This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Ecology – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ecology Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is the correct meaning of ecology? A) Study of living things. B) The study of the relationship between living things and living things. C) Study of environmental factors in ecosystems. D) The study of the relationship between living things and the environment in which they live. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The study of the relationship between living things and the environment in which they live. 2. A tree is an example of a ..... A) Composer. B) Decoposer. C) Producer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Producer. 3. Movement of individuals into a population A) Emigration. B) Immigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immigration. 4. If the removal of many plants and trees increase in a forest, what effect could this have on the carbon dioxide and oxygen cycle? A) Oxygen levels increase. B) Nitrogen levels decrease. C) CO2 levels decrease. D) CO2 levels increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CO2 levels increase. 5. The process of change in the living parts of the ecosystem A) Pioneer species. B) Climax community. C) Primary succession. D) Ecological succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecological succession. 6. Organisms that make up the living part of an ecosystem. A) Organisms. B) Biotic Factors. C) Abiotic Factors. D) Food Webs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biotic Factors. 7. On a food web, who eats the plants? A) Producers. B) Carnivores. C) First level consumers. D) Parasites. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First level consumers. 8. Moss, Sunflowers, Pine trees, and algae are all in this kingdom: A) Bacteria. B) Plantae. C) He is crying. D) Fungi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plantae. 9. In this type of symbiotic relationship one species is benefited while the other is harmed A) Parasitism. B) Mutualism. C) Commensalism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasitism. 10. Only eats plants A) Omnivore. B) Carnivore. C) Herbivore. D) Decomposer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Herbivore. 11. Which land biomes are the COLDEST? A) 1. Arctic Tundra 2. Alpine Tundra 3. Taiga/Coniferous Forest. B) 1. Desert 2. Savana 3. Prairie/Temperate Grassland. C) 1. Tropical Rainforest 2. Temperate Deciduous Forest. D) 1. Rivers and Streams 2. Lakes and Ponds 3. Wetlands (marshes, swamps and bogs). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. Arctic Tundra 2. Alpine Tundra 3. Taiga/Coniferous Forest. 12. Which of the following is an example of density independent limiting factor? A) Flooding. B) Disease. C) Competition. D) Emigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flooding. 13. The nonliving parts of an ecosystem are called A) Biotic Factors. B) Abiotic Factors. C) Organisms. D) Populations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abiotic Factors. 14. A relationship between two or more organisms in the same environment is called ..... A) Parasitism. B) Commensalism. C) Mutualism. D) Symbiosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbiosis. 15. A consumer that eats only other organisms is called a A) Scavenger. B) Omnivore. C) Carnivore. D) Herbivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carnivore. 16. Sysbiotic relationship that benefits one speices but does not harm or benefit(help) the other A) Mutualism. B) Commensalism. C) Parasitism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commensalism. 17. Plants are called ..... because they produce food for us. A) Consumers. B) Producers. C) Prey. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Producers. 18. Ecologist is ..... A) A person who heals animmals. B) A person who cares about enviroment. C) A person who likes candies. D) A person who fishes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person who cares about enviroment. 19. Which plants house N-fixing bacteria? A) Tumbleweed. B) Corn. C) Loveroot. D) Legumes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Legumes. 20. Different organisms living together in the same area: A) Species. B) Ecosystem. C) Population. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Community. 21. Choose the right meaning:paper A) Paper. B) Bottle. C) Tin. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paper. 22. A form of symbiosis where one organism benefits and one is left neutral A) Parasitism. B) Mutualism. C) Vaderism. D) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commensalism. 23. A group of interbreeding organisms (species) living in the same area is a A) Ecosystem. B) Population. C) Biome. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population. 24. Competition occurs when organisms attempt to use the same resources A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 25. What are terrestrial-aquatic plants called, in which only the lower parts are immersed in water? A) Xerophyte. B) Mesophyll. C) Microfauna. D) Hydrophyte. E) Xerophyll. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrophyte. 26. Which limiting factor is independent of the number of individuals in a population? A) Competition. B) Stress. C) Natural disasters. D) Parasitism/disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural disasters. 27. Deforestation is caused by A) Snakes. B) Agriculture activities. C) Banks. D) Schools. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agriculture activities. 28. What type of symbiotic relationship occurs when one species benefits and the other is harmed? A) Neutralism. B) Parasitism. C) Mutualism. D) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasitism. 29. Almost all living things get their energy from which source? A) Cows. B) Salt. C) Sun. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sun. 30. The study of the interactions between animals and their environment A) Community. B) Environment. C) Ecology. D) Symbiosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecology. 