Ecology Quiz 21 (25 MCQs)

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1. Which biome receives the least amount of precipitation?

2. A mathematical formula designed to predict population fluctuations in a community could be called a(n)

3. Which of these is usually a predator, because they do not eat plants.

4. A simple, linear model that shows how energy flows through an ecosystem.

5. The non-living parts of the environment such as rocks, air, temperature, sunlight, and water

6. The side of a mountain away from the ocean has very little rainfall and is said to be in a rain _____

7. An organism that CAN'T make its own food using energy from the sun. (like humans and other animals)

8. The surroundings in which an organism lives

9. What does the word track mean in the sentence below? The train sped down the track and out of sight.

10. It is a field within both ecology and evolution that examines how interactions between and within species evolve.

11. Organisms that attain their carbon from the CO2 in the atmosphere are known as _____

12. The LIVING parts of an ecosystem are called:_____ Examples:plants, animals, bacteria, fungi

13. Which part of the lake includes the deepest parts containing decaying material?

14. A tick living on the body of a deer

15. How large is the average Canadian's ecological footprint?

16. Plants obtain the carbon used in the manufacture of organic compounds from _____

17. A single step in a food chain, food web, or ecological pyramid

18. This biome has very little precipitation and is usually hot during the day and cold at night

19. A group of organisms that can reproduce to produce fertile offspring (babies that can reproduce).

20. The removal of top soil by heavy winds or water current is called

21. The term ecosystem was proposed by

22. Which of the following actions would reduce a person's carbon footprint?

23. Autecology deals with ecology of.

24. The energy relationships in an ecosystem can be studied with the help of.

25. All steps in a food chain always involve a loss of _____