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