Interactions and Ecosystems Topic 1-3 Quiz
Name:_______________
Fill in the blank using the following terms (worth 12 marks)
Ecological footprint
Adapted
Symbiotic
Parasite
Natural Resources
Ecology
Adaptation
Mutualism
Commensalism
Sustainability
Ecologist
Ecosystem
Parasitism
Host
Habitat
Needs
Inherited
Wants
1. Trees, water, oil, and minerals are ____________________ that we use to meet our
basic needs.
2. Three types of ________________ relationships are mutualism, parasitism, and
commensalism.
3. Your ______________________ reflects the total area of land and water needed to
supply the energy and materials that a person requires.
4. The large front teeth of a beaver is an example of an ______________ that helps an
animal survive.
5. A scientist that studies the relationship between living organisms and their
environment are called _______________.
6. The interaction between all the living and nonliving parts of an environment will show
you the type of ____________________ it is.
7. The ____________________ of an ecosystem is when its resources are being
renewed as quickly as they are being used, and the wastes are being absorbed.
8. When we learn that we need look both ways before we cross the street we have
__________________ to our environment.
9. An organism that benefits from and harms another organism is called a/an
________________.
10. The location where an organism lives is called its ___________________.
11. Natural resources can provide us with goods and energy to fulfill our basic
_______________, but not all of our _______________.
Multiple Choice: Circle the best answer.
1.
A mutual relationship has which of the following characteristics?
(a) two organisms of the same size
(b) two organisms, both feeding another organism
(c) two organisms of the same species
(d) two organisms, both benefitting from the relationship
2.
Which of the following is a basic human need?
(a) telephone
(b) water
(c) pop
(d) air conditioner
3.
Which mode of human transportation has the smallest ecological footprint?
(a) air travel
(b) automobile
(c) walking
(d) biking
Short Answer:
1) What are the four basic needs for survival?
a. ________________ b.________________ c.________________ d.________________
2) How much of our body is made up of water?
__________
3) What are two adaptations that an earthworm has that allows it to survive underground?
4) An ecosystem is the interaction between ______________ and ______________ things in an
environment.
5) What is one good thing about a forest fire?
6) What chemical was causing the peregrine falcon to become extinct?
7) What was it doing to the falcons eggs?
8) How many ha does the average Canadian use to live? ______________
9) How many ha of usable land is there for each person in the world?_____________
10) Who are the dominant species? ______________
11) What are two examples of ecosysytems? ______________
12) Name 1 good thing we use bacteria for. ______________
13) To calculate my resting heart rate I count 19 beats in 15 secs. What is my heartrate?
______________
14) What are two non living parts of a rotting log ecosystem? ______________
15) Besides energy, what else does food do for our body?
16) What are two adaptations animals have for defense?
______________
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17) What are two adaptations animals have for eating?
______________
______________
18) What unique adaptation for reproduction does a seahorse have?
19) Describe one way that our wants conflict with animals needs.
20) What are 3 items you can put in your blue box at home?
______________
______________
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21) Describe sustainability.
Label the following examples as commensalisms (C) parasitism (P) or mutualism (M)
22) _______ A pair of robins build a nest in a tree.
23) _______ Heartworms infected my hound dog.
24) _______ A leech attaches to a frog.
25) _______ E-coli live in your intestines and help you digest food.
Now describe for me an example of each….
mutualism:
commensalism:
parasitism: