Eco Detectives Practice Test
Ecology & Life Science • Vocabulary Practice
Eco Detectives Practice Test
11 Questions • Multiple Choice
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Directions: Read each question carefully. Select the vocabulary word that best completes the statement or matches the clue. Fill in the bubble next to your choice completely.
When a honeybee carries pollen powder from one flower blossom to another so the plant can produce seeds and fruit, this natural process is called:
A biodiversity
B pollination
C rewilding
D structures
Bright red petals and sweet sugary nectar help a wildflower survive because these features ________ hungry hummingbirds toward the plant.
A attracts
B clusters
C engineers
D migrating
During cold autumn nights, hundreds of monarch butterflies huddle tightly together in dense ________ on pine branches to conserve warmth.
A bioindicators
B amphibians
C clusters
D domino effect
Because frogs and stream mayflies absorb chemicals quickly through their skin, scientists track them as ________ to gauge whether water is polluted.
A structures
B bioindicators
C rewilding
D biodiversity
Every winter, arctic terns and gray whales travel thousands of miles to warmer feeding grounds. When animals journey on this seasonal path, they are:
A migrating
B pollination
C attracts
D rewilding
Beavers cut down trees and build complex river dams that turn dry valleys into thriving wetlands. Because they actively shape ecosystems, beavers are:
A amphibians
B clusters
C engineers
D bioindicators
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Eco Detectives Practice Test • Section B
Questions 07 – 11
Termite mounds, intricate spider webs, and woven bird nests are physical ________ constructed by animals to provide safety and shelter.
A structures
B domino effect
C bioindicators
D biodiversity
Creatures such as salamanders, newts, and bullfrogs that hatch in water with gills and later develop lungs to live on moist land are called:
A engineers
B clusters
C amphibians
D pollination
When sea otters are removed from a coastline, sea urchins multiply rapidly and devour kelp beds, harming fish. This linked chain reaction is a:
A bioindicator
B domino effect
C rewilding
D biodiversity
Returning native wild wolves to a national park to heal overgrazed valleys and let nature restore its own balance is a primary conservation strategy known as:
A migrating
B structures
C pollination
D rewilding
A tropical coral reef supported by hundreds of distinct fish, corals, mollusks, and marine plants demonstrates a high degree of:
A biodiversity
B clusters
C bioindicators
D engineers
Word Bank Checklist Check off each term as you verify your answers:
amphibians
attracts
biodiversity
bioindicators
clusters
domino effect
engineers
migrating
pollination
rewilding
structures
Student Confidence Check
How well do you understand these 11 ecology terms?
Confident! I know all 11 definitions. Getting there! A couple words were tricky. Need review before our upcoming quiz.
Teacher Notes & Mastery
Target: ≥ 9 / 11 (82%) Mastery: [ ] Met [ ] Progressing
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