Name: Ecology Class: Date: ID: A Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1 Consumers that eat both plants and animals are called a. omnivores b. herbivores. 4. scavengers. Which of these consumers is a herbivore? a. lion b. deer ©. spider a. snake Ifa kestrel eats a mouse that eats grass, the kestrel is a a. producer. b. second-level consumer. ¢. first-level consumer. 4d. decomposer, The many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up a(an) a. food web. b. niche. ©. energy pyramid. 4, feeding level. A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web is called aan) a. food chain b. energy pyramid. €. ecosystem. d. niche, In an energy pyramid, which level has the most available energy? a. producer level b. first-level consumer level ©. second-level consumer level d.third-level consumer level The step in the water eycle in which water vapor becomes liquid water is a. condensation. b. nitrogen fixation ©. recycling d.precipit:Name: 10, i 13. 15, ID: A In which process do molecules of liquid water absorb energy and change into the gas state? a. condensation b. precipitation ©. evaporation 4. reeyeling In which process do producers use carbon from carbon dioxide to produce other carbon-containing molecules? a. the nitrogen eycle b. photosynthesis ©. precipitation 4d. the water cycle Some bacteria that fix nitrogen live in bumps on the roots of certain plants. These bumps are called a. nodules. b. starches, c. legumes. 4. droplets. ‘The study of where organisms live is called a. dispersal. b. biogeography. ©. ecology. d. climatology. Dandelions, horses, and other organisms that were brought by lnumans from one part of the world to another are examples of a. native species. b. exotic species. ©. parasites. 4. endangered species, ‘The ocean prevents the Australian kangaroo from dispersing throughout the world. The ocean is an example of which limit to dispersal? a. climate b, a physical barrier ©. competition an exotic species ‘The typical weather pattern in an area over a long period of time is called a. climate. b. precipitation. ©. the water cycle, d. weather. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms is called a(an) a. energy pyramid b. climate. c. biome, a. food web.Name: 19, Which biome is extremely cold and dry? a. desert b, tundra c. grassland d. mountains Ponds and rivers are two types of a, marine ecosystems. b, rain forest biomes. ©. freshwater ecosystems. 4. estuary ecosystems. ‘The ocean water is completely dark throughout the a. estuary. b. intertidal zone. ©. neritic zone. d. deep zone. An organism that can make its own food is called a a. _ consumer, b. decomposer. ©. producer. scavenger. Which biome receives less than 25 centimeters of rain per year? a. desert b. grassland ©. temperate rain forest tropical rain forest The first organism in a food chain is always a a. consumer. b. herbivore. ©. camivore, d. producer. Which of these is NOT an example of precipitation? b. snow ©. groundwater hail ‘What do producers release as a result of photosynthesis? a. hydrogen b. nitrogen c. oxygen d. carbon dioxideName: 26. 28. ID: A The very slow movement of the continents is called a. continental drift. b. biogeography. ©. dispersal 4. distribution, . Which of the following is NOT an example of dispersal? a. the wind carrying dandelion seeds to other fields b. adog bringing home sticky plant burs on its fur ¢. an insect being carried downa river on a floating leaf 4d. a squirrel living in @ forest on a mountain Continental drift resulted in kangaroos and other unique species developing in a. Pangaea. b. Australia Asia, d. India What area(s) are not part of any major biome? a, tundras b. deserts c. grasslands d. mountains and ice A large variety of plants grows in tropical rain forest because ‘many insects live there. the forest floor is very dark it has very good soil it is warm, humid, and rainy. pepeEcology Answer Section MULTIPLE CHOICE, 1, ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Li OBJ: LS.22.1.1 Name and deseribe the energy roles that organisms play in an ecosystem. STA: STCS5.aj S7L4.b BLM: knowledge 2. