Ecology Quiz 24 (25 MCQs)

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1. Which biomolcule(s) contain nitorgen?

2. When two or more organisms fight for resources it is called _____

3. A bird stalks, kills, and then eats an insect. Based on its behavior, which pair of ecological terms describes the bird?

4. Which group of organisms is best known for its ability to decompose organic materials by producing a wide range of extracellular enzymes?

5. What is a scavenger

6. What does the second trophic level consist of?

7. _____ species avoid competition by living in different portions of the habitat or using different resources.

8. The functional unit in ecology.

9. What is it called when animals benefit from each other

10. A snake that has evolved to look similar to a branch will probably be able to avoid _____

11. If a mosquito feeds off a wolf, then it is considered a _____

12. Plants that convert energy from the sun

13. Which kind of growth does the human population follow? It is described as a J-shaped curve.

14. The nutrition in which food is devoured is called.

15. What are halophytes?

16. Which group (level) contains the largest population and energy in the ecosystem?

17. What are groups of different populations (different species) living together in the same place at the same time called?

18. What might happen if you remove a primary consumer from the ecosystem?

19. Which scientist is best known for his gold foil experiment?

20. Macro consumers are known as.

21. Arid region that receives less than 10 inches of precipitation annually.

22. What process do consumers use to liberate useful energy from eating producers?

23. _____ is the study of interactions that occur among organisms and their environment.

24. Symbiotic mutualism can be seen on

25. Ecology of a population is known as.