators increases, the population of prey will _______decreaseincrease as wellstay the samestay the same, then increase.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat passes from organism to organism in a food weban ecosystemonly one nicheenergyabiotic factors
- 10. Multiple Choice
What type of relationship is shown in this picture?Predatory/PreyCommensalismMutualismParasitism - 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of relationship is shown in this picture? (HINT: it's a tapeworm)Predator/PreyCommensalismMutualismParasitism
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of relationship is shown here?Predator/PreyCommensalismMutualismParasitism
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of relationship is shown here?Predator/PreyCommensalismMutualismParasitism
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a primary consumer in this food web?FoxesCarrotsMiceOwls
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich organism contains the most energy?RabbitGrainsBirdsMice
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of organism recycles energy back into an ecosystem?HerbivoreCarnivoreAutotrophDecomposer
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to the populations as you move up a population pyramid?Populations increasePopulations decreasePopulations remain the samePopulations fluctuate
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich point on the graph represents carrying capacity?ABCD
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich point on the graph would represent an ecosystem going through the beginning stages of secondary succession?ABCD
- 20. Multiple ChoiceAfter a forest fire, an ecosystem would start regrowth through -primary successionsecondary successionclimax communitylimiting factors
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich has declined because of the growth of the human population?biodiversitydeforestationextinction rateshabitat destruction
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement describes a main difference between primary and secondary succession?Primary succession is always followed by secondary successionSecondary succession always ends in a climax community while primary does notPrimary succession always starts with barren rock; secondary does notSecondary succession always reaches a climax community of trees while primary succession ends with pioneer species.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes an ecosystem?A group of species that inhabits a particular areaa group of popultions as well as the abiotic environmentAll the organisms of one species that inhabit a particular areaAll the zones of Earth's land, water, and air where living organisms are found
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich biome is characterized by a cold, wet climate and coniferous trees?taigadeserttundragrassland
- 25. Multiple ChoiceAll members of one species in a certain area.PopulationLimiting FactorsImmigrationBirth Rate
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe largest number of organisms in a population that the environment can support.Carrying CapacityLimiting FactorReproductive Potential
- 27. Multiple ChoiceEnvironmental factors that keep a population from increasing.Carrying CapacityLimiting FactorsReproductive Potential
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a consumer?Organism that makes its own energyOrganism that breaks down dead organismsOrganism that eats other organisms for food & energy
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a producer?Organism that makes its own energyOrganism that breaks down dead organismsOrganism that eats other organisms for food & energy
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?TundraDesertTemperate Deciduous ForestTropical Rainforest
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?TundraRainforestDesertPineforest
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat biome?SavannahTemperate RainforestTaigaDesert
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat biome?MountainsTundraTropical RainforestTemperate Forest
- 34. Multiple ChoiceThe taigaa cold, treeless, desert-like biome found near the North and South Polesfound mostly in Africaa forest biome dominated by coniferous trees, such as pine, fir, and sprucea dry, rocky biome found in the central part of South America.
- 35. Multiple ChoiceAn organism's _________ is defined as the environment in which it lives.habitatnichesocial structureecosystem
- 36. Multiple ChoiceA community is defined asAll the different species that live in an ecosystemAll the members of the same speciesAll the non-living things in an ecosystemthe average number of species in an ecosystem
- 37. Multiple Choicecrocodiles live in freshwater rivers.habitatniche
- 38. Multiple ChoiceThe crocodile is a carnivore.habitatniche
- 39. Multiple Choice
A glacier in Alaska sweeps through leaving bare rock in its path. Which of the following will most likely be the pioneer species?
grass
lichen
insects
birds
- 40. Multiple Choice
The design of air conditioners and aerosol cans has been changed in the last few years in an attempt to reverse which ecological problem?
deforestation
freshwater pollution
hole in the ozone layer
acid rain
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhich human activity would preserve nonrenewable resources?deforestationremoving carnivores from a forestrecyclingheating homes with fossil fuels
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhat are renewable resources?Resources that are used faster than they forma. Resources that can replenish themselves over timea. Resources that exist only in urban areasResources that exist only in rural areas
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhat is deforestation?throwing someone out of a windowselectively cutting trees for lumber, making sure the forest remains healthyallowing more animals to graze on the land than it can supportcutting and removal of rainforest
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhat are greenhouse gases?gases that cause climate changegases that emit green smokegases that are used to make green colored glass
- 45. Multiple ChoiceThe greenhouse gas having the greatest role in human-caused global warming ismethanecarbon dioxideCFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)ozone
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWhat is this a picture of?Nitrogen cyclecarbon cyclewater cycleplant cycle
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhen nitrogen gas is turned in to a form that plants and animals can use is calledCombustionPhotosynthesisDecompositionNitrogen Fixation
- 48. Multiple ChoiceThe movement of matter through biotic and abiotic environment is called ___matter cyclingbiogeochemical cyclephotosynthesiscarbon fixation
- 49. Multiple ChoiceIn the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?ProducersCarnivoresHerbivoresTop Predator
- 50. Multiple ChoiceHow many trophic levels?2345
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