District Exam

Question 1

A species with a large range of tolerance for environmental conditions is known as what?

Answer 1

Generalist

Question 2

An organism that uses the suns energy or chemical energy to produce sugars is a____?

Answer 2

Autotoph

Question 3

A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed?

Answer 3

Parasitism

Question 4

The ultimate energy source for all ecosytems on Earth is?

Answer 4

The Sun

Question 5

An organism’s use of resources and role in a community is?

Answer 5

Niche

Question 6

Change in the gene pool over time is?

Answer 6

Evolution

Question 7

Occurs when a species can not adapt to a rapid change in the environment?

Answer 7

Extinction

Question 8

Makes up the first trophic level

Answer 8

Primary Producer

Question 9

The removal of this species will alter a large portion of the food web?

Answer 9

Keystone Species

Question 10

A relationship in which one species benefits and the other is harmed?

Answer 10

Predation

Question 11

An organism that only eats only meat?

Answer 11

Carnivore

Question 12

A honeybee pollinating a rose bush is what type of relationship?

Answer 12

Mutalism

Question 13

A niche restricted by competion is?

Answer 13

Realized

Question 14

When two or more species try to occupy the same niche, one wins and the other loses?

Answer 14

Competitive Exclusion

Question 15

Organsims that rely on other organisms for energy and nutrients are called ?

Answer 15

Consumers

Question 16

Species that colonize first during a succession period are called?

Answer 16

Pioneer Species

Question 17

The process by which an ecosystem will try to restore itself after a natural disaster.

Answer 17

Succesion

Question 18

adaptations that make the species more suited for its enviroment are passed on

Answer 18

Natural Selection

Question 19

process by which an individual of one species hunts, captures and consumes another

Answer 19

Predation

Question 20

a long lasting relationship in which at least one organism benefits

Answer 20

Symbiosis

Question 21

Seasonal movement of animals to a more suitable living area

Answer 21

Migration

Question 22

A heritable trait that increases an individuals fitness.

Answer 22

Adaptations

Question 23

An organism that eats only plants.

Answer 23

Herbivore

Question 24

What is an organism that eats the secondary consumer called?

Answer 24

Tertiary Consumer (3)

Question 25

When humans breed animals and plants with favorable traits.

Answer 25

Artificial Selection

Question 26

A food web is a diagram showing the feeding relationships of organisms and

Answer 26

Energy Flow

Question 27

The remora attach to shark body and feed on the shark’s meal scraps all while the shark doens’t notice.

Answer 27

Commesalism

Question 28

Wrasse fish feed on parasites on sea bass’ body. What type of relationship?

Answer 28

Commensalism

Question 29

Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from a spruce tree. What type of relationship?

Answer 29

Parastism