Ecology Quiz
Q 1: What do we call the process of taking in Oxygen and Glucose to make energy? A: Respiration
Q 2: What is the source for all energy in our solar system? A: The Sun
Q 3: Which form of energy do plants make as a result of Photosynthesis? A: Chemical
Q 4: All energy from the sun arrives as what two forms? A: Heat and Light
Q 5: What chemicals are formed through the process of Photosynthesis? A: Glucose & Oxygen
Q 6: Why do we call the producers; “producers”? A: They “produce” their own food
Q 7: Which level of organisms recycles waste back into the ecosystem? A: Decomposers
Q 8: Why did the Stromatolites die off? A: There was nothing to recycle the Oxygen they created
Q 9: What do the arrows in a food web represent? A: Where the energy goes
Q 10: Humans exhale what important chemical? A: CO2
Q 11: Why are vegetarians NOT primary consumers? A: They only eat plants by choice!
Q 12: What do we call the non-living things in an ecosystem? A: Abiotic Factors
Q 13: Which level of ecosystems needs the most energy to live? A: Secondary Consumers
Q 14: What do all organisms compete for? A: Living Space, Energy (food), water, reproduction, etc…
A: Likely, the Elk population would increase Q 15: How would an Elk population respond to the loss of Wolves in the ecosystem? A: Likely, the Elk population would increase
Q 16: Which type of relationship would a doctor fish & a shark be? A: Mutualism
Q 17: Which type of relationship involves one organism receiving a positive benefit, while the other isn’t helped or harmed? A: Commensalism
Q 18: If the population of rabbits in an ecosystem dropped, what would you expect the population of wolves to do? A: The wolf population would likely drop as well…unless they found another food source…
Q 19: What are the products of the Respiration Reaction? A: CO2 + H2O
Q 20: A Tic that has burrowed its way into a persons skin would be which type of relationship? A: Parasitism
Q 21: Predators hunt what? A: Prey
Q 22: Why are decomposers so important to ecosystems ? A: Nothing can survive in its own waste. They recycle the dead/waste Q 22: Why are decomposers so important to ecosystems ?
Q 23: Which level of ecosystems performs Photosynthesis? A: Producers
Q 24: What are the products of the Photosynthesis reaction? A: Glucose & Oxygen