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