Ecology
Introduction Test
Multiple Choice (2pts each)
1.
Which study of animal behavior looks at the way animals behave with biotic and abiotic factors? a.
Behaviorism b.
Ethology c.
Behavior Ecology d.
Sociobiology
2.
Which study of animal behavior looks at how animals perceive things based on how their bodies work? a.
Behaviorism b.
Ethology c.
Behavior Ecology d.
Sociobiology
3.
Which study of animal behavior looks at how behavior changes over time? a.
Behaviorism b.
Ethology c.
Behavior Ecology d.
Sociobiology
4.
Which study of animal behavior looks at how animals behave with one another? a.
Behaviorism b.
Ethology c.
Behavior Ecology d.
Sociobiology
5.
Who came up with the term “ecology”? a.
Rachel Carson b.
James Watson c.
Ernst Haeckel d.
Francis Crick
6.
Which branch of ecology looks at how plants and animals are created? a.
Plant Ecology b.
Animal Ecology c.
Physiological Ecology d.
Population Ecology
7.
Which branch of ecology was discovered because the settlers noticed how the vegetation grew back after clearing the land? a.
Plant Ecology b.
Animal Ecology c.
Physiological Ecology d.
Population Ecology
8.
Which branch of ecology studies how organisms respond to temperature, moisture, light, etc.? a.
Ecosystem Ecology b.
Animal Ecology c.
Physiological Ecology d.
Population Ecology
9.
Which branch of ecology includes the theory “survival of the fittest”? a.
Ecosystem Ecology b.
Animal Ecology c.
Ecosystem Ecology d.
Population Ecology
10.
Which branch of ecology looks at how communities interact? a.
Ecosystem Ecology b.
Animal Ecology c.
Physiological Ecology d.
Population Ecology
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Ecology
Plant Test
Multiple Choice
5.
Which part of the flower is the male part? a.
Pistil b.
Style c.
Stigma d.
Stamen
6.
Flowers that have all their parts are called a.
Incomplete b.
Complete c.
Finished d.
Imperfect
7.
The pistil contains all of the following parts except a.
Style b.
Stigma c.
Ovule d.
Anther
8.
Wood is what type of tissue? a.
Phloem b.
Xylem c.
Epidermis d.
Root hairs
9.
Which of the following vegetables is a tuber? a.
Potatoes b.
Carrots c.
Radishes d.
Rice
10.
Which type of root clings to objects such as walls for support? a.
Tap b.
Fibrous c.
Aerial d.
Big ones
11.
Which type of root has numerous roots branching from a central point? a.
Tap b.
Fibrous c.
Aerial d.
Big ones
12.
Which type of cell controls the opening and closing of the stomata? a.
Palisade b.
Epidermal c.
Guard d.
Columnar
13.
Leaves that are arranged in pairs on the stem are called what type of leaf? a.
Opposite b.
Alternate c.
Whorled d.
Fancy
14.
What holiday is on October 31? a.
Christmas b.
Easter c.
Fourth of July d.
Halloween
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Ecology
Aquatic Test
Multiple Choice (3 points each)
_B___ 1. What term describes the amount of vegetation hanging over the stream? a. Bank stability b. Area Cover c. Embeddedness d. Vegetative protection
_C____ 2. What term describes how much dirt and particles are on the bottom of the stream? a. Bank stability b. Area Cover c. Substrate/Embeddedness d. Vegetative protection
_A___ 3. If someone is determining if the banks are falling into the streams they are looking at
____________? a. Bank stability b. Area Cover c. Embeddedness d. Vegetative protection
_D____ 4. If someone is looking at the plants growing on the banks, they are looking at ______________? a. Bank stability b. Area Cover c. Embeddedness d. Vegetative protection/Riparian vegetation
_D___ 5. Most things about lotic systems are determined by a. Velocity b. Depth c. Current d. a and c
_B___ 6. What is the body of land where all runoff collects in a common body of water called? a. River b. Watershed c. Flood plain d. Oxbow
_C___ 7. What is the extension of channels that are dry during non-flood time called? a. River b. Watershed c. Flood plain d. Oxbow
_B___ 8. When dissolved oxygen levels drop below 1-2 mg/L for a few hours, it causes ___________. a. Gas Bubble Disease b. Fish kills c. Areas with white water d. Riffles
_D___ 9. Streams that get cut off and diverted make _____________. a. Waterfalls b. Dams c. Streams d. Oxbows
_C___ 10. Which one of the following mammals forms the most lakes? a. Buzzards b. Deer c. Beaver d. Turkeys
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Ecology Test
Wetland Ecology
Matching
Match the term to the clues listed below. (3 points each)
A. Soil B. Exotic C. Native D. Invasive
E. Hydric F. Marsh G. Swamp H. Hydroperiod
I. Loam soils J. Soil profiles
1.
__G__ Wetlands that have trees
2.
__C__ Organisms that existed in an area prior to European Settlement.
3.
