This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Ecology – Quiz 184 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ecology Quiz 184 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Gas that makes up almost 80% of Earth's atmosphere A) Oxygen. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Nitrogen. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen. 2. An organism that feeds on dead or decaying plant or animal remains A) Detritivore. B) Decoposer. C) Producer. D) Consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Detritivore. 3. Rabbits introduced into Australia over 100 years ago have become a serious pest to farmers. Rabbit populations increases so much that they displaced many native species of plant eaters. What is the most logical explanation for their increased numbers? A) Rabbits have a high death rate. B) There are few effective predators. C) Additional rabbit species have been introduced. D) There is an increase in rabbit competitors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There are few effective predators. 4. Which biome has very high soil quality good for growing corn and wheat? A) Grasslands. B) Savanna. C) Desert. D) Tropical rain forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grasslands. 5. What are the species with high resistance called? A) Bacteria. B) Microbe. C) Macrophages. D) Stenobiont. E) Eurybiont. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Eurybiont. 6. Nitrogen is the most plentiful gas in the atmosphere. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Biodiversity is the ..... of life and very important to the sustainability of the ..... A) Mixture ; cosmos. B) Mixture ; Earth. C) Variety ; Earth. D) Variety ; cosmos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Variety ; Earth. 8. The relationship between organisms where they help each other A) Mutualism. B) Predation. C) Parasitism. D) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mutualism. 9. This biome has 4 seasons with hot summers, cold winters, and the leaves change colors in the fall. A) Boreal forest. B) Deciduous forest. C) Tropical rainforest. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deciduous forest. 10. The specific role or way of life of a species within its environment A) Biotic factor. B) Abiotic factor. C) Niche. D) Producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Niche. 11. Which statement about producers is true? A) All producers use energy to make food. B) All producers make food by photosynthesis. C) All producers are plants. D) All producers need sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All producers use energy to make food. 12. When the wolf population declined to zero, it caused a negative effect on all other populations in the food chain A) Trophic Cascade. B) Keystone Cascade. C) Predation Cascade. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trophic Cascade. 13. A diagram that shows how energy is transferred from one organism to another A) Carrying Capacity. B) Producer. C) Food Chain. D) Balance of Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food Chain. 14. What are two ways in which the environment can influence population size? A) Competition and natural disasters. B) Biomes and ecosystems. C) Plants and animals. D) Habitat and niche. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Competition and natural disasters. 15. The place where an organism lives out its life. A) Habitat. B) Ecosystem. C) Food chain. D) Rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Habitat. 16. A sharks powerful jaws A) Predator. B) False coloring. C) Prey. D) Camo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predator. 17. The role or function or job of a species in a community. A) Habitat. B) Diet. C) Niche. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Niche. 18. Which one of the following keystone examples is a keystone predator found in the tidal pools of northwestern North America and was the species that launched Robert Paine's keystone species concept? A) Starfish. B) Sea otters. C) Beavers. D) Wolves. E) Elephants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Starfish. 19. Which human activity would most likely deplete nonrenewable resources? A) Useof natural enemies to eliminate insect pests. B) Developmentof wildlife refuges. C) Governmentalrestriction of industrial pollution. D) Increased use of fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increased use of fossil fuels. 20. In ecology, how is a "community" different from a "population?" A) Communities have only abiotic factors. B) Communities have one species living together. C) Communities have many different species living together. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communities have many different species living together. ← 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