CH. 2 STUDY GUIDE REVIEW
GAME
BELL
RINGER
WHAT WORD DESCRIBES THE MAMMALS,
FISH, BIRDS, AND PLANTS THAT LIVE IN
AN ENVIRONMENT?
A)Abiotic
B) The biosphere
C)Biotic
D)The ecosystem
WHAT WORD DESCRIBES THE MAMMALS,
FISH, BIRDS, AND PLANTS THAT LIVE IN
AN ENVIRONMENT?
A)Abiotic
B) The biosphere
C)Biotic
D)The ecosystem
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS
ABIOTIC?
A) a gar
B) an alligator
C) grass
D) water
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS
ABIOTIC?
A) a gar
B) an alligator
C) grass
D) water
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
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
PREDATORS AND PREY ARE CONSIDERED
WHAT KIND OF FACTORS?
A) Abiotic factors
B) biotic factors
C) prebiotic factors
D) non-living factors
PREDATORS AND PREY ARE CONSIDERED
WHAT KIND OF FACTORS?
A) Abiotic factors
B) biotic factors
C) prebiotic factors
D) non-living 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
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
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.
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.
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,
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,
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.
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.
ORGANISMS THAT CAN MAKE THEIR OWN
FOOD FROM SUNLIGHT ARE CALLED
A) decomposers
B) consumers
C) producers
D) carnivores
ORGANISMS THAT CAN MAKE THEIR OWN
FOOD FROM SUNLIGHT ARE CALLED
A) decomposers
B) consumers
C) producers
D) carnivores
WHICH CHOICE IS NOT AN ABIOTIC
FACTOR OF THE ARTIC REGION ?
A) snow
B) ice
C) polar bears
D) cold temperatures
WHICH CHOICE IS NOT AN ABIOTIC
FACTOR OF THE ARTIC REGION ?
A) snow
B) ice
C) polar bears
D) cold temperatures
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
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
ROCKS, TEMPERATURE, AND WATER ARE
WHAT PART OF THE ENVIRONMENT?
A) biotic
B) abiotic
C) population
D) living
ROCKS, TEMPERATURE, AND WATER ARE
WHAT PART OF THE ENVIRONMENT?
A) biotic
B) abiotic
C) population
D) living
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
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
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
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
AFTER ONE SPECIES DISAPPEARS, THE
OTHER SPECIES IN THE ECOSYSTEM
A) benefit.
B) are thrown out of balance.
C) die.
D) are unaffected.
AFTER ONE SPECIES DISAPPEARS, THE
OTHER SPECIES IN THE ECOSYSTEM
A) benefit.
B) are thrown out of balance.
C) die.
D) are unaffected.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
GRASS THAT GAINS ENERGY FROM
THE SUN IS AN EXAMPLE OF A
A) consumer
B) parasite
C) decomposer
D) producer
GRASS THAT GAINS ENERGY FROM
THE SUN IS AN EXAMPLE OF A
A) consumer
B) parasite
C) decomposer
D) producer
WHAT DO SEVERAL DIFFERENT
POPULATIONS LIVING TOGETHER MAKE?
A) a biosphere
B) an organism
C) a community
D) an ecosystem
WHAT DO SEVERAL DIFFERENT
POPULATIONS LIVING TOGETHER MAKE?
A) a biosphere
B) an organism
C) a community
D) an ecosystem
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
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
WHICH ORGANISMS DOES THE BASE OF
AN ENERGY PYRAMID REPRESENT?
A) producers
B) carnivores
C) herbivores
D) scavengers
WHICH ORGANISMS DOES THE BASE OF
AN ENERGY PYRAMID REPRESENT?
A) producers
B) carnivores
C) herbivores
D) scavengers
IN WHICH TYPE OF SYMBIOSIS DO
ORGANISMS HELP EACH OTHER?
A) parasitism
B) mutualism
C) community
D) commensalism
IN WHICH TYPE OF SYMBIOSIS DO
ORGANISMS HELP EACH OTHER?
