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Questions about our HMS Ecology unit for the seventh grade.
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1
Which of the following is an example of PARASITISM?
A hawk eats a fish
A tick drinks blood from a dog
A bee drinks nectar and brings pollen to another plant
A vulture eats the remains of food after a lion
2
A negative result of organisms staying close together.
Difficult for predators to pick out one target.
More likely to fight with other animals.
Easier to find a mate.
Can work together to find or catch food.
3
Which is the proper order for the FIVE LEVELS that environments are organized into.
Biome, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Organism.
Biome, Organism, Ecosystem, Population, Community.
Organism, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Biome
Community, Population, Organism, Biome, Ecosystem.
4
Which of the following is NOT a reason why our human population is growing so large?
More medicines
Humans produce a lot of trash
Better production of food
Cleaner water supplies
5
What is the main difference between a CONIFEROUS tree and a DECIDUOUS tree
Deciduous trees never loose their leaves
Coniferous tree never loose their leaves
Coniferous trees eat meat
Deciduous trees live in very cold places
6
Which choice is not a usual reason for competition in nature?
Over mates
Over shelter
Over anger
Over food
7
Which of the following is NOT one of the four ABIOTIC factors in an ecosystem?
Water
Plants
Soil
Light
8
Which is NOT one of the three main types of POLLUTION?
Ground
Water
Air
Physical
9
Which is incorrect for why birds and insects disappear during the winter?
Temperature is too cold
Little food available
Too many people active
Difficult to find unfrozen water
10
Which of the following would be a good example of a RENEWABLE RESOURCE?
Natural Gas
Gasoline
Solar Power
Coal
11
Which of the following is NOT a type of renewable energy?
Natural Gas
Hydroelectric
Wind Turbines
Solar Panels
12
Which organism would you never find in a FRESHWATER BIOME?
Salamanders
Frogs
Great White Shark
Snails
13
The struggle between individuals or populations for a limited resource.
Argument
Struggle
Competition
Fight
14
The best tool to show energy passing from ALL organisms in an ecosystem.
Food Web
Food Store
Food Line
Food Chain
15
The physical location that an organism lives
Habitat
Crib
Location
Pad
16
Which of the following is the best definition of an ESTUARY?
Lower end of a river that leads to ocean
The deepest part of the ocean
Lower end of ocean that leads to a river
Starting area of a stream
17
Which of the following events does NOT release pollution into the air?
Throwing bottles and cans into landfills
Cars and factories burning gas
St. Helens volcano erupting
Burning trash to destroy it
18
What is the best answer for a COMMUNITY?
A college where people go to learn more about the world.
Many people living across the world.
Group of populations living in the same place.
One population living in a single spot.
19
Which of the following is an example of MUTUALISM?
A vulture eats the remains of food after a lion
A bee drinks nectar and brings pollen to another plant
A tick drinks blood from a dog
A hawk eats a fish
20
When water vapor is released from liquid water
Transpiration
Evapotranspiration
Precipitation
Evaporation
21
A group of the same species living in the same area
Species
Family
Population
Density
22
When an organism has adapted to fulfill a specific role in an ecosystem.
Profession
Occupation
Job
Niche
23
What is the smallest grouping of similar organisms called?
Species
Pod
School
Family
24
Which of the following could not happen to a LANDFILL?
Methane is released from the trash
Trash of all types will eventually break down
It can fill up with trash
Chemicals can leak into the groundwater
25
What is the study of organisms and their environment called?
Biology
Geology
Psychology
Ecology
26
Which of the following is an example of COMMENSALISM?
A bee drinks nectar and brings pollen to another plant
A tick drinks blood from a dog
A hawk eats a fish
A vulture eats the remains of food after a lion
27
Which of the following is NOT a good example of a BIOME?
Temperate Forest
Street
Desert
Taiga
28
What is SYMBIOSIS?
A distant relationship
A jealous relationship
A greedy relationship
A close relationship
29
The living factors in an ecosystem
Rebiotic
Unbiotic
Biotic
Abiotic
30
Which of the following is NOT a good example of PREY?
Humans
Grubs
Fish
Cows
31
Which of the following is NOT a good example of COOPERATION?
Humans building homes for each other
A wolf pack hunting a deer
A lion stealing a kill from hyenas
A school of fish evading a shark
32
Which of the following is NOT an effect of HABITAT LOSS?
Less trees can damage the soil
Biodiversity is lowered
Birds and insects have more places to live
Organisms loose their homes
33
What is the MEASURE of the how tightly packed a population is?
Population Area
Population Density
Population Clarity
Population Landscape
34
Which word cannot be used to describe a PREDATOR?
Meat eater
Consumer
Carnivoire
Herbivoire
35
Burning fuel to produce energy, but also CO2 as a waste
Evaporation
Respiration
Transpiration
Combustion
