Environments Pretest
This quiz will test your knowledge on living things and ecosystems.
- 1.
What is ecology?
- A.
The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment.
- B.
The study of animals and their young.
- C.
The study of Mrs. Goetz' socks.
- D.
The study of the Earth and the Solar System.
Correct Answer
A. The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment. -
- 2.
All living things need to reproduce.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 3.
All living things do not need to grow throughout their lives.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 4.
What is the best definition for life span?
- A.
Life span refers to the activities an organism does during its lifetime.
- B.
Life span refers to how long an organism lives.
- C.
Life span is when an organism turns 16 years old.
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
B. Life span refers to how long an organism lives. -
- 5.
A good example of an organism responding to stimuli is when your pupils respond to light.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 6.
All living things do not need food.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 7.
Plants produce their own food.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 8.
What is the best reason that people are considered consumers?
- A.
We need to buy food in order to live.
- B.
Humans do not need food to live.
- C.
Humans should only eat organic food to live.
- D.
Humans must eat other organisms to get food.
Correct Answer
D. Humans must eat other organisms to get food. -
- 9.
What do cells use as a source of energy?
- A.
Carbohydrates
- B.
Proteins
- C.
Vitamin C
- D.
Milk
Correct Answer
A. Carbohydrates -
- 10.
The biotic part of the environment is all of the organisms that live together and interact with one another.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 11.
An herbivore eats plants.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 12.
A carnivore eats meat.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 13.
What is the best definition for population?
- A.
Different species that live and interact in an area
- B.
A group of individuals of the same species that live together in the same area at the same time.
- C.
A community of organisms and it abiotic environment
- D.
A place where life exists
Correct Answer
B. A group of individuals of the same species that live together in the same area at the same time. -
- 14.
A food chain represents how the energy in food molecules flows from one organism to the next.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 15.
Deforestation is a beneficial factor on an ecosystem.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 16.
Overpopulation is a harmful factor on an ecosystem.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 17.
The organism that is eaten is called the prey.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 18.
The predator must grow its own food to be able to eat.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 19.
A fungus is considered a decomposer.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 20.
What is a scavenger?
- A.
A scavenger feeds on the bodies of dead animals.
- B.
A scavenger feeds on both plants and animals.
- C.
A scavenger kills animals then eats them.
- D.
A scavenger only eats plants.
Correct Answer
A. A scavenger feeds on the bodies of dead animals. -
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