Ecology Test Review

1. Explain the difference between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem. Be

able to identify examples as biotic and abiotic.

2. Define and give an example of the following types of species interactions:

INTERACTIONS DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
MUTUALISM

PARASITISM

COMPETITION

PREDATION

COMMENSALISM

3. What is meant by the term Biodiversity? And why is it important?

4. Explain the difference between a food chain and a food web.

5. Label the following organisms as producers, consumers or decomposers:

a. Flowers _________________
b. Frogs ___________________
c. Bacteria _________________
d. Grass ___________________
e. Fungi ___________________
 f. Humans _________________

6. Write the word equations for photo synthesis is cellular respiration. Please
explain why they could be explained as a cycle.

7. Where are 3 places that you could find carbon?

8. Discuss how nitrogen and phosphorus could be a problem for aquatic

ecosystems. (Eutrophication)

9. What is the difference between a population and a species?

10. Describe the difference between density dependent and density independent
limiting factors – give examples.

11. What is carrying capacity?

12. What are 3 examples of threats to biodiversity? How can they cause the
decrease of species?

13. What can humans do to stop biodiversity loss, extinction and damage to
ecosystems?

14. Definitions to know:

• Ecology • Species
• Ecosystem • Producer
• Biotic • Consumer
• Abiotic • Photosynthesis
• Biodiversity • Cellular Respiration
• Food Chain • Mutualism
• Food Web • Commensalism
• Terrestrial • Parasitism
• Aquatic • Predation
• Decomposers • Competition
• Eutrophication • Deforestation
• Exponential Growth • Invasive Species
• Limiting Factors (Density • Overexploitation
Dependant/Independant) • Restoration Ecology
• Equilibrium • Reforestation
• Immigration • Bioremediation
• Emigration • Biocontrol
• Mortality • Bioaugmentation
• Natality