Ecology Quiz 247 (20 MCQs)

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1. Pioneer Species is

Correct Answer: B) First species to populate an area during succession.

2. Where would primary succession in an ecosystem NOT occur?

Correct Answer: D) Forest burned by fire.

3. Many science words can be easily broken down to find their true meaning. Look at the PREFIX below and match it to its meaning. A

Correct Answer: A) Not/Without.

4. The complex feeding patterns of all of the organisms in an ecosystem can best be displayed with a .....

Correct Answer: B) Food web.

5. Water abstraction-water intake water quality criteria-water quality criteria

Correct Answer: A) True.

6. All members of one species in a certain area.

Correct Answer: A) Population.

7. A liquid fossil fuel formed from the remains of animals, algae, and other organisms from the ocean is .....

Correct Answer: C) Petroleum.

8. Plant living in low light areas might compensate by having .....

Correct Answer: A) Larger leaves.

9. The greatest threat that invasive species pose to ecosystems is:

Correct Answer: D) Competition with other species.

10. What is a "carrying capacity" ?

Correct Answer: B) The max population a certain area can hold.

11. Define community

Correct Answer: D) A group of different species living together in a particular area.

12. Measures the acidity of soil

Correct Answer: A) PH.

13. An organism's way of life (role in its environment)

Correct Answer: D) Niche.

14. When a bird finds, catches, and eats a worm, the predator is the

Correct Answer: A) Bird.

15. Occurs when plants release water vapor through leaf pores

Correct Answer: B) Transpiration.

16. The primary cause of ozone depletion is

Correct Answer: A) CFCs.

17. What level of ecological organization would include all squirrels that live in the same area?

Correct Answer: D) Population.

18. In a habitat, animals have a ....., which is how they interact, get food and shelter.

Correct Answer: A) Niche.

19. What lists the levels of organization in order from smallest to largest?

Correct Answer: C) Organism, population, community, ecosystem, and biospheres.

20. Which of the following is not a renewable resource?

Correct Answer: A) Coal.