Intro to Ecology
Intro to Ecology
1. What level of organization in ecology
describes an individual form of life, such as a
plant, animal, bacterium, protist, or fungus?
A. Population
B. Ecosystem
C. Individual Organism
D. Community
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2. What level of organization in ecology
describes a group of individuals that belong to
the same species and live in the same area?
A. Population
B. Ecosystem
C. Biosphere
D. Community
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3. What level of organization in ecology
describes an assemblage of different
populations that live together in a defined area?
A. Biome
B. Ecosystem
C. Biosphere
D. Community
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4. What level of organization in ecology
describes all the organisms that live in a place
together with their physical environments?
A. Niche
B. Ecosystem
C. Biome
D. Biosphere
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5. The term which describes a physical, or
nonliving factor that shapes an ecosystem.
A. Abiotic
B. Biome
C. Biomass
D. Biotic
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6. List at least three abiotic factors.
Sunlight,
Clouds,
Air
Rain
Wind,
Rock,
Water
Soil
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7. The term which describes any living part of
the environment with which an organism
might interact.
A. Abiotic
B. Biome
C. Biomass
D. Biotic
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8. Identify at least 6 biotic factors in the
picture below.
Geese
Basically anything living!
Trees
Moose
Grass
Heron
Cattail reeds
Ducks
Dragonfly
Turtle
Woodpecker
Raccoon
Squirrel
Red-wing
blackbird
Frog
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9. The term which describes any organism that
is able to capture energy from sunlight or
chemicals and use it to produce its own food
from inorganic compounds.
A. Consumer
B. Heterotroph
C. Autotroph
D. Decomposer
Morning Glory pool of Yellowstone.
Its colors are because of heat-thriving
bacteria.
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producer
10. Another term for autotroph is ____________.
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11. The term which describes organisms that
eat producers is
A. Primary Consumer
B. Scavenger
C. Detritivore
D. Decomposer
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12. Plant-eating primary consumers are also
herbivores
called _______________.
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13. Animals which eat other animals are called
A. Herbivores
B. Decomposers
C. Producers
D. Carnivores
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14. Animals which eat other organisms are called
A. Autotrophs
B. Heterotrophs
C. Producers
D. Detritivores
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15. Animals that eat both plants and other
omnivores
animals are called _______________.
Raccoon eating a crayfish
Raccoon eating berries
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16. Organisms which “feed” by chemically
breaking down organic matter into smaller
pieces called detritus are called
A. Producers
B. Decomposers
C. Herbivores
D. Omnivores
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17. The most numerous decomposers on
bacteria
Earth are __________________.
Decomposing deer
Decaying leaves
?
Rotting log
Putrid apples
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18. Organisms which chew or grind dead
organic matter into smaller pieces are called
A. Detritivores
B. Carnivores
C. Tertiary Consumers
D. Herbivores
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19. Besides the shrimp, list at
least two other detritivores.
Crabs
Worms
Snails
Mites
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20. In food chains and food webs, what does the
arrow between interacting organisms represent?
It represents the direction of energy flow
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21. The organisms in the food chain below are
out of order. What is the proper order?
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22. Identify the producer(s) in this food web.
Bush
Seeds
Grass
Cougar
Coyote
Vulture
Deer
Bluebird
Insect
Squirrel
Prairie
dog
Grass
Seeds
Bush
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23. Identify the primary consumers in this food web.
Prairie dog
Squirrel
Deer
Insect
Cougar
Coyote
Vulture
Deer
Bluebird
Insect
Squirrel
Prairie
dog
Grass
Seeds
Bush
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24. Identify an omnivore.
Bluebird
Cougar
Coyote
Vulture
Deer
Bluebird
Insect
Squirrel
Prairie
dog
Grass
Seeds
Bush
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25. Name two top predators.
Coyote
Cougar
Cougar
Coyote
Vulture
Deer
Bluebird
Insect
Squirrel
Prairie
dog
Grass
Seeds
Bush
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26. What would the vulture be classed as?
Scavenger
Cougar
Coyote
Vulture
Deer
Bluebird
Insect
Squirrel
Prairie
dog
Grass
Seeds
Bush