Ecology Quiz 3 (25 MCQs)

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1. All the living and nonliving things in an area (biotic & abiotic)

2. Which one of the following is not included under in-situ conservation?

3. A _____ is made up of a group of populations in a specific area

4. An animal that eats ONLY PLANTS is called:

5. What is a carrying capacity?

6. The energy found in nutrients originates from the _____

7. A lion that eats a zebra that eats grass is a

8. What is an organism that breaks down waste and dead organisms?

9. The role a species plays in a community is known as what?

10. The biome that would best fit the description of "trees that lose their leaves in autumn" is:

11. Some plants feed upon insects for their nitrogen requirements. They are called insectivorous plants.Which of the following is such a plant?

12. The most abundant microfauna in soil are

13. All of the loblolly pines in South Carolina is an example of

14. What are two important factors scientists look at when studying biomes?

15. Organisms that cannot make their own energy-rich particles

16. Which of the following nutrients is not found in the atmosphere, but instead is found in rocks and soil?

17. Which of the following is the correct name for MgCl2?

18. Denitrifying bacteria convert _____ to _____

19. Eats PLANTS and ANIMALS!

20. Name this reaction, Ca + O $\rightarrow$ CaO

21. _____ lakes are deficient in nutrient sources, but usually have high oxygen levels

22. Name that interaction! When you eat a piece a piece of celery!

23. The name for all of the populations of all living things

24. Identify an a example of an A biotic Factor?

25. Nektons are those organisms.