Ecology Quiz 77 (60 MCQs)

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1. What are "trophic levels" ?
2. Ecosystems in water
3. Which of the following correctly lists the levels of organization in increasing order?
4. Limiting Factor:definition
5. A producer that makes their own food is also called
6. Mice eat grain laced with rat poison, but don't die immediately. Snakes eat these mice and then the snakes are soon eaten by a hawk. Which of these organisms would have the highest level of the rat poison if it biomagnifies?
7. Bacteria is .....
8. A large area that has a particular climate, particular plants and particular animals is a
9. Obtain energy by consuming organic molecules made by other organisms
10. The Earth's food chain starts with:
11. A group of different populations that live together
12. Which of the following limiting factors is NOT a density independent limiting factor?
13. A group of deer, chipmunks, otters, and insects is a .....
14. What is the role of dead leaves in an ecosystem?
15. Bacteria are important in the nitrogen cycle because they
16. An animal that is eaten is called .....
17. Radioactive decay
18. The Eagle in the food web represents a:
19. The source of all energy transferred among organisms is .....
20. Why are bees considered a keystone species?
21. Which best defines a population?
22. The three domains of Biosphere are:
23. What impact does deforestation have on the carbon cycle?
24. Problem caused by increased levels of CFC's in the atmosphere
25. Eats other organisms
26. A very big fish-
27. Which is NOT an example of limiting factors?
28. An abiotic factor is:
29. Grass$\rightarrow$rabbit $\rightarrow$ fox
30. An organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
31. A new pathogen can wipe out a species because the species has no ..... to the new pathogen
32. Which of the following take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere?
33. Due to fairly constant rain and high temperatures, the vegetation in the rainforest is very dense. Which of the following is an adaptation that helps plants win the battle for sunlight on the forest floor?
34. Which of the following is NOT an example of symbiosis
35. A type of symbiosis in which both species benefit is called .....
36. Ants live inside the acacia plant and in return defend the plant from herbivores. Which type of symbiotic relationship is this?
37. Which of these is not part of the water cycle
38. Charles wants to see if a solution called 'miracle grower' really affects plant growth. What is the dependent variable?
39. Producers in the food chain include which of the following?
40. An organism that breaks down dead organisms and returns nutrients to the soil is called a(n).
41. If plants die. What will animals run out of?
42. An aquatic biome with a high amount of salt. It covers most of the surface of the earth. Which one is it?
43. Exotic or invasive species leads to all of these problems except
44. What special adaptations do intertidal species have?
45. This diagram shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web.
46. Ecology major is the study of ecology at the individual level. What level of education is this?
47. Which major biome's lack of precipitation limits plant grow and is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, birds, antelope, lizards, fox, snakes, bob cats and coyotes?
48. All biotic and abiotic factors are .....
49. What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?
50. Is Climate Change false and invented by scientology to destroy capitalism?
51. Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes
52. The VARIETY of life on Earth
53. Mites living on the outer surface of human skin obtain food by eating dead skin cells and neither harm nor benefit.
54. Biome with decent moisture, trees that lose leaves, like SRR:
55. The interaction between animals of the same species, generally involving some form of communication.
56. Bacteria fix nitrogen on plant roots. Plant roots provide sugar to bacteria. This is an example of
57. What happens when a population overgrows the carrying capacity?
58. Which statement best defines ecology?
59. Are we responsible for ..... Creating global warming? orAccelerating the process of global warning?
60. All of the individuals of a given species in a specific area or region at a certain time.