1. Ecology Unit Review

2. I am going to study tonight.
True
False 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

3. An example of a herbivore is
Cheetah
Spider
Deer
Snake 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

4. If a snake eats a mouse that eats grass, the snake is a
Producer
First level consumer
Second level consumer
Decomposer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

5. Where is the most energy available in an energy pyramid?
Producer level (bottom)
First level consumer
Second level consumer
Top 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

6. In which process do producers use carbon from carbon dioxide to produce glucose?
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Precipitation
Nitrogen cycle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

7. Native Species Exotic Species Host Endangered Species
Kudzu is a vine that was brought to the southern U.S. from China. Because it came from another part of the world it is known as
Native Species
Exotic Species
Host
Endangered Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

8. Climate Physical barrier Competition Food and water
The Sahara desert prevents organisms from northern Africa from dispersing to southern Africa. The desert is an example of which limit to dispersal?
Climate
Physical barrier
Competition
Food and water 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

9. First level consumer Scavengers Producers Herbivores
In the Lion King, a group of buzzards thought Simba was dead and tried to eat him. They are examples of __________ which feed on the bodies of dead organisms.
First level consumer
Scavengers
Producers
Herbivores 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

10. The first organism in a food chain is always a
Producer
Consumer
Herbivore
Carnivore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

11. Which of the following is NOT an example of dispersal
The wind carrying spiders to another place
A wolf carrying sticky plant burs on its fur
A beetle being carried down a river floating on a leaf
A mouse living in a field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

12. The source of energy for most autotrophs is
Water
The sun
Heterotrophs
Other autotrophs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

13. Which of the following is a biotic factor?
Water
Carbon
Sunlight
Trees 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

14. Which of the following is an example of a population?
All the trees in the woods
All the cats and dogs in your neighborhood
The rocks in a rock collection
The white tail deer in a forest 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

15. 400 worms per sq meter 40 worms per sq meter 10 worms per sq meter
If you count 40 worms in a garden measuring 10 square meters, the population density of the worms is
400 worms per sq meter
40 worms per sq meter
10 worms per sq meter
4 worms per sq meter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

16. Immigration Emigration Increasing birth rate Decreasing birth rate
A group of boys leaving my room to go to Mrs. Anderson’s room in search of more fun is an example of
Immigration
Emigration
Increasing birth rate
Decreasing birth rate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

17. When Dori was stung by the jellyfish, she was almost an example of
Predator
Prey
Host
Parasite 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

18. Competition Mutualism Parasitism Predation
Bacteria in your intestine that make vitamin K are an example of which type of interaction?
Competition
Mutualism
Parasitism
Predation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

19. A drought that prevents further growth of peaches in Georgia is an example of
Carrying capacity
A limiting factor
Biotic factor
Indirect observation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

20. Which of the following is not a limiting factor?
Food
Soil
Space
Weather conditions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

21. The sharks powerful jaws help it catch and eat its prey
The sharks powerful jaws help it catch and eat its prey. This is an example of a
Predator Adaptation
Camouflage
Prey adaptation
Mimicry 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

22. When a tape worm lives in a dog, the dog is the
Parasite
Host
Predator
Prey 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

23. A bird building its nest in a pine tree is an example of
Commensalism
Mutualism
Parasitism
Predation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

24. Secondary species Primary species Pioneer species Succession species
Mosses and lichens are known as _________________ because they are the first to populate an area where primary succession is taking place
Secondary species
Primary species
Pioneer species
Succession species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

25. What do the arrows in a food web represent?
Predator prey relationships
The directions in which animals move in order to find food
The transfer of energy and matter
Parasite host relationships 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

26. Second level consumers may be either carnivores or omnivores.
True
False 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

27. Bees and flowers are biotic factors in an ecosystem.
True
False 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

28. The population density decreases as the number of individuals in an area increases.
True
False 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

29. All the members of a community belong to the same species.
True
False 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

30. A tapeworm living inside a wolf’s body is a predator.
True
False 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31. Bacteria and fungi are examples of
Producers
Consumer
Decomposer
Scavenger 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

32. A bear is a __________ because it cannot make its own food.
Producer
Consumer
Parasite
Host 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

33. At the end of Charlotte’s Web, the baby spiders were dispersed by the
Water
Wind
Sun
Soil 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

34. All of the biotic and abiotic factors in an area make up the
Organism
Population
Community
Ecosystem 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

35. Squirrels, insects, and trees make up a level of ecological organization known as
Organism
Population
Community
Ecosystem 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

36. Direct Observation Indirect Observation Sampling Mark and Recapture
After the boys leave my room for Mrs. Anderson’s, I can count the books they left behind (traces of them) in order to find out how many referrals to write. I am doing what type of observation?
Direct Observation
Indirect Observation
Sampling
Mark and Recapture 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

37. When the bird and the squirrel struggle to occupy a certain niche in an ecosystem, they are in
Symbiosis
Predation
Competition
Commensalism 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30