Spitral 1 - Ecology (Copy)

Sample Questions

1. Question: Which of Earth's four spheres includes ALL areas of air, land, and water where living organisms are found?

   Answer: Biosphere

2. Question: A student collects a sample of ocean water. Which sphere does this sample primarily belong to?

   Answer: Hydrosphere

3. Question: Volcanic eruptions push gases into Earth's outer layer of gases. Which sphere receives these gases?

   Answer: Atmosphere

4. Question: A forest contains wolves, deer, trees, soil bacteria, sunlight, and rainfall. What term describes ALL of these components interacting together?

   Answer: Ecosystem

5. Question: Which of the following is an example of an ABIOTIC factor in a freshwater pond?

   Answer: Water temperature

6. Question: A scientist counts all the white-tailed deer living in a specific forest. What ecological level is she studying?

   Answer: Population

7. Question: High biodiversity in an ecosystem is most closely associated with:

   Answer: Greater ecosystem resilience to disturbances

8. Question: A hawk eats a snake that eats a frog that eats an insect that eats grass. The hawk is at which trophic level?

   Answer: 5th

9. Question: A meadow stores 100,000 kJ of energy. Using the 10% Rule, how much energy is available to a secondary consumer (e.g., a fox eating rabbits)?

   Answer: 1,000 kJ

10. Question: Which organism is correctly identified as a PRIMARY consumer?

    Answer: Deer eating grass