This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Ecology – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ecology Quiz 53 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Herbivores eat this A) Meat. B) Plants. C) Meat and plants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plants. 2. What is an animal that eats animals and plants? A) Carnivore. B) Herbivore. C) Omnivore. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omnivore. 3. ..... is all the same species in the same place at the same time. A) Biome. B) Ecosystem. C) Community. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Population. 4. Populations grow until they reach a ....., where they begin to level off A) Carrying Capacity. B) Population Stop. C) Limitation Range. D) Unit Cap. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carrying Capacity. 5. 6) How have plants adapted to survive in the desert? A) They have large root systems to collect water. B) They store water in their leaves and trunks. C) They have sharp spines to protect them from animals. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. Omnivores consume both ..... and animals. A) Plants. B) Insects. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plants. 7. The largest a population can support over a long period of time is called ..... A) Carrying capacity. B) Limiting factors. C) Dispersion. D) Demography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carrying capacity. 8. Which of the following statements is true of the phosphorus cycle? A) Phosphorus enters the atmosphere as phosphates. B) The phosphorus cycle utilizes the processes of erosion, and weathering. C) Phosphates are used in carbohydrate and glucose storage. D) The phosphorus cycle utilizes bacteria to breakdown phosphates and make them available for plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The phosphorus cycle utilizes the processes of erosion, and weathering. 9. What process allows an organism to modify its tolerance levels of abiotic factors? A) Acclimation. B) Homeostasis. C) Adaptation. D) Hibernation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acclimation. 10. This level focuses on all the biotic and abiotic components in a given area A) Ecosystem. B) Community. C) Population. D) Biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecosystem. 11. Of the following, which is not a freshwater ecosystem? A) Coral reef. B) Swamp. C) Lake. D) Pond. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coral reef. 12. What is unique about water on earth A) It is in liquid form on the surface. B) It is only underground. C) It is frozen. D) It tastes good. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is in liquid form on the surface. 13. Consumer that eats plants are know to be ..... A) Heterotrophs. B) Producers. C) Communities. D) Herbivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Herbivores. 14. A relationship where one organism eats another is called A) Predation. B) Mutualism. C) Commensalism. D) Competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predation. 15. The differences in DNA among individuals within a species. A) Resilient. B) Resistant. C) Species diversity. D) Genetic diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genetic diversity. 16. Sarah wanted to find out if the size of a car tire made it a smoother ride over bumps. What is the independent variable? A) Size of tire. B) How smooth the ride was over bumps. C) Type of car. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Size of tire. 17. Which terms best describe heterotrophs? A) Animals; consumers. B) Plants; producers. C) Plants; consumers. D) Animals; producers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Animals; consumers. 18. What causes the seasons and their respective climates on Earth? A) The sun in relation to the Eath. B) Amount of plants. C) The moon in relation to the Earth. D) Amounts of animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun in relation to the Eath. 19. Life on the planet depends on A) Biogeochemical Cycles. B) Biodiversity. C) Species Interactions. D) All three options. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All three options. 20. Where would an owl be located on an energy pyramid?' A) Producer. B) Primary Consumer. C) Secondary or Tertiary Consumer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secondary or Tertiary Consumer. 21. Plants adapted to live in very dry conditions. A) Xerophytes. B) Hydrophytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Xerophytes. 22. ..... is where an organism lives. A) Niche. B) Habitat. C) Ecosystem. D) Adaptation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Habitat. 23. What is the Carbon-Oxygen Cycle? A) Producers make oxygen using photosynthesis, oxygen in taken in by living things which turn it into carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide is taken in by producers. B) The transfer of energy (food) from one organism to another. C) An organism that breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals (recycles). D) The role (job) a species has within a community. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producers make oxygen using photosynthesis, oxygen in taken in by living things which turn it into carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide is taken in by producers. 24. Are very, very dry. During the day, it can get above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (F), but at night the temperature can drop into the 40s & 50s( F):have very little rainfall. A) Tanya. B) Deserts. C) Tundra. D) Grasslands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deserts. 25. The total amount of organisms that an ecosystem can provide the resources that they need for survival is called the ..... A) Habitat. B) Limiting factors. C) Carrying capacity. D) Abiotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carrying capacity. 26. Animals that eat both plants and other animals are called: A) Scavengers. B) Decomposers. C) Omnivores. D) Herbivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omnivores. 27. Mistletoe grows and spreads on trees, taking their nutrients: A) Predation. B) Mutualism. C) Commensalism. D) Parasitism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parasitism. 28. What role do animals play in the oxygen cycle? A) Take in oxygen. B) Give off oxygen. C) Decomposing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take in oxygen. 29. Which biome consists of diverse deciduous trees, warm summers, cool winters, and can be found in the eastern US? A) Taiga. B) Temperate forest. C) Tropical rainforest. D) Temperate grassland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperate forest. 30. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce A) Population. B) Biome. C) Habitat. D) Organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Habitat. 