__E__ A condition caused by water that creates an anaerobic environment.
4.
__D__ Organisms that dominate an ecosystem and prevent others from growing.
5.
__J__ Cross-sections of soil that extend from the surface to the bedrock.
6.
__B_ Organisms that are not originally found in an area.
7.
__H__ The duration, frequency, depth, and flood season.
8.
__F__ “wet grasslands”
9.
__I__ Soils that contain equal amounts of sand, silt, and clay.
10.
__A__ A mixture of mineral particles, air, water, bedrock, living and decaying organisms.
Ecology Test
Caves
Definition
Match the following definitions with the clues below. (2 points)
A. Stalactites
D. Spar
G. Resurgance
J. Guano
B. Stalagmites
E. Spelunking
H. Echolocation
C. Column
F. Nocturnal
I. Sea Caves
1.
__C__ When a stalactite and a stalagmite grow together.
2.
__E__ A hobby of people that like to explore in caves.
3.
__F__ How animals that sleep during the day are described.
4.
__A__ Dissolved calcite that is deposited on the top of a cave.
5.
__H__ The process of finding an object using sound waves.
6.
__D__ Where thermal water comes from in a cave.
7.
__I__ Caves that are created by the force of the ocean.
8.
__B__ Dissolved calcite that is deposited on the bottom of the cave.
9.
__G__ The opening on the side of a cave where water exits.
10.
__J__ Bat Poo
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Matching
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Match the organism with the clues below: (2 points each)
A.
Troglobites
B.
Troglophiles
C.
Trogloxenes
D.
Troglophobes
_C___ 1. May require a cave for a portion of it’s life cycle.
_D___ 2. Can’t survive in caves for any time period.
_C___ 3. Are called “cave guests”
_A___ 4. Can’t live their entire lives outside of a cave.
_D___ 5. Are called “cave haters”
_B___ 6. Can live part or all of their lives in caves.
_A___ 7. Are called “cave dwellers”
_B___ 8. Group that includes pseudoscorpions.
_A___ 9. Group that includes blindfish.
_B___ 10. Are called “cave lovers”
Ecology
Arctic Test
Multiple Choice (2pts)
1.
_C___ The tundra is the ____________ of all biomes. a.
largest b.
most diverse c.
coldest d.
warmest
2.
_B___ What term describes the layer above the permafrost that thaws every summer? a.
dormant layer b.
active layer c.
hypotonic layer d.
coldest layer
3.
_D___ Sunlight in the arctic is limited because a.
ice bergs block the sun b.
the sun never reaches that part of the earth c.
most animals can’t look at the sun directly d.
the position of the sun in the sky
4.
_B___ The sun can remain below the horizon in the arctic for how long? a.
1 month b.
2 months c.
3 months d.
4 months
5.
_C___ There are how many different plants in the arctic? a.
17 b.
170 c.
1700 d.
17000
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6.
_D___ What type of tundra is at high altitudes where trees can’t grow? a.
Arctic b.
Mountainous c.
Rugged d.
Alpine
7.
_A___ What animal uses it’s hooves to break the ice for water? a.
Musk ox b.
Deer c.
Caribou d.
Antelope
8.
_B___ Where do bears get energy from when they are hibernating? a.
they eat b.
fat c.
fur d.
atmosphere
Ecology Test
Deserts
Definition
Match the following definitions with the clues below. (2 points)
A. Wash B. Bajada
D. Dust Devil E. Desert
G. Salt Bush
J. Sagebush
C. Playa
F. Yucca
H. Invasive Species I. Deserere
1.
__J__ Desert bush that doesn’t grow in salty areas.
2.
__A__ Temporary rivers that carry water down from the mountains .
3.
__I__ Latin word that desert comes from.
4.
__D__ Where warm air rises quickly in an area, as it leaves, the other
air rushes in to fill the space.
5.
__C__ Lakes that are dry for most of the year.
6.
__B__ Where mountain erosion accumulates.
7.
__G__ Desert bush that grows in salty areas.
8.
__E__ An arid region with little or no vegetation.
9.
__F__ A large plant that grows to tree like proportions.
10.
__H__ An introduced, non-native species.
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Matching
Match the organism with the clues below: (2 points each)
A.
Great Basin Desert
B.
Mojave
C.
Sonoran
D.
Chihuahuan
_A___ 1. Is located between the Rocky mountains and the Sierra Nevada mountains.
_B___ 2. The location of “death valley”.
_D___ 3. This desert extends through the southern part of the US
including Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
_C___ 4. It rains 2 times a year, summer and winter.
_B___ 5. Contains 250 species of flower plants.
_A___ 6. Is known as a cold desert.
_D___ 7. Has calcium rich soil, because it was once under the ocean
_D___ 8. Has types of true trees called Pine, Oak, Junipers.
_A___ 9. Covers the states of Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Idaho.
_A___ 10. Is home to the prong horn antelope, and mule deer.
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