This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Ecology – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ecology Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A producer gets energy from the (a) A) A sun. B) Carnivores. C) Omnivores. D) Herbivores. E) Other producers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A sun. 2. An organism's niche is A) The entire role an organism has in the place it lives. B) The range of temperatures that the organism needs to survive. C) All the physical and biological factors in the organism's environment. D) The nutrients that flow from the organism to the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The entire role an organism has in the place it lives. 3. Obtains energy through photosynthesis A) Eukaryote. B) Prokaryotes. C) Heterotrophic. D) Autotrophic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Autotrophic. 4. A relationship where both organisms benefit from each other A) Parasitism. B) Mutualism. C) Ecosystem. D) Niche. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mutualism. 5. As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes? A) Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation. B) Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation. C) Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation. D) Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation. 6. Invasive species A) Are dead matter in the soi. B) Aliens. C) Plants and animals tht have migrated to places where they are not native and disrupt the ecosystem. D) Animals that attack humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plants and animals tht have migrated to places where they are not native and disrupt the ecosystem. 7. ..... are an example of decomposers. A) Fish. B) Bacteria. C) Plants. D) Seaweed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bacteria. 8. Fungi are an example of ..... A) Producers. B) Consumer. C) Decomposers. D) Scavenger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decomposers. 9. Any close relationship between different species including mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism A) Symbiosis. B) Limiting Factor. C) Carrying Capacity. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbiosis. 10. A population is A) A group of similar species in different areas. B) A group of the same species in the same geographic area. C) A group of several species in the same geographic area. D) A group of several species along with their abiotic factors in a small area. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A group of the same species in the same geographic area. 11. This essential nutrient is needed by living organisms to produce DNA A) Water. B) Aluminum. C) Phosporous. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phosporous. 12. Select the right translation:garbage (USA) A) Tools. B) Guardian. C) Waste. D) Containing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waste. 13. Which of the following is an example of REDUCING? A) Taking glass bottles to the recycling center. B) Turning off the lights when you leave a room. C) Using a soup can for a pencil cup. D) Throwing your garbage in the trash can. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Turning off the lights when you leave a room. 14. Sampling A) Count each and every individualdifficult to do. B) Observe the signs of orgamismsestimation. C) Approximation based on reasonable assumptioncount number in small area and multiply for larger areas. D) Catch and mark an organism, release, and catch more at a later timeuse a mathematical formula to estimate a total population. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Approximation based on reasonable assumptioncount number in small area and multiply for larger areas. 15. Full range of variety and variability within and among organisms in an ecosystem, to include the total number of different species and the abundance of each species. A) Ecosystem. B) Biodiversity. C) Environment. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodiversity. 16. Niche A) A role an organism plays in an environment. B) Air, water, nutrients, sun, temperature. C) It can harm or destroy an ecosystem or distort the natural balance. D) Can be huge or tiny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A role an organism plays in an environment. 17. Which sequence correctly describes the flow of energy in an ecosystem? A) Carnivore$\rightarrow$herbivore$\rightarrow$plant$\rightarrow$sun. B) Herbivore$\rightarrow$plant$\rightarrow$carnivore$\rightarrow$sun. C) Sun$\rightarrow$plant$\rightarrow$carnivore$\rightarrow$herbivore. D) Sun$\rightarrow$plant$\rightarrow$herbivore$\rightarrow$carnivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sun$\rightarrow$plant$\rightarrow$herbivore$\rightarrow$carnivore. 18. The relationship between condensation and precipitation is that A) Condensation needs to occur prior to precipitation. B) Both are parts of the water cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Condensation needs to occur prior to precipitation. 19. Which of the following are prokaryotic cells? A) Plants. B) Animals. C) Baccarat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baccarat. 20. