LIVING ENVIRONMENT Name____________________________

UNIT 2: Ecology Section_____________

QUIZ #2 Date______________

Questions 1 17 are for assessing mastery of a subset of content under the following Learning Target: I can describe the relationship between organisms and their physical environment. Match the following terms with the best definition for each. (1 point each) 1. ___E___ Population 2. ___D___ Community 3. ___F___ Biosphere 4. ___B___ Ecosystem 5. ___A___ Species 6. ___G___ Biome 7. ___H___ Habitat (a) A group of similar organisms that naturally breed and produce fertile offspring (b) The organisms in a particular place, together with the abiotic factors around them (c) A single living thing (d) A group of populations living together in a defined area (e) A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area (f) All the areas of the Earth that support life, together with the organisms that live in them (g) Collection of all ecosystems that have the same climate and similar communities (h) The place that meets an organisms needs (food, water, shelter, etc.)

TRUE or FALSE Read the statement, then circle True or False. (1 point each) 8. True or False 9. True or False 10. True or False 11. True or False 12. True or False Producers are also known as Autotrophs. Decomposers are Heterotrophs. All organisms are either Autotrophs or Heterotrophs A mushroom (fungus) is a Decomposer. The term abiotic means nonliving.

State whether the groups of organisms below eat plants only, meat only, or both plants and meat: 13) Omnivores eat _____BOTH PLANTS AND MEAT______ 14) Carnivores eat ___________MEAT ONLY___________ 15) Herbivores eat __________PLANTS ONLY___________ 13. What is the difference between an Autotroph and Heterotroph? (2 pts.) Autotrophs can make their own food using energy from the sun. Heterotrophs cant make their own food they have to get their food from some other source (either by eating, or decomposing) 14. How do Decomposers get their food / energy? (2 pts.) Decomposers break down dead organisms. 15. A certain plant requires moisture, oxygen, carbon dioxide, light, and minerals in order to survive. This statement shows that a living organism depends partly on: (1 point) a. biotic factors b. abiotic factors c. A community d. symbiotic relationships

LIVING ENVIRONMENT

UNIT 2: Ecology

QUIZ #2

16. Match each example to the term it best describes, by writing the letter in the space provided. (1 point each) __D__ a rattlesnake __B__ rattlesnakes, mice, small birds, crickets, grass, hawks, cacti, and tumbleweed __F__ the entire planet Earth __A__ a community and the water, the air, the rocks the soil, and the mountains around it __C__ a desert a) an ecosystem b) a community c) a biome d) an organism e) a population f) the biosphere g) ecology

Questions 18-23 are for assessing mastery of a subset of content / skills under the following Learning Target: I know and can apply the basic tools of experimental design and reporting. Answer questions 18-20 by choosing a term from the list in the box on the right: 18. ___B__ The variable that a researcher chooses to study in order to test its possible effects on one or more other variables. a. b. c. d. dependent variable independent variable conrolled variable hypothetical variable

19. ___A___ A variable that will be observed and measured during the experiment, to determine the effects of the experimental treatment on it.

20. ___C___ A variable that must be kept constant for both the experimental and the control groups so that it does not influence the results.

An experiment was carried out to determine whether consuming sugary drinks increases students heart rate. The normal heart rates of two groups of students were measured. Students in Group 1 were then given sugar water, while students in Group 2 were given plain water. Twenty minutes after drinking, student heart rates were measured. The participants in the experiment were all the same age, and they were all given the same amount of liquid to drink. 21. Write a possible hypothesis for this experiment: If students are given sugary drinks, their heart rate will increase.

22. What is the dependent variable in this experiment? a. b. c. d. sugary drinks versus non-sugary drinks size drink given to each group student heart rate age of participants age of participants, OR amount of liquid given to drink

23. Name one of the controlled variables in this experiment: