Pre-AP Biology: Unit 1 – Ecological Systems
Question 1:
What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Carbohydrates
Water
Sunlight
Carbon
Question 2:
What level in all ecosystems Autotrophs make up?
A.
B.
C.
D.
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Question 3:
Which symbiosis is this?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mutualism
Parasitism
Commensalism
Nonalism
Question 4:
What do you call a living relationship between two species in which one
organism is harmed?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mutualism
Parasitism
Commensalism
Niche
Question 5:
What do you call an animal that gets food from killing and eating other animals?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Herbivore
Autotroph
Producer
Carnivore
Question 6:
What do you call an illustration that uses arrows to show the many possible
directions in which matter and energy can pass through the organisms in an
ecosystem?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Food Chain
Food Web
Energy Pyramid
Succession Map
Question 7:
Which of the following is the nonliving factors of an ecosystem?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Producer
Biotic
Abiotic
Niche
Question 8:
Which of the following is the living factors of an ecosystem?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Producer
Biotic
Abiotic
Niche
Question 9:
Which of the following is not a biotic factor?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Rain
Animals
Plants
Fungi
Question 10:
Which of the following is an abiotic factor?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Animals
Plants
Fungi
Minerals
Question 11:
A collection of organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the
same area and interact with one another is called?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Community
Population
Ecosystem
Ecosphere
Question 12:
What do you call a symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Competition
Mutualism
Nitrogen Fixation
Energy Pyramid
Question 13:
What do you call an organism that can capture energy from the sun to create their
own food?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Producers
Detritivores
Consumers
Carnivores
Question 14:
What do you call an organism that feed on both living producers and other
consumers?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Carnivores
Herbivores
Omnivores
Detritivores
Question 15:
What is an example of a community?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Dogs
A dog
A dog in a doghouse
Dogs and Cats
Question 16:
Which of the following is another word for consumer?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Heterotroph
Herbivore
Autotroph
Carnivore
Question 17:
What are organisms that get their energy by breaking down dead organisms and
are responsible for returning nutrients to the soil?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Autotroph
Scavengers
Decomposers
Carnivores
Question 18:
Which is the 2nd level consumer?
Plant -> Grasshopper -> Bird -> Snake ->Owl
A.
B.
C.
D.
Grasshopper
Bird
Plant
Snake
Question 19:
What is the term(s) for an organism to blend in with the surroundings?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Warning Colors
False Colors
Camouflage
True Colors
KEY ANSWERS:
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. B
9. A
10. D
11. A
12. B
13. A
14. C
15. D
16. A
17. C
18. B
19. C