This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Ecology – Quiz 108 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ecology Quiz 108 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the fallowing has only abiotic factors? A) Sunlight, algae, and temperature. B) Guppy, crab, oxygen. C) Sunlight, soil, and weather. D) Algae, temperature, and dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sunlight, soil, and weather. 2. DIFFERENT populations living together and interacting in an area A) Population. B) Organism. C) Community. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Community. 3. The process of changing nitrogen gas to nitrates is called A) Fertilizer. B) Nitrate fixation. C) Nitrogen fixation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen fixation. 4. Which process releases water vapour to the atmosphere? A) A Transpiration. B) B Condensation. C) C Precipitation. D) D Absorption. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Transpiration. 5. A species that is very important because many organisms in the ecosystem depend on it is known as a(n): A) Endangered species. B) Keystone species. C) Invasive species. D) Native species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keystone species. 6. Plants will bend to grow toward the sun even when placed in a windowsill. Which term refers to a plant's response to sunlight? A) Gravitropism. B) Thigmotropism. C) Hydrotropism. D) Phototropism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phototropism. 7. This refers to the VARIETY of life on Earth at all its levels, from genes to ecosystems, and can encompass the evolutionary, ecological, and cultural processes that sustain life. A) Ecology. B) Ecosystem. C) Biome. D) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biodiversity. 8. A species that has a greater impact on the ecosystem than its number would indicate A) Keystone species. B) Core species. C) Impact species. D) Essential species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keystone species. 9. A hawk that ate a snake that ate a mouse that ate grass seed is a ..... A) Primary Consumer. B) Secondary Consumer. C) Tertiary Consumer. D) Quaternary Consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tertiary Consumer. 10. A bird building their nest in a tree. A) Mutualism. B) Commensalism. C) Parasitism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commensalism. 11. A living organism that puts materials from dead plants and animals back to the soil is called a ..... ? A) Carnivore. B) Herbivore. C) Decoposer. D) Omnivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decoposer. 12. Which of the following is not a cause of eutrophication. A) Organic manure. B) Artificial fertilizer. C) Nitrogen. D) Nitrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen. 13. Which progression best explains secondary succession? A) Lichens>grass>shrubs>small trees> big trees. B) Mosses>creates soil>grasses>small trees> big trees. C) Volcano destroys ecosystem>grasses>shrubs>small trees>big trees. D) Volcano forms new island> lichens>grasses>shrubs>small trees>big trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Volcano destroys ecosystem>grasses>shrubs>small trees>big trees. 14. Biomes are usually named from: A) The variety of fauna. B) The variety of flora. C) The type of climate. D) The community of organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The variety of flora. 15. He was one of the most eminent ecologists of the 20th century and was key to the discipline's professionalization. A) Charles Darwin. B) Ernst Haeckel. C) Eugene Odum. D) Arthur George Tansley. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arthur George Tansley. 16. Ecology is the study of the ..... between plants and animals. A) Interrelationships. B) Significance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interrelationships. 17. A living thing (one thing) that carry out life processes independently. A) Organism. B) Abiotic. C) Community. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organism. 18. Why are plants called producers? A) Plants need to eat to get energy. B) Plants don't use enegry. C) Plants make their own food. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plants make their own food. 19. Consumers that have a varying diet A) Generalist. B) Herbivore. C) Specialist. D) Decoposer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Generalist. 20. The role of an organism in an ecosystem. A) Producer. B) Habitat. C) Niche. D) Decoposer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Niche. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesEcology Quiz 1Ecology Quiz 2Ecology Quiz 3Ecology Quiz 4Ecology Quiz 5Ecology Quiz 6Ecology Quiz 7Ecology Quiz 8Ecology Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books