Ecology Quiz 66 (60 MCQs)

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1. Dirty water, polluting rivers.
2. A factor that determines whether a population thrives or declines is called
3. The most important factor in converting nitrogen into usable forms during the nitrogen cycle is .....
4. A relationship where both organisms benefit is called .....
5. Food web and Food chain are the same thing
6. Eats BOTH producers (plants) and consumers (other animals)
7. Bird & Tree:A bird builds a nest in a hole in the trunk of the tree. It is protected from the rain and predators. The tree is not harmed or helped by the bird.
8. Plankton that make food by photosynthesis are called what?
9. Most common greenhouse gases are
10. Global warming has been linked to a decrease in
11. Coniferous (Boreal) forests are made up primarily of trees that .....
12. Who is considered as the pioneer in ecological succession
13. Organisms that can make glucose during photosynthesis are called .....
14. An organism that eats only plant is called an .....
15. A new species of animal that can tolerate drought has been found. These animals graze in herds and like grasses with high silica content. Which biome does this animal MOST LIKELY inhabit?
16. What does not produce carbon dioxide?
17. Mia, Abigail, and Grace went to a zoo. They saw a lion that was being fed. If the lion only eats meat, what type of organism would it be considered?
18. This is where an organism lives
19. An S-shaped curve is known as
20. Which is a MAJOR cause of acid rain?
21. Which of the following is biotic interacting with abiotic factors?
22. Which of the following organisms recycle materials from dead organisms and their waste products?
23. An organism that hunts and eats other organisms
24. The process of changing nitrogen gas to nitrates
25. How does habitat fragmentation reduce genetic diversity in species?
26. Although Keystone Species can cause a significant change to the ecosystem's population, ..... populations must always be in the greatest quantity for ecosystem health.
27. The prey population distribution is limited by
28. What type of consumer eats plants?
29. Which is an abiotic factor that would affect the ability of a species of tree to survive in a particular habitat?
30. A relationship between organisms.
31. What is the term for the normal environment in which an animal or plant lives?
32. A symbiotic relationship that involves species having to fight for something they both need or want
33. A living thing that needs to eat other living things for food:
34. A resource or condition that limits the growth or population within an ecosystem
35. As a society, we tend to buy:
36. When carbon dioxide dissolves from the air into the ocean-the interaction is between .....
37. An underground layer of rock that stores water is called a(n)
38. Which of these describes a species that has become extinct?
39. Which of the following represents an economic benefit of invasive lionfish in the Gulf of Mexico?
40. Species that has died out and no individuals are left
41. All fungi are multicellular.
42. Nonmetals do NOT have which of the following characteristics:
43. Together, all the ecosystems on Earth form .....
44. There are 3 roles an organism can play in an ecosystem are:
45. Most animals have ..... for food, water, and living space.
46. The grasses at the beginning of this food chain are the
47. In an ecosystem, which one of the following types of entities occupies more than one trophic level?
48. Which one is another name for a consumer?
49. Which of the following includes a community of living things interacting with the nonliving parts of their environment?
50. Measurement of population per unit area or unit volume
51. The chemical elements and water that are needed by organisms continuously recycle in ecosystems. They pass through biotic and abiotic components of the biosphere.
52. A community interacting with their abiotic factors
53. Consumers that eat both plants and animals are called
54. What are spieces
55. When a flea is living on a dog, the flea is the:
56. Which of the following types of succession would most likely occur after a forest fire?
57. ..... break down dead plants and animals.
58. Arjun, Olivia, and Isla went on a field trip to a forest. They observed various elements in the forest. According to you, what did they observe that can be classified as biotic factors?
59. The zone that receives the highest amount of sunlight is the:
60. Which biome is very warm with large amounts of rainfall but can go through dry spells?