Chapter 11:
Ecology
Practice Test
1.
What is one of the major niches an organism fills?
a.
producing or comsuming food
b.
hiding from predators
c.
hibernating
d.
dying
Hint
2.
What is the combination of all the overlapping food chains called?
a.
food pyramid
b.
food web
c.
food relationships
d.
feeding combinations
Hint
3.
What are the organisms that predators eat called?
a.
parasites
b.
prey
c.
populations
d.
producers
Hint
4.
If you get you food by breaking down dead organisms, what would you be called?
a.
decomposer
b.
bacteria
c.
consumer
d.
producer
Hint
5.
What do scientists use to model how energy in food is passed from organism to organism?
a.
a food chain
b.
a food web
c.
a photograph
d.
a food graph
Hint
6.
When does competition occur?
a.
when one organism tries to eat another organism
b.
when one organism outnumbers another organism
c.
when two organisms try to fill the same niche
d.
when trees are cut down
Hint
7.
A rotting tree stump contains both living and nonliving things that interact with each other and their environment. What would you call that tree stump?
a.
an environment
b.
a population
c.
a city
d.
an ecosystem
Hint
8.
What do scientists call the role an organism plays in the community?
a.
its habitat
b.
its environment
c.
its job
d.
its niche
Hint
9.
How do plants and animals survive in harsh environments?
a.
they move
b.
they conserve food
c.
they hibernate
d.
they adapt
Hint
10.
Which kingdom below contains the most decomposers?
a.
animal
b.
fungus
c.
plant
d.
protist
Hint
