This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Ecology – Quiz 230 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ecology Quiz 230 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I am Mother Nature's recycler because I take dead things and turn them back into soil. A) Consumer. B) Producer. C) Decoposer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decoposer. 2. What does endangered mean? A) Gone forever. B) Very few of its kind left. C) Find a new home. D) Break down of dead plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very few of its kind left. 3. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species is called ..... A) Natural selection. B) Symbiosis. C) Adaptation. D) Competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbiosis. 4. Which one of the following is an environmental variation? A) Attached ear lobes. B) Eye colour. C) Male or female. D) Short hair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Short hair. 5. A food web is composed of many ..... A) Food webs. B) Food chains. C) Fast-food chains. D) Bike chains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Food chains. 6. What does "cannibalism" mean in French? A) Cannibalism. B) House, farm. C) Competition. D) My birth. E) Endurance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cannibalism. 7. Putting scientific knowledge to practical use is called ..... A) Producer. B) Demand. C) Consumer. D) Technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Technology. 8. Certain individuals of a species being "fitter, " passing down traits which make them more successful in their environment. A) Natural Selection. B) Selective Breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural Selection. 9. A bird nests in a tree. This relationship is an example of ..... in ecosystems. A) Competition. B) Cooperation. C) Interdependence. D) Parasitism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interdependence. 10. In an ecosystem, a biotic or abiotic resource that over time can keep organism populations "in check" is known as a ..... A) Limiting Factor. B) Carrying Capacity. C) Parasitism. D) Niche. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limiting Factor. 11. Carbon is stored in the atmosphere, in living organisms, and as ..... fuel deposits. A) Fossil. B) Water vapor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossil. 12. How does carbon get from plants to animals? A) Through food. B) In the air. C) Through water. D) Fedex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through food. 13. An autotroph is another word for a ....., meaning it needs to ..... A) Consumer, eat other animals. B) Consumer, eat other plants. C) Producer, make its own food. D) Producer, survive without water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Producer, make its own food. 14. When a parasitic tapeworm gets inside a dog's intestine to obtain food, who is the parasite? A) The worm. B) The producer. C) The decomposer. D) The dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The worm. 15. Who introduced the term lithosphere? A) Joseph. B) Joseph Barrell. C) Walker. D) Thomson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joseph Barrell. 16. This biome has very short, warm summers and very cold winters. In spring, parts of forest become swamp, known as "swam forest" or "Taiga" in Russian. Best known for trees with needles. A) Coniferous Forest. B) Tundra. C) Rainforest. D) Deciduous Forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coniferous Forest. 17. Which of these describes the rainforest? A) Populated by squirrels, bears and pine trees. B) Relatively few trees. C) Generally close to the equator. D) Short, mild, dry summers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Generally close to the equator. 18. Which of the following describes the role of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the nitrogen cycle? Nitrogen-fixing bacteria convert A) Nitrates intro nitrogen gas. B) Ammonia into proteins. C) Nitrogen gas into ammonia. D) Proteins into nitrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen gas into ammonia. 19. Dropping leaves in the fall is a characteristic of what type of tree? A) Deciduous. B) Evergreen. C) Conifer. D) Bonsai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deciduous. 20. Where are hurricanes most likely to do the most damage? A) Near the coast. B) In the forest. C) In a desert. D) On the North Pole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Near the coast. ← 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