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Ecology Quiz 69 (60 MCQs)

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1. The number of individuals / unit of space
2. Cause decay by breaking down complex molecules into simpler molecules
3. Which living thing is not classified as a producer?
4. ..... states that two species cannot exist together if they compete for the same resources. One will either die out or migrate, or they will adapt to separate resources.
5. Which of these is the foundation of the Food Web and Energy Pyramid?
6. Which of these words does NOT describe an invasive species?
7. What term states that movement of an organisms into an area from another population?
8. A ..... makes its own energy and begins the food chain.
9. Humans will cause more than half of the existing species in the world to go extinct in the next 100 years
10. Indicate the biotic and abiotic factors that affect the distribution of organisms in an environment. Herbivory
11. The role a species plays in a community is known as what?
12. True or False:The process by which water moves through the Earth and the atmosphere is called the nitrogen cycle.
13. Not just mere exercise in describing ecological patterns but also requires deep knowledge of species' biological structures in order to classify organisms.
14. Sea anemone and boxer crabs have a symbiotic relationship in which the crabs hides from it's predators by hiding among an anemones stinging tentacles. The anemone eats food that is left over by the crab. This is an example of .....
15. What is the defintion of a community?
16. Endemic species are
17. An animal that is hunted as food
18. Plants and animals can build up defense against predation through evolution
19. All organisms of all the different species, living in a habitat are called .....
20. What are the 8 levels of classification of living things from most general to most specific?
21. All living things in the environment
22. In the food pyramid, which level is right above the producer level?
23. The amount of sunlight available for plants would be a:
24. Which process uses oxygen in plants, algae, and animals?
25. The links of a food chain represent energy steps called
26. Which may lead to air pollution?
27. A female Atlantic green turtle is born with the need to travel to Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean to lay eggs in the sand. This behavior is best described as .....
28. If an ecosystem has a carrying capacity of 1, 000 individuals for a given species & 2, 000 individuals of that species are present, we can predict that the population .....
29. The interaction in which one organism kills another for food is .....
30. The amount of species an ecosystem can support is a .....
31. Exponential Growth is represented by .....
32. Which is NOT an example of a limiting factor.
33. A model that shows the complex feeding relationships among organisms in a community.
34. The animal's foot is called a .....
35. The carrying capacity of an environment for a particular species at a particular time is determined by the
36. Components of an ecosystem include
37. Nonliving, physical features of the environment, including air, water, sun, soil, temperature, and climate.
38. A duck, a dragonfly, a morel mushroom and a bobcat are all examples of .....
39. Which of the following best explains why nitrogen fixation must take place?
40. Camels live in the desert and have wide, flat, leathery pads on the bottoms of their feet. This ADAPTATION most likely helps them-
41. Which two biomes have the least inches of precipitation (snow and rainfall)?
42. What are the 3 types of symbiosis?
43. An example of a biotic organism is
44. Which cycle depends mostly on the action of different bacteria and microorganisms commonly found in the plants roots?
45. CO2 is removed from the atmosphere by:
46. ..... is when living things struggle against one another to get resources-like food, water, space, mates, etc.
47. Match:infectious .....
48. Moss and lichen are often cited as examples of which?
49. The tundra is a vast plain with frigid temperatures and plenty of snow. Which of the following adaptations does not help the polar bear survive in the tundra.
50. A remora fish attaching to a shark is an example of what kind of symbiotic relationship?
51. Which of the following best describes parasitism?
52. Biotic factors of an ecosystem are:
53. A consumer that eats only other consumers is called a
54. One way that humans could have a positive impact on local environments is to:
55. An organism that eats both producers and other consumers.
56. ..... is when living things of the same species work together to survive. (like a pack of wolves)
57. A species of animal or plants at risk but not yet endangered
58. Which of the following is one way that the Aboriginals would care for the land?
59. Out of the following options, which would be considered an abiotic factor?
60. An ecosystem will most likely remain stable if
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