31. What are the 5 Levels of Organization IN ORDER? A) 1. Population 2. Organism 3. Biosphere 4. Community 5. Ecosystem. B) 1. Organism 2. Biosphere 3. Ecosystem 4. Community 5. Population. C) 1. Community 2. Population 3. Organism 4. Biosphere 5. Ecosystem. D) 1. Organism 2. Population 3. Community 4. Ecosystem 5. Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1. Organism 2. Population 3. Community 4. Ecosystem 5. Biosphere. 32. All of the living things in an area are considered a A) Community. B) Ecosystem. C) Population. D) Biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Community. 33. Which of the following is a nonliving thing-an abiotic factor? A) Trees. B) Humans. C) Wind. D) Fungi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind. 34. The ..... includes gases like nitrogen and oxygen, as well as dust, rain, and cloud droplets. A) Cryosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Atmosphere. 35. Which example describes or illustrates how a density-dependent limiting factor can affect a forest ecosystem? A) A forest fire forces many animals to move to new habitats. B) A heat wave causes the death of many animals in the forest. C) An earthquake causes the death of many animals in the forest. D) A disease causes death of many animals in the forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A disease causes death of many animals in the forest. 36. Which of the following is true about quadrats? A) Quadrats should be placed randomly so that a representative sample is taken. B) You should look at the results from several quadrats in an area to reduce the effect of an unusual distribution. C) The results are more reliable when you look at the results from many quadrats. D) All the above are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above are true. 37. TRUE or FALSE? All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 38. Having a wide variety and lots of different species (like that in a rain forest) is called: A) Biodiversity. B) Phylogeny. C) Systematics. D) Species Richness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biodiversity. 39. Eats both plants and animals A) Carnivores. B) Omnivores. C) Herbivores. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Omnivores. 40. All food chains must start out with a A) Sun. B) Producer. C) Decomposer. D) Herbivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Producer. 41. Plants capable of storing large amounts of water in their tissues A) Succulents. B) Mesofielder. C) Lichens. D) Algae. E) Hydrophytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Succulents. 42. A rabbit eats the grass, the snake eats the rabbit and the hawk eats the snake. Who has the most energy in this food chain? A) The snake. B) The hawk. C) The rabbit. D) The grass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The grass. 43. Which brackish watery biome has some areas that are salty, and some areas that are freshwater? A) Estuary. B) Freshwater. C) Ocean. D) Coral reef. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Estuary. 44. Organs like chlorophyll and thylakoid membranes are used for this process A) Decomposition. B) Photosynthesis. C) Chemosynthesis. D) Respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photosynthesis. 45. Which of the following could be considered a primary consumer? A) Snake. B) Hawk. C) Insect Eating Bird. D) Rabbit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rabbit. 46. A forest full of many kinds of trees and grasses is an example of a A) Population. B) Group. C) Community. D) Organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Community. 47. Which choice is an example of a relationship between an abiotic factor and a biotic factor? A) A lion eating a zebra. B) A bird eating seeds. C) Bacteria infecting an organism. D) Sun shining on a tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sun shining on a tree. 48. Consumers who capture and eat other consumers A) Predator. B) Herbivores. C) Omnivores. D) Prey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predator. 49. What do you call the rain that contains chemical waste and causes damage to plants and animals? A) Mushroom rain. B) Smog. C) Acid rain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acid rain. 50. Humans and animals are ..... because we need to eat food for energy. A) Prey. B) Consumers. C) Producers. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consumers. 51. An organism that eats other organisms A) Producer. B) Consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consumer. 52. This refers to the community of plants and animals that occur naturally in an area, often sharing common characteristics specific to that area A) Ecosystem. B) Ecology. C) Biodiversity. D) Biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biome. 53. Darwin proposed that ..... could be explained through a process he called natural selection. A) Evolution. B) Exhalation. C) Life. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evolution. 54. Gas, oil and diesel are all examples of ..... A) Renewable resources. B) Non-renewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-renewable resources. 55. An ecosystem contains A) Only one species. B) Multiple species. C) Living and non-living components. D) All the similar biomes across the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Living and non-living components. 56. Barnacles attach themselves to whales. The whales are so large that they are seemingly unaffected. The barnacles get a habitat and food when the whale enters an area with abundant food resources. What type of relationship exists between the whale and the barnacle? A) Mutualism. B) Parasitism. C) Predation. D) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commensalism. 57. I always ..... after supper. A) Wash the floor. B) Drink. C) Wash the dishes. D) Eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wash the dishes. 58. Student research unicellular, prokaryotic organism that live in harsh environments such as volcanic hot springs, brine pools, and anaerobic black organic mud. Which of these groups are the students most likely researching? A) Plantae. B) Eubacteria. C) Protista. D) Archaebacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Archaebacteria. 59. The organic material that has been produced in an ecosystem A) Biomass. B) Chemosynthesis. C) Consumer. D) Decoposer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biomass. 60. A bird making a nest for their eggs in an oak tree to receive shelter. The oak tree is unaffected by the nest. A) Parasitism. B) Mutualism. C) Commensalism. D) Predation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commensalism. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesEcology Quiz 1Ecology Quiz 2Ecology Quiz 3Ecology Quiz 4Ecology Quiz 5Ecology Quiz 6Ecology Quiz 7Ecology Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books