Ecology Quiz 236 (20 MCQs)

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1. It is the study of interactions of microorganisms with the environment, each other, plants, and animals.

Correct Answer: A) Microbial Ecology.

2. Water moving through plants and back into the atmosphere.

Correct Answer: A) Transpiration.

3. Organisms that survive in extreme conditions are called:

Correct Answer: B) Extremophiles.

4. What is compost?

Correct Answer: C) Organic materials turn to soil.

5. We can say that ecology.....

Correct Answer: B) A.

6. One solution for reducing the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide would be to

Correct Answer: D) Decrease the use of fossil fuels.

7. What is an example of an abiotic habitat?

Correct Answer: D) A lake.

8. Which term refers to the study of organisms and their interactions within the environment?

Correct Answer: C) Ecology.

9. ..... biodiversity ecosystems have many different species of organisms.

Correct Answer: A) High.

10. What is meant by structural adaptations?

Correct Answer: D) These are features of an organism's body structure.

11. All the energy in an ecosystem comes from the .....

Correct Answer: B) Sun.

12. A species, that if removed, would cause a major change in the ecosystem is a .....

Correct Answer: C) Keystone Species.

13. How much energy is available at the next trophic level?

Correct Answer: C) 10%.

14. A secondary consumer that eats a primary consumer is called

Correct Answer: B) Carnivore.

15. Variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

Correct Answer: A) Biodiversity.

16. Indirect observation

Correct Answer: B) Observe the signs of orgamismsestimation.

17. Mold is a

Correct Answer: C) Decoposer.

18. Which symbols best describe commensalism?

Correct Answer: C) +, 0.

19. Emigration is

Correct Answer: A) The movement of individuals out of an area.

20. Which is NOT a threat to amphibian species

Correct Answer: A) Pond building.