Pre-Assessment Name:__________________________________ Date:____________________ Multiple choice

Indentify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. _____1. An oxpecker bird lives on the ticks it picks from an impala's ears. Together they are all part of the same a. community b. niche c. habitat d. prey

_____2. To produce their own food, algae and plants use the abiotic factors sunlight, carbon dioxide, and a. soil b. salt c. water d. bacteria

_____3. Which of the following is the correct order of organization from smallest to largest in an ecosystem? a. population, organism, ecosystem, community b. ecosystem, community, population, organism c. organism, ecosystem, community, population d. organism, population, community, ecosystem _____4. An organism's particular role in its habitat, or when and how it survives, is called its a. carrying capacity b. ecosystem c. competition d. niche

_____5. Which of the following is an example of a predator adaptation? a. a porcupine's needles b. a shark's powerful jaws d. a plant's poisonous chemicals c. a frog's bright colors

_____6. A struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources is called a. competition b. predation c. symbiosis d. parasitism

_____7. When a flea is living on a dog, the dog is the a. parasite b. host c. predator d. host

_____8. A group of antelope leaving the herd in search of better grassland is an example of a. immigration b. emigration c. increasing birth rate d. decreasing death rate

_____9. If you count 20 beetles in a garden measuring 5 square meters, the population density of the beetles is a. 100 beetles per square meter b. 20 beetles per square meter c. 5 beetles per square meter c. 4 beetles per square meter

_____10. Population density is defined as a. an approximation of a number, based on reasonable assumptions b. the number of individuals of a population in a specific area c. the number of individuals moving into a population d. the smallest level of ecological organization _____11. All of the following are examples of limiting factors EXCEPT a. food b. soil c. space d. weather conditions _____12. The largest population that an environment can support is called its a. carry capacity b. limiting factor c. birth rate d. death rate

_____13. An early weather frost preventing further growth in a tomato garden is an example of a. carrying capacity b. a limiting factor c. a biotic factor d. competition

True or False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the statement true. _____14. The place where an organism lives and that provides the things the organism needs is called its community. ___________________________________________________ _____15. The nonliving parts of an ecosystem are called biotic factors. ______________________________________

_____16. All of the different populations that live together in an area make up a species. _____________________________________________ _____17. If a kestrel eats a mouse that eats grass, the kestrel is a first-level consumer. _____________________________________________ _____18. The many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up a food web. ______________________________________________ _____19. Mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism are the three types of prey adaptations. ______________________________________________ _____20. Organisms that capture the energy of sunlight to make food are called producers. ______________________________________________ _____21. An insect looks like a leaf, so it blends in with its surroundings and is hard for predators to see. The insect's characteristic is an example of commensalism. ______________________________________________ _____22. The struggle for the same limited resources between organisms that share a habitat is called adaptation. _______________________________________________ _____23. Population size generally increases if the birth rate is greater than the death rate. ______________________________________________ _____24. Bees and flowers are biotic factors in an ecosystem. ________________________ _____ 25. Second-level consumers may be either carnivores or omnivores. ______________________________________________ _____ 26. The organism that kills another organism for food is the prey. ______________________________________________ _____ 27. Both species benefit in the type of symbiosis called mutualism. ______________________________________________

Completion Complete each statement using the word bank. (Some words may be used more than once and some words may not be used at all.)

28. Water, sunlight, and soil are ________________________ factors in an ecosystem. 29. All the biotic and abiotic factors in an area together make up a(n) _____________________________. 30. Prairie dogs, snakes, and grass make up a level of ecological organization called a(n) ______________________________. 31. The study of how living things interact with each other and with their environment is called ______________________________. 32. Bacteria and fungi are known as ______________________________ because they break down the remains of organisms. 33. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species is known as ______________________________. 34. A hawk building a nest on the arm of a cactus without hurting the cactus is an example of the symbiotic relationship called __________________________. 35. Some ______________________________, such as ticks and fleas, have adaptations that allow them to attach to the host organism and feed on its blood. 36. The main way that populations increase in size is through the ____________________________ of offspring. 37. A group of zebras breaking off from a herd decreases the size of the herd population through ______________________________. 38. A lack of places to build nests is an example of _________________________ as a limiting factor for a population of birds. 39. If food is scarce, it becomes a(n) ___________________________ factor that prevents population growth. 40. Disease, poor water quality, or predation can serve as___________________ on a population of organisms.

Word Bank
abiotic ecosystem decomposers birth host limiting factors parasites community death mutualism emigration space symbiosis predator parasitism ecology commensalism limiting prey predation