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 12 OBJ: LS.22.1.1 Name and describe the energy roles that organisms play in an ecosystem. STA: STCS5.a| S7L4.b BLM: comprehension 3. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 12 OBJ: LS.22.1.2 Explain how energy moves through an ecosystem. STA: S7CS5.a| S7L4b BLM: application 4. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Li OBJ: LS.22.1.2 Explain how energy moves through an ecosystem. STA: S7CS5.aj S7L4.b BLM: knowledge 5. ANS: B PTs: 1 DIF: Lt OBJ: LS.22.1.3 Describe how much energy is available at each level of an energy pyramid. STA: S7CS5.a| S7CS5.b| S7L4. BLM: knowledge 6. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Li OBJ: LS.22.1.3 Describe how much energy is available at each level of an energy pyramid, STA: S7CS5.a| S7CS5.b| S7L4.b BLM: knowledge 7. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 12 OBJ: LS.22.2.1 Name and describe the processes involved in the water cycle. STA: ST7CSS.b BLM: comprehension 8. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: LI OBJ: LS.22.2.1 Name and describe the processes involved in the water cycle STA: STCSS.b BLM: knowledge 9. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 12 OBJ: LS.22.2.2 Explain how carbon and oxygen are recycled in ecosystems. STA: S7CS5.a| STL4.e BLM: application 10, ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 12 OBJ: LS.22.2.3 Define and describe the nitrogen eycle. STA: S7CS3.b BLM: comprehension 11, ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Li OBJ: LS.22.3.1 Explain how the movement of the continents has affected the distribution of species. STA: STCSS.a| S7L4.c BLM: knowledge 12, ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 12 OBJ: LS.22.3.2 Name three ways that organism dispersal occurs, STA: STLSb BLM: application 13, ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 12 OBJ: LS.22.3.3 Name and describe factors that can limit the dispersal of a species. STA: STL BLM: application 14, ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: LI OBJ: LS.22.3.3 Name and deseribe factors that can limit the dispersal of a species. STA: STL BLM: knowledge15, 16, 11, 18, 19, 28. ANS: OBI: BLM: ANS: OBE BLM: ANS: OBI: STA: ANS: OBI: STA: ANS: OBI: STA: ANS: OBI: BLM: ANS: Bs: STA: ANS: OBE: STA ANS: Bs: STA: ANS: OBI: STA: ANS: OBI: STA: ANS: OBI: STA: ANS: OBI: BLM: ANS: OBI: BLM: ID: A ¢ PTS: 1 DIF: LI LS.22.4.1 Name the six major biomes found on Earth. STA: S7L4.e knowledge B PTS: 1 DIF: LI L8.22.4.2 Name and describe the factors that determine the biome found in an area. knowledge @ PTS: 1 DIF: 12 LS.22.4.3 Name and describe the two major types of aquatic ecosystems. STL4e BLM: comprehension D PTS: 1 DIF: 12 LS.22.4.3 Name and describe the two major types of aquatic ecosystems. s7L4c BLM: comprehension @ PTS: 1 DIF: LI LS.22.1.1 Name and describe the energy roles that organisms play in an ecosystem, STCS5.al STLA.b BLM: knowledge A PTs: 1 DIF: LI L8.22.4.2 Name and deseribe the factors that determine the biome found in an area. knowledge D PTS: 1 DIF: LL LS.22.1.2 Explain how energy moves through an ecosystem. S1CS5.a] STLA.b BLM: knowledge @ PTS: 1 DIF: 12 LS.22.2.1 Name and describe the processes involved in the water cycle, S7CS5.b BLM: comprehension @ PTS: 1 DIF: LI LS.22.2.2 Explain how carbon and oxygen are recycled in ecosystems. S7CS5.a] STLA.e BLM: knowledge A PTS: 1 DIF: 12 LS.22.3.1 Explain how the movement of the continents has affected the distribution of species. S7CS5.al STLA.c BLM: comprehension D PTS: 1 DIE: 12 LS.22.3.2 Name three ways that organism dispersal occurs. STLS.b BLM: comprehension B PTS: 1 DIF: 12 LS.22.3.1 Explain how the movement of the continents has affected the distribution of species. STCSS.al SILA. BLM: comprehension D PTS: 1 DIF: 12 LS.22.4.1 Name the six major biomes found on Earth. STA: S7L4.c comprehension D PTS: 1 DIF: 12 LS.22.4.2 Name and describe the factors that determine the biome found in an area. application