This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Ecology – Quiz 147 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ecology Quiz 147 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The taiga is found in parts of ..... A) South America, Antarctica, Asia. B) India, Australia, Africa. C) Europe, Asia, Africa. D) North America, Europe, Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) North America, Europe, Asia. 2. Which of the following could be a density-independent limiting factor in the desert? A) Number of prey. B) Food supply. C) Parasitism. D) Rainfall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rainfall. 3. Sheep and kangaroos require the same food ..... grass. This is an example of: A) COMPETION. B) GREED. C) MUTUALISMS. D) SYMBIOSIS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) COMPETION. 4. What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within an ecosystem? A) Energy path. B) Food web. C) Trophic level. D) Food pyramid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trophic level. 5. What type of graph is this? A) Bar graph. B) Line graph. C) Scatter plot. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scatter plot. 6. They are considered endemic (found only in a specific region). Examples:Perch, Robin, Evergreen trees, apple trees. A) Nonative Species/Invasive Species. B) Native Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Native Species. 7. An organism that obtains energy by consuming plants. A) Omnivore. B) Herbivore. C) Carnivore. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herbivore. 8. Which organism is a tertiary consumer? A) Herbivore that eats Producers. B) Carnivore that eats Herbivores. C) Carnivore that eats Carnivores. D) Detritivore that eats Carnivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carnivore that eats Carnivores. 9. The general word for an area of land that acts like a sponge and has wet soil and is underwater at some point during the year ..... A) Wetland. B) Mangrove. C) Taiga. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wetland. 10. A symbiotic relationship exists between two organisms of different species. If only one organism benefits from the relationship and the other is harmed, the relationship is called ..... A) Commensalism. B) Mutualism. C) Parasitic. D) Saprophytic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parasitic. 11. A keystone Species is an organism that is eaten by other organisms. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. All organisms interact with other organisms in their surroundings and with the nonliving portion of their environment; interconnectedness A) Ecology. B) Interdependence. C) Ecological Model. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interdependence. 13. An organism that eats both plants and animals is called A) Herbivore. B) Carnivore. C) Omnivore. D) Cannibal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omnivore. 14. If a species in no longer found living on Earth it is A) Pollutants. B) Extinct. C) Species. D) Endangered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extinct. 15. It is a field within both ecology and evolution that examines how interactions between and within species evolve. A) Ecolution Field. B) Evolutionary Field. C) Evolutionary Ecology. D) Species Field. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evolutionary Ecology. 16. Epiphytic plants live on trees in the canopy layer of tropical forests. They use water and detritus collected on the parts of trees, but do not take any nutrients from the tree itself. This relationship is best described as: A) Competition. B) Commensalism. C) Parasitism. D) Mutualism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commensalism. 17. A shark and a remora relationship where one is benefited and one is not harmed or helped is an example of which type of symbiosis? A) Symbiotic relationship. B) Mutualism. C) Commensalism. D) Parasitism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commensalism. 18. Green Mix are usually ..... A) Yellow. B) Red. C) Green. D) Blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Green. 19. Uses the sun to make its own food for energy. All plants. A) Consumer. B) Niche. C) Prey. D) Producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Producer. 20. A model that shows how energy flows through a system is called a(n) ..... A) Energy pyramid. B) Food web. C) Food chain. D) Food pyramid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy pyramid. ← 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