Ecology Quiz 48 (60 MCQs)

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1. ..... is the conversion of organic nitrogen into ammonia
2. What is the defintion of an organism?
3. All of the deserts around the world can be considered one .....
4. Quality assurance / quality control (qa/qc)
5. Which biome consists of warm weather year-round, a dry season and a rainy season, and diverse trees, shrubs, and grasses?
6. When a population grows rapidly then reaches its carrying capacity, it is this type of growth model
7. Barnacles create home sites on whales. This relationship neither helps or harms the whale
8. The reestablishment of a damaged ecosystem in an area where the soil is intact is called .....
9. What is the foundation of energy for ALL food webs, ocean biomes included?
10. Consists of all life on earth and all parts of earth in which life exists, including land, water and the atmosphere.
11. Occupational Illness
12. What is a Herbivores?
13. The acidity of a local stream would most likely be affected by
14. What is ozone depletion caused by?
15. Respiration is the process by which animals take in ..... and release .....
16. The factors in an ecoysystem that have never had the ability to live.
17. An ecosystem is broken up into several smaller sections due to human activities ( building roads and deforestation ). This is an example of
18. What type of symbiosis? * Human intestine provides food for bacteria that live inside digestive system *Beneficial bacteria live in the intestine of humans and help digest cellulose from plants which humans don't have the enzymes to break down.
19. The amount of mater that cycles through a food web
20. Recently, a family of bobcats moved into an area with a large rabbit population. What changes may occur in the ecosystem?
21. A biological pyramid is NOT considered to be a pyramid of
22. Which of these activities is most likely to have a negative impact on Earth's environment?
23. Always put batteries into special (pojemniki).
24. Photosynthesis uses energy from the ..... to make chemical energy.
25. Why are fungi and bacteria important in a food chain or food web?
26. Transpiration occurs when plants release water vapor through their stomata.
27. What process uses energy from the sun to convert carbon dioxide into carbohydrates?
28. Herbivores like to eat?
29. Many of the animals are .....
30. The position an organism occupies in a food chain is its .....
31. At this range particular system works at maximum level and gives maximum products.
32. If there is more food than usual in an ecosystem, then the population will mostly likely .....
33. An example of a functional adaptation is .....
34. What are areas where freshwater meets saltwater called?
35. Individuals in a population that have the traits needed to survive in the environment get to survive and reproduce. Their offspring inherit those traits. Over time, a greater percentage of the population will have those successful traits.
36. Plants get their energy from the sun, this means they are .....
37. Succession that occurs in an area with no soil
38. If an organism cannot adapt or migrate when a dramatic change occurs, it may die.
39. True or False:Symbiosis only works with animals.
40. How much energy would be at the primary consumer level of an energy pyramid if there were 10, 000 J of energy at the producer level of the pyramid?
41. A place where an organism gets everything it needs to survive.
42. Which example is a form of precipitation?
43. Sea anemones protect clownfish from predators, while clownfish eat things that harm the sea anemones. This symbiotic relationship is an example of
44. Which of the following is an abiotic factor that could possibly decrease a population if it drastically changes?
45. A group of one kind of organism living in the same area.
46. An increase in Earth's average temperature from the build up of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is called
47. Anything that would keep a population from growing larger.
48. An aquatic food chain is shown below.Algae $\rightarrow$ Zooplankton $\rightarrow$ Minnow $\rightarrow$ Perch $\rightarrow$ HawkWhat would most likely result if a waterborne bacterium caused the death of most of the minnow population?
49. A ..... cannot make its own energy and eats only plants for their energy.
50. Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor of an ecosystem?
51. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment is:
52. Bees and flowers have evolved to need one another. Flowers receive pollination from bees as they fly from flower to flower gathering nectar. This is an example of .....
53. What is a model that represents or describes the relationships between the components of an ecological system?
54. True or False. The nitrogen in the atmosphere is in the right form for living things to use.
55. Individuals of a population who move into an area.
56. How do adaptations help animals?
57. What is the meaning of the word population?
58. What percentage of energy is used up by the organism at any level of the energy pyramid for everyday life processes?
59. What's the best way to reduce waste?
60. A ..... is the same species living together in an area.