31. What is an example of a herbivore? A) Triceratops. B) Bear. C) Shark. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Triceratops. 32. What is the smallest classification group A) Order. B) Species. C) Kingdom. D) Class. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Species. 33. The lack of natural predators makes populations of invasive species unmanageable? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 34. Animals that feed on other consumers. A) Producers. B) Herbivores. C) Carnivores. D) Decomposers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carnivores. 35. What converts nitrogen gas into a useable form for plants and animals? A) Bacteria. B) Fungi. C) Car exhaust. D) Rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bacteria. 36. In the rain forest, what is considered the canopy. A) Bottom layer of trees. B) A special hat that protects your head. C) The top layer of trees. D) The middle layer of trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The top layer of trees. 37. Abotic factor is A) A dead organism. B) Living organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A dead organism. 38. What can we say about all fossil fuels? A) They are primarily used to heat homes. B) They are liquids. C) They formed from once living things. D) They are solids. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They formed from once living things. 39. Uses sunlight directly to make food A) Ecology. B) Herbivores. C) Consumers. D) Producers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Producers. 40. Carbon moves from fossil fuels to the atmosphere when fuels are burned. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 41. Eukaryotes have true nucleus? True or False? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 42. Which environment is a man-made environment? A) Wild animals. B) Tree. C) Earthen dam. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earthen dam. 43. An animal that eats only plants A) Herbivores. B) Carnivores. C) Omnivores. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Herbivores. 44. Photosynthesis removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 45. Food webs consist of overlapping food chains. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 46. What is labeled as 2? A) Organism. B) Biome. C) Population. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population. 47. Coyotes are opportunistic predators that are found throughout most of North America. They typically feed on small mammals, insects, and fruits and vegetables. They are known for their dietary adaptability. The best description of their role in the food web would be: A) An herbivore. B) A primary producer. C) An omnivore. D) A carnivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An omnivore. 48. What level of organization is it when prairie dogs work together to gather food in the afternoon A) Ecosystem. B) Community. C) Population. D) Individual. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Community. 49. What are carnivores? A) Eat only animals. B) Eat nothing. C) Eat only plants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eat only animals. 50. How can humans alter an environment to lower animal survival? A) Build a dam. B) Plant trees. C) Introduce new fish into a pond. D) Both Build a dam & Introduce new fish into a pond. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both Build a dam & Introduce new fish into a pond. 51. What's one EFFECT of pythons invading the Everglades? A) The number of small mammals, like mice, are decreasing. B) The number of white-tailed deer is increasing. C) Pythons can grow to be 18 feet long. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The number of small mammals, like mice, are decreasing. 52. Green plants are A) Consumers. B) Omnivores. C) Producers. D) Herbivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Producers. 53. Rabbits are ..... A) Herbivores. B) Carnivores. C) Omnivores. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Herbivores. 54. Jellyfish paralyzes a tiny fish with its poisonous tentacles A) Mutualism. B) Predation. C) Competition. D) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predation. 55. Ecologists study different levels of organization within the biosphere. Identify which level corresponds to a group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area. A) C. Ecosystem. B) A:Community. C) D. Population. D) B. Biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A:Community. 56. The Predation relationship is when predators hunt other animals for foods. This relationship allows A) For the predators to have no have enough food to eat. B) Their prey to grow in large numbers. C) Their prey to keep from getting sick. D) Plants to thrive and grow, by keeping too many herbivores alive to eat them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plants to thrive and grow, by keeping too many herbivores alive to eat them. 57. A (an) ..... is an environmental change that directly influences the activity of an organism. A) Behavior. B) Stimulus. C) Fixed action pattern. D) Innate response. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stimulus. 58. Organisms living in water environment A) Endobiont. B) Parasites. C) Bacteria. D) Ectobiont. E) Hydrobiont. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Hydrobiont. 59. Water quality can be checked by getting measurements for the following factors- A) PH. B) Nutrients (phosphorus and nitrogen). C) Dissolved oxygen. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 60. The changes to water when it cycles the earth is called A) The water cycle. B) The moon cycle. C) The wind cycle. D) The sun cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The water cycle. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesEcology Quiz 1Ecology Quiz 2Ecology Quiz 3Ecology Quiz 4Ecology Quiz 5Ecology Quiz 6Ecology Quiz 7Ecology Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books