1. Ch. 2 Study Guide Review Game

2. Bell Ringer

3. What word describes the mammals, fish, birds, and plants that live in an environment?
Abiotic
The biosphere
Biotic
The ecosystem

4. What word describes the mammals, fish, birds, and plants that live in an environment?
Abiotic
The biosphere
Biotic
The ecosystem

5. Which of the following is abiotic?
A) a gar
B) an alligator
C) grass
D) water

6. Which of the following is abiotic?
A) a gar
B) an alligator
C) grass
D) water

7. One food web arrow goes from a prairie dog to a coyote, showing that
A) the coyote is bigger
B) the prairie dog is bigger
C) the coyote gives energy to the prairie dog
D) the prairie dog gives energy to the coyote

8. One food web arrow goes from a prairie dog to a coyote, showing that
A) the coyote is bigger
B) the prairie dog is bigger
C) the coyote gives energy to the prairie dog
D) the prairie dog gives energy to the coyote

9. Predators and prey are considered what kind of factors?
A) Abiotic factors
B) biotic factors
C) prebiotic factors
D) non-living factors

10. Predators and prey are considered what kind of factors?
A) Abiotic factors
B) biotic factors
C) prebiotic factors
D) non-living factors

11. John’s homework is to list three abiotic factors
John’s homework is to list three abiotic factors. Which list should he turn in?
A) Water, mold, rock
B) Oxygen, climate, bacteria
C) Soil, sunlight, plant
D) Temperature, light, wind

12. John’s homework is to list three abiotic factors
John’s homework is to list three abiotic factors. Which list should he turn in?
A) Water, mold, rock
B) Oxygen, climate, bacteria
C) Soil, sunlight, plant
D) Temperature, light, wind

13. Grass is eaten by a prairie dog. The prairie dog is eaten by a coyote
Grass is eaten by a prairie dog. The prairie dog is eaten by a coyote. This is an example of
A) an abiotic element.
B) an omnivore.
C) a herbivore.
D) a food chain.

14. Grass is eaten by a prairie dog. The prairie dog is eaten by a coyote
Grass is eaten by a prairie dog. The prairie dog is eaten by a coyote. This is an example of
A) an abiotic element.
B) an omnivore.
C) a herbivore.
D) a food chain.

15. The five levels of organization in the environment, from the first to fifth level are
A) organism, population, biosphere, ecosystem, community.
B) organism, population, biotic elements, abiotic elements, community.
C) organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere.
D) organism, population, biosphere, abiotic elements, ecology.

16. The five levels of organization in the environment, from the first to fifth level are
A) organism, population, biosphere, ecosystem, community.
B) organism, population, biotic elements, abiotic elements, community.
C) organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere.
D) organism, population, biosphere, abiotic elements, ecology.

17. A community is several species of animals interacting, while a population is
A) members of one species in an area.
B) the biotic and abiotic elements of an era.
C) the nonliving elements of a habitat.
D) a single organism.

18. A community is several species of animals interacting, while a population is
A) members of one species in an area.
B) the biotic and abiotic elements of an era.
C) the nonliving elements of a habitat.
D) a single organism.

19. Organisms that can make their own food from sunlight are called
A) decomposers
B) consumers
C) producers
D) carnivores

20. Organisms that can make their own food from sunlight are called
A) decomposers
B) consumers
C) producers
D) carnivores

21. Which choice is NOT an abiotic factor of the artic region?
A) snow
B) ice
C) polar bears
D) cold temperatures

22. Which choice is NOT an abiotic factor of the artic region?
A) snow
B) ice
C) polar bears
D) cold temperatures

23. Young wasps are eating the tomato hornworm that is their host
Young wasps are eating the tomato hornworm that is their host. What is this an example of
A) commensalism
B) mutualism
C) parasitism
D) competition

24. Young wasps are eating the tomato hornworm that is their host
Young wasps are eating the tomato hornworm that is their host. What is this an example of
A) commensalism
B) mutualism
C) parasitism
D) competition

25. Rocks, temperature, and water are what part of the environment?
A) biotic
B) abiotic
C) population
D) living

26. Rocks, temperature, and water are what part of the environment?
A) biotic
B) abiotic
C) population
D) living

27. Which is an example of an abiotic element changing an area?
A) introducing a new type of grass
B) water flooding the area
C) two species of birds competing
D) algae growing on crabgrass

28. Which is an example of an abiotic element changing an area?
A) introducing a new type of grass
B) water flooding the area
C) two species of birds competing
D) algae growing on crabgrass

29. A diagram with arrows showing energy flow from grass, to a rabbit, to a fox is
A) an energy pyramid
B) a food web
C) a food chain
D) a population chart

30. A diagram with arrows showing energy flow from grass, to a rabbit, to a fox is
A) an energy pyramid
B) a food web
C) a food chain
D) a population chart

31. After one species disappears, the other species in the ecosystem
A) benefit.
B) are thrown out of balance.
C) die.
D) are unaffected.

