Ecology Unit Test Outline

Ecology Unit Test Outline

This outline is meant to show you the structure of the test along with types of questions you are likely to see. It does not provide you with a full list of topics that the test will cover. Please use your summative checklist, or better yet, check the course website (http://mrparke.pbworks.com) to make sure you have a complete set of notes with which to study.

Part A - Multiple Choice (Knowledge and Understanding)

1. A skunk eats live grubs and worms. It also eats fruits and some plants. It even eats garbage in a city/urban setting. The skunk is best described as a(n):
a) omnivore
b) herbivore
c) carnivore / d) scavenger
e) producer
2. Which process removes carbon dioxide from the air?
a) respiration
b) photosynthesis
c) acid precipitation / d) eutrophication
e) algae bloom
3. A snake is an example of a(n):
a) producer
b) primary consumer
c) autotroph / d) secondary consumer
e) decomposer

Part B – Matching (Knowledge and Understanding)

Part B - Fill in the Blanks (Knowledge and Understanding) (10 marks)

4. The process of photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide, water and sunlight to produce ______and ______.

5. There is a loss of ______at each trophic level.

6. A ______is a large geographical region with a similar climate throughout and a dominant type of vegetation. An example of one would be ______.

7. The wolf, the lion and in some cases humans all play the role of the ______in a food chain.

Part C - Short Answer (Knowledge and Understanding) (14 marks)

8. a) What is biodiversity? (1 mark)

b) Why is it bad if we lose biodiversity? (2 marks)

Part D - Short Answer (Thinking and Inquiry) (12 marks)

9. Construct a pyramid of energy for the following food chain. Indicate the trophic level of each organism beside the pyramid (3 marks)

grain à mouse à snake à owl

absorbs

10,000 kJ

from sun

10. The size of the moose population is controlled by their natural predator the wolf. Suppose the local government were to declare an open-season on wolf hunting L with no limit and an attractive bounty for each wolf tail brought into the local lands and forest bureau. Discuss clearly and logically at least two (2) changes that would likely occur in this area as a result of this open –season decision.(do not use the wolf population decline as one of the changes) (4 marks)

Part D - Short Answer (Application) (16 marks)

10. What is sustainability and how does it apply to this ecology unit? (3 marks)

11. Carbon dioxide emissions are of major concern for the future of our planet, as they increase global warming. With reference to the carbon cycle, make two suggestions how this development can be counteracted and explain why your suggestions would have a positive influence (4 marks)