Ecology Quiz 5 (25 MCQs)

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1. A community interacting with its physical environment is called? Hide answers

2. What is lost between trophic levels and cannot be recycled?

3. An example of an abiotic factor influencing marine organisms is _____

4. What is the section "An Ocean of Resources" MOSTLY about?

5. Biological material derived from living, or recently living organisms.

6. This biome is characterized by the mixing of salt water and freshwater and has animals such as crabs, starfish and beluga whales _____

7. Which of the following is an example of a density-independent limiting factor?

8. The total amount of energy fixed by photosynthetic organisms minus the energy used in their own metabolic activities is _____

9. This biome has the most diversity, is characterized by standing water, and includes organisms such as cattails, lilies, alligators, and turtles

10. A species described as r-strategist would definitely NOT have which of the following characteristics?

11. Organism that eats the prey.

12. What are the three kinds of ecological pyramids?

13. This biome contains water that moves continuously in one direction with rapidly changing communities

14. What would happen to an ecosystem if half of the producers were diseased?

15. A group of interbreeding organisms (species) living in the same area is a

16. What is the word equation for Cellular Respiration?

17. Whale lice live between the barnacles on gray whales and feed directly on the whales. The whale is unharmed This is an example of _____

18. All of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem are _____

19. A group of plants or animals that are alike _____

20. A species specific use of the biotic and abiotic factors in an environment is collectively called the species'

21. Herbivores are called.

22. Which is the abiotic components of an ecosystem?

23. The sum total of a population's use of the biotic and abiotic resources of its habitat constitutes its

24. What does the word species mean in the sentence below? The students studied the different species of monkeys they saw at the zoo.

25. The 4 key elements that determine which types of organisms may live within a certain environment include all of the following EXCEPT _____