32. After one species disappears, the other species in the ecosystem
A) benefit.
B) are thrown out of balance.
C) die.
D) are unaffected.

33. Two members of the same species fight over who gets a certain food
Two members of the same species fight over who gets a certain food. Members of different species try to take over a certain nesting area. These are both examples of
A) community.
B) competition.
C) mutualism.
D) commensalism.

34. Two members of the same species fight over who gets a certain food
Two members of the same species fight over who gets a certain food. Members of different species try to take over a certain nesting area. These are both examples of
A) community.
B) competition.
C) mutualism.
D) commensalism.

35. Blue-green algae are organisms that convert sunlight into food through photosynthesis. What Is the role of blue-green algae in a food chain?
A) Consumer
B) Producer
C) Scavenger
D) Decomposer

36. Blue-green algae are organisms that convert sunlight into food through photosynthesis. What Is the role of blue-green algae in a food chain?
A) Consumer
B) Producer
C) Scavenger
D) Decomposer

37. In a food web, arrows point in just one direction because they show
A) which animal is bigger.
B) which animals are related.
C) how energy goes to the animal that is eating.
D) how energy goes to the animal that is eaten.

38. In a food web, arrows point in just one direction because they show
A) which animal is bigger.
B) which animals are related.
C) how energy goes to the animal that is eating.
D) how energy goes to the animal that is eaten.

39. Grass that gains energy from the sun is an example of a
A) consumer
B) parasite
C) decomposer
D) producer

40. Grass that gains energy from the sun is an example of a
A) consumer
B) parasite
C) decomposer
D) producer

41. What do several different populations living together make?
A) a biosphere
B) an organism
C) a community
D) an ecosystem

42. What do several different populations living together make?
A) a biosphere
B) an organism
C) a community
D) an ecosystem

43. A bird eats a worm. Who is the Predator?
A) the worm
B) the bird
C) both the bird and the worm
D) neither the bird nor the worm

44. A bird eats a worm. Who is the Predator?
A) the worm
B) the bird
C) both the bird and the worm
D) neither the bird nor the worm

45. Which organisms does the base of an energy pyramid represent?
A) producers
B) carnivores
C) herbivores
D) scavengers

46. Which organisms does the base of an energy pyramid represent?
A) producers
B) carnivores
C) herbivores
D) scavengers

47. In which type of symbiosis do organisms help each other?
A) parasitism
B) mutualism
C) community
D) commensalism

48. In which type of symbiosis do organisms help each other?
A) parasitism
B) mutualism
C) community
D) commensalism

49. Nature’s recyclers are
A) predators
B) decomposers
C) producers
D) omnivores

50. Nature’s recyclers are
A) predators
B) decomposers
C) producers
D) omnivores

51. A beneficial association between coral and algae is an example of
A) commensalism
B) parasitism
C) mutualism
D) predation

52. A beneficial association between coral and algae is an example of
A) commensalism
B) parasitism
C) mutualism
D) predation

53. What is the lowest level of environment organization that three male egrets would all belong in together?
A) individual organism
B) population
C) community
D) ecosystem

54. What is the lowest level of environment organization that three male egrets would all belong in together?
A) individual organism
B) population
C) community
D) ecosystem

55. If scientists are studying the egrets, herons, marsh crabs, and cordgrass, but not the water or rocks in a salt water marsh, what level of organization would they be studying?
A) Individual organism
B) population
C) community
D) ecosystem

56. If scientists are studying the egrets, herons, marsh crabs, and cordgrass, but not the water or rocks in a salt water marsh, what level of organization would they be studying?
A) Individual organism
B) population
C) community
D) ecosystem

57. An environmental study reporting on the way temperature, water equality, and minerals affect the animals in a salt marsh would be considered which level of organization?
A) individual organism
B) population
C) community
D) ecosystem

58. An environmental study reporting on the way temperature, water equality, and minerals affect the animals in a salt marsh would be considered which level of organism?
A) individual organism
B) population
C) community
D) ecosystem

59. Which of the following listed is the highest level of environmental organization?
A) ecosystem
B) community
C) population
D) organism

60. Which of the following listed is the highest level of environmental organization?
A) ecosystem
B) community
C) population
D) organism

61. How do mushrooms obtain their food in an ecosystem?
A) by trapping light
B) by feeding on small insects
C) by eating small herbs
D) by breaking down dead leaves

62. How do mushrooms obtain their food in an ecosystem?
A) by trapping light
B) by feeding on small insects
C) by eating small herbs
D) by breaking down dead leaves

