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Unit 5 Ecology Test Review
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Question 1
1.
Where does all energy on Earth come from?
photosynthesis
food
sun
plants
Question 2
2.
Which of these organisms is a producer
a bear
a mushroom
a squirrel
an elm tree
Question 3
3.
In order for photosynthesis to occur, a plant needs which of these?
nitrogen
water
sunlight
carbon dioxide
Question 4
4.
Which are the most common producers found in the ocean?
bacteria
seaweed
phytoplankton
marine plants
Question 5
5.
When there is no sunlight, food can still be produced in ecosystems by a process called ________________.
chemosynthesis
phytoplankton
autosynthesis
photosynthesis
Question 6
6.
Which of these are abiotic factors?
insects
climate
sunlight
air
flowers
bacteria
Question 7
7.
Barnacles attaching to a whale and riding deeper into the ocean is an example of ____________.
parasitism
commensalism
mutualism
Question 8
8.
Ticks feeding off deer and its nutrients is an example of which type of symbiosis?
parasitism
commensalism
mutualism
Question 9
9.
Bacteria lives in the gut of termites and helps the termites digest wood into cellulose. This type of symbiosis is _________.
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
Question 10
10.
Which of the following would be biotic factors in a rainforest?
lake
fish
soil
birds
trees
rain
frogs
Question 11
11.
What is the study of interactions among/between organisms (biotic factors) and their environment (abiotic factors)?
Question 12
12.
_________ is a group of organisms of the same species, all living in the same area and interacting with each other.
population
community
ecosystem
biome
Question 13
13.
_______________ is all of the populations of different species that live in the same area and interact with one another.
population
community
ecosystem
biome
Question 14
14.
Where do most ecosystems get their energy?
from plants that grow in the ecosystem
from the sun through photosynthesis
from the energy absorbed by animals
from the available food
Question 15
15.
True or false: an aquarium could be an ecosystem?
true
false
Question 16
16.
True or false: a dead tree could be an ecosystem?
true
false
Question 17
17.
True or false: the soil outside your home could be an ecosystem?
true
false
Question 18
18.
Why don't two different species occupy the same nich at the same time?
So they can evolve into the other species they want to be.
Because they would compete for all necessary resouces that helps them survive.
They do because some organisms are very similar.
Because they would both go extinct.
Question 19
19.
Which of these is parasitism?
lions fighting for dominance
goby fish warning a shrimp about danger
a roundworm living off a dog's intestines
Question 20
20.
Which of these are biotic factors? Mark all that apply.
bacteria
fungus
water
air
grass
Question 21
21.
Put the levels of ecological organization in order from smallest to largest
biosphere
ecosystem
species
population
biome
community
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Question 22
22.
Which is all of the organisms found on Earth and all of the areas in which they live?
ecosystem
biome
species
biosphere