Consider the food web. If the mice were to disappear, what do you predict would likely happen?

The grains would become more plentiful, The population of grasshoppers would decrease.

Ecology is best described as...

the study of living organisms and their interactions.

In a food web, what do the arrows show?

The flow of energy in the ecosystem

What is the best definition of "abiotic factors"?

Non-living aspects impacting an ecosystem

What best describes "biotic factors"?

The relationships between living organisms in ecosystems

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Introduction to ecosystems

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An introductory quiz to determine prior knowledge of ecology in Year 9 Science students.

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1
Consider the food web. If the mice were to disappear, what do you predict would likely happen?
The grains would become more plentiful
The population of grasshoppers would decrease.
Carrots would no longer grow in this area.
Rabbits would also disappear.
2
Which of the following is NOT an abiotic factor?
Intensity of light
Availability of light
Competition
Temperature
3
Two, or more, organisms attempting to obtain the same resource is referred to as...
Predation
Competition
Parasitism
Mutualism
4
Life on Earth is ultimately sustained by what?
Photosynthesising organisms
Energy from a star
Dark matter
Carbohydrates
5
Ecology is best described as...
the investigation of animals in artificial habitats.
the study of living organisms and their interactions.
environmental science.
another word for biology.
6
In a food web, what do the arrows show?
"What-eats-what"
How the animals move
The flow of energy in the ecosystem
The correct way to 'read' the web
7
What is the best definition of "abiotic factors"?
Non-living aspects impacting an ecosystem
Things that keep an ecosystem balanced
The number of predators in an ecosystem
Artificial intelligence and its impact on natural ecosystems
8
This image shows wasp eggs which have been laid inside a caterpillar. This is an example of...
parasitism
competition
commensalism
interdependence
9
Every organism in an ecosystem is connected to every other organism. This is referred to as...
Internet
Indapitism
Independence
Interdependence
10
What best describes "biotic factors"?
Non-living interactions between dead organisms
The relationships between living organisms in ecosystems
The food available in an ecosystem
This provides energy to the Transformers (e.g. Bumblebee)

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