63. A tick sucks blood from a dog
A tick sucks blood from a dog. In this relationship, the tick is the ____ and the dog is the ____.
A) parasite, prey
B) predator, host
C) parasite, host
D) host, parasite

64. A tick sucks blood from a dog
A tick sucks blood from a dog. In this relationship, the tick is the ____ and the dog is the ____.
A) parasite, prey
B) predator, host
C) parasite, host
D) host, parasite

65. Which of these is an abiotic factor in a tropical rain forest?
A) Kapok tree
B) Bucket orchid flower
C) High humidity
D) Blue mountain butterfly

66. Which of these is an abiotic factor in a tropical rain forest?
A) Kapok tree
B) Bucket orchid flower
C) High humidity
D) Blue mountain butterfly

67. Remoras and sharks have a relationship that is best described as
A) mutualism.
B) commensalism.
C) predator and prey.
D) parasitism.

68. Remoras and sharks have a relationship that is best described as
A) mutualism.
B) commensalism.
C) predator and prey.
D) parasitism.

69. Which of the following is the correct order in a food web?
A) sun producers  herbivores  scavengers  carnivores
B) sun  consumers  predators  parasites  hosts
C) sun  producers  decomposers  consumers  omnivores
D) sun  producers  herbivores  carnivores  scavengers

70. Which of the following is the correct order in a food web?
A) sun producers  herbivores  scavengers  carnivores
B) sun  consumers  predators  parasites  hosts
C) sun  producers  decomposers  consumers  omnivores
D) sun  producers  herbivores  carnivores  scavengers

71. A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area
A) abiotic
D) population
B) community
E) biosphere
C) ecosystem
F) ecology

72. A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area
A) abiotic
D) population
B) community
E) biosphere
C) ecosystem
F) ecology

73. The study of the interaction of living organisms with each other and the environment
A) abiotic
D) population
B) community
E) biosphere
C) ecosystem
F) ecology

74. The study of the interaction of living organisms with each other and the environment
A) abiotic
D) population
B) community
E) biosphere
C) ecosystem
F) ecology

75. The nonliving part of the environment
A) abiotic
D) population
B) community
E) biosphere
C) ecosystem
F) ecology

76. The nonliving part of the environment
A) abiotic
D) population
B) community
E) biosphere
C) ecosystem
F) ecology

77. All the populations of species that live and interact in the same habitat
A) abiotic
D) population
B) community
E) biosphere
C) ecosystem
F) ecology

78. All the populations of species that live and interact in the same habitat
A) abiotic
D) population
B) community
E) biosphere
C) ecosystem
F) ecology

79. The part of earth where life exists
A) abiotic
D) population
B) community
E) biosphere
C) ecosystem
F) ecology

80. The part of earth where life exists
A) abiotic
D) population
B) community
E) biosphere
C) ecosystem
F) ecology

81. A community of organisms and their abiotic environment
A) abiotic
D) population
B) community
E) biosphere
C) ecosystem
F) ecology

82. A community of organisms and their abiotic environment
A) abiotic
D) population
B) community
E) biosphere
C) ecosystem
F) ecology

83. An organism that eats only animals
A) herbivore
D) food web
B) food chain
E) omnivore
C) carnivore
F) energy pyramid

84. An organism that eats only animals
A) herbivore
D) food web
B) food chain
E) omnivore
C) carnivore
F) energy pyramid

85. A triangular diagram that shows an ecosystem’s loss of energy
A) herbivore
D) food web
B) food chain
E) omnivore
C) carnivore
F) energy pyramid

86. A triangular diagram that shows an ecosystem’s loss of energy
A) herbivore
D) food web
B) food chain
E) omnivore
C) carnivore
F) energy pyramid

87. An organism that eats both plants and animals
A) herbivore
D) food web
B) food chain
E) omnivore
C) carnivore
F) energy pyramid

88. An organism that eats both plants and animals
A) herbivore
D) food web
B) food chain
E) omnivore
C) carnivore
F) energy pyramid

89. An organism that eats only plants
A) herbivore
D) food web
B) food chain
E) omnivore
C) carnivore
F) energy pyramid

90. An organism that eats only plants
A) herbivore
D) food web
B) food chain
E) omnivore
C) carnivore
F) energy pyramid

91. A diagram that shows how energy in food flows from one organism to another
A) herbivore
D) food web
B) food chain
E) omnivore
C) carnivore
F) energy pyramid

92. A diagram that shows how energy in food flows from one organism to another
A) herbivore
D) food web
B) food chain
E) omnivore
C) carnivore
F) energy pyramid

93. A diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem
A) herbivore
D) food web
B) food chain
E) omnivore
C) carnivore
F) energy pyramid

94. A diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem
A) herbivore
D) food web
B) food chain
E) omnivore
C) carnivore
F) energy pyramid