Ecology Test

Question 1

_______ are protected lands in the United States that preserve ecosystem and biodiversity.

Accepted Answer

National Parks

Question 2

An invasive species is a plant or animal that is ________ to an ecosystem.

Accepted Answer

not native

Question 3

Plants and animals both use the process of _____ to release stored energy.

Accepted Answer

Cellular Respiration

Question 4

______ are organisms that can be used as warning signals for changes in an ecosystem.

Accepted Answer

bioindicators

Question 5

Some plants can be parasites.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Air, water, and sunlight are all ________ components of an ecosystem.

Accepted Answer

nonliving

Question 7

The interaction of organisms in an ecosystem is called ___________.

Accepted Answer

symbiosis

Question 8

When one organism is helped and has no effect on the other, the relationship is called __________.

Accepted Answer

Commensalism

Question 9

The key to classify living and nonliving organisms is called _______.

Accepted Answer

Dichotomous Key

Question 10

Matter cannot be created or ________.

Accepted Answer

destroyed

Question 11

Plants are considered _________ because they make their own food.

Accepted Answer

producers

Question 12

What kind of organism was doing photosynthesis before plants?

Accepted Answer

Cyanobacteria

Question 13

Organisms are the ________ things in an ecosystem.

Accepted Answer

living

Question 14

The correct spelling of your Science teacher's name is...

Accepted Answer

Mrs. Myers

Question 15

To sort an organism into a group based on shared traits is called __________.

Accepted Answer

Classification

Question 16

A _____ is a process in which reactants change into a new product.

Accepted Answer

chemical reaction

Question 17

________ is the process that plants use to make food.

Accepted Answer

Photosynthesis

Question 18

Maintaining ________ is important to keep an ecosystem healthy.

Accepted Answer

biodiversity

Question 19

Hawks and owls eat the same thing. That relationship is called ___________.

Accepted Answer

competition

Question 20

Ecosystems depend on organisms to ________ with each other to maintain stability.

Accepted Answer

interact

Question 21

Bio (Biology the study of living organisms) + diversity (variety of) =Biodiversity

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

A consumer at the top of a food chain is sometimes called ________.

Accepted Answer

an apex consumer

Question 23

________ are a keystone species found in tide pools.

Accepted Answer

animals

Question 24

One product of photosynthesis is ____ that animals breathe.

Accepted Answer

Oxygen

Question 25

Carbon dioxide and oxygen are both ___ found in the air.

Accepted Answer

gases

Question 26

_____ are models that illustrate the energy flow between organisms in an ecosystem.

Accepted Answer

food webs

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