Ecology Quiz 85 (60 MCQs)

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1. John Cena wanted to examine a decomposer. What would he need to see it with?
2. A stimulus can be external or internal.
3. As part of the carbon cycle, organisms release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere during ..... It can then be taken in by plant leaves and used to make food.
4. Which of the following is not a possible cause of ecological succession?
5. A raccoon eats a fish, the fish eats a dragonfly larva, the dragonfly larva eats a mosquito larva, and the mosquito larva eats algae (a producer). which one is a tertiary consumer
6. What is it called when rain falls from the clouds?
7. What is the second level of a food chain?
8. Amount of crops produced per unit area
9. How is energy transferred in an energy pyramid?
10. How many frogs have become extinct in North and South America in the last 100 years
11. A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed
12. An organism that can make its own food is called a
13. Which word means nonliving
14. After the first trophic level-what percentage of energy is available to each of the following levels?
15. An area that is partly covered by water or flooded part of each year.
16. Plants in the desert are able to store ..... in their roots, stems and leaves.
17. A necessary link between autotrophs and carnivores is filled by
18. Which type of population growth occurs under ideal conditions with unlimited resources?
19. Coal is a solid fossil fuel formed from .....
20. Slight differences in inherited traits in individual organisms in a species
21. Which relationship is referring an interaction in which one organism kills another for food or nutrients?
22. Select the right translation:to throw away
23. Just like energy, matter is lost as it passes through an ecosystem.
24. Which two Biome is the most biologically diverse
25. A type of symbiosis in which one organism benefits and the other in neither benefited nor hurt is .....
26. Select all the following answers for:Ecology is the study of
27. Which of these is a biotic factor in a river ecosystem?
28. ..... is a series of organized changes in an ecosystem over time.
29. Relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of the other organism
30. Organisms living here must have adaptations to tolerate being exposed to the atmosphere
31. Indicate if the organisms below are herbivores, carnivores, or plants.secondary consumer
32. Water quality criteria
33. Ruby-throated hummingbirds live in woodland areas, but also frequent gardens where flowering plants are plentiful. They hover to feed on flowers, nectar, and sap. During this floral feeding process, the birds pollinate many plants. These tiny birds are omnivores, sometimes feeding on insects and spiders.
34. What is an example of abiotic
35. What is the relationship between individuals of each species called?
36. Which level of consumer would the mountain lion NOT BE?
37. Plants use nitrogen gas from the air to make organic compounds.
38. Which is an example of a seasonal change to a biotic factor?
39. Complete the definition:Environment-The total of all of the surroundings-air, water, ....., human element, wildlife-that has influence on you and your existence, including physical, biological and all other factors
40. What is NOT a sustainable practice?
41. A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another is termed .....
42. A honeybee colony contains three types of bees:
43. What is NOT an example or precipitation?
44. Consumers cannot do which of the following
45. Density independent limiting factors are factors that do not depend on the number of organisms within a given population. Which is an example of Density Independent limiting factors?
46. During which phase of the nitrogen cycle do decomposers break down nitrates into ammonium?
47. What biome do we live in and what are its characteristics?
48. Which is the definition of a community
49. The word that best describes the average conditions over time is?
50. What is the group in an experiment that receives treatment with the independent variable?
51. What are the three components of soil?
52. Which biome has an abundance of grass and flowers, erratic precipitation, is warm in summer, and very cold in winter?
53. The element of life is
54. Where did all of the energy in this food web originally come from?
55. What was NOT a part of the water cycle?
56. In an ecosystem, grass is eaten by mice and mice are eaten by snakes. If the mouse population decreases, what happens to the snake population?
57. The highest concentration of life exists in the top 200 meters of ocean water. What is the most important factor that influences the concentration of life?
58. Estuary water should have
59. Organisms that eat only meat are
60. This biome has low biodiversity is subarid and subarctic and has poor soil quality