A) parasitism
B) mutualism
C) community
D) commensalism
NATURE’S RECYCLERS ARE
A) predators
B) decomposers
C) producers
D) omnivores
NATURE’S RECYCLERS ARE
A) predators
B) decomposers
C) producers
D) omnivores
A BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION BETWEEN
CORAL AND ALGAE IS AN EXAMPLE OF
A) commensalism
B) parasitism
C) mutualism
D) predation
A BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION BETWEEN
CORAL AND ALGAE IS AN EXAMPLE OF
A) commensalism
B) parasitism
C) mutualism
D) predation
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
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
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
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
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
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
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LISTED IS THE
HIGHEST LEVEL OF ENVIRONMENTAL
ORGANIZATION?
A) ecosystem
B) community
C) population
D) organism
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LISTED IS THE
HIGHEST LEVEL OF ENVIRONMENTAL
ORGANIZATION?
A) ecosystem
B) community
C) population
D) organism
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
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
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
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
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
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
REMORAS AND SHARKS HAVE A
RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEST DESCRIBED AS
A) mutualism.
B) commensalism.
C) predator and prey.
D) parasitism.
REMORAS AND SHARKS HAVE A
RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEST DESCRIBED AS
A) mutualism.
B) commensalism.
C) predator and prey.
D) parasitism.
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
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
A GROUP OF ORGANISMS OF THE SAME
SPECIES LIVING IN THE SAME AREA
A) abiotic
B) community
C) ecosystem
D) population
E) biosphere
F) ecology
A GROUP OF ORGANISMS OF THE SAME
SPECIES LIVING IN THE SAME AREA
A) abiotic
B) community
C) ecosystem
D) population
E) biosphere
F) ecology
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
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
THE NONLIVING PART OF THE
ENVIRONMENT
A) abiotic
B) community
C) ecosystem
D) population
E) biosphere
F) ecology
THE NONLIVING PART OF THE
ENVIRONMENT
A) abiotic
B) community
C) ecosystem
D) population
E) biosphere
F) ecology
ALL THE POPULATIONS OF SPECIES THAT
LIVE AND INTERACT IN THE SAME HABITAT
A) abiotic
B) community
C) ecosystem
D) population
E) biosphere
F) ecology
ALL THE POPULATIONS OF SPECIES THAT
LIVE AND INTERACT IN THE SAME HABITAT
A) abiotic
B) community
C) ecosystem
D) population
E) biosphere
F) ecology
THE PART OF EARTH WHERE LIFE EXISTS
A) abiotic
B) community
C) ecosystem
D) population
E) biosphere
F) ecology
THE PART OF EARTH WHERE LIFE EXISTS
A) abiotic
B) community
C) ecosystem
D) population
E) biosphere
F) ecology
A COMMUNITY OF ORGANISMS AND
THEIR ABIOTIC ENVIRONMENT
A) abiotic
B) community
C) ecosystem
D) population
E) biosphere
F) ecology
A COMMUNITY OF ORGANISMS AND
THEIR ABIOTIC ENVIRONMENT
A) abiotic
B) community
C) ecosystem
D) population
E) biosphere
F) ecology
AN ORGANISM THAT EATS ONLY
ANIMALS
A) herbivore
B) food chain
C) carnivore
D) food web
E) omnivore
F) energy
pyramid
AN ORGANISM THAT EATS ONLY
ANIMALS
A) herbivore
B) food chain
C) carnivore
D) food web
E) omnivore
F) energy
pyramid
A TRIANGULAR DIAGRAM THAT SHOWS
AN ECOSYSTEM’S LOSS OF ENERGY
A) herbivore
B) food chain
C) carnivore
D) food web
E) omnivore
F) energy
pyramid
A TRIANGULAR DIAGRAM THAT SHOWS
AN ECOSYSTEM’S LOSS OF ENERGY
A) herbivore
B) food chain
C) carnivore
D) food web
E) omnivore
F) energy
pyramid
AN ORGANISM THAT EATS BOTH PLANTS
AND ANIMALS
A) herbivore
B) food chain
C) carnivore
D) food web
E) omnivore
F) energy
pyramid
AN ORGANISM THAT EATS BOTH PLANTS
AND ANIMALS
A) herbivore
B) food chain
C) carnivore
D) food web
E) omnivore
F) energy
pyramid
AN ORGANISM THAT EATS ONLY PLANTS
A) herbivore
B) food chain
C) carnivore
D) food web
E) omnivore
F) energy
pyramid
AN ORGANISM THAT EATS ONLY PLANTS
A) herbivore
B) food chain
C) carnivore
D) food web
E) omnivore
F) energy
pyramid
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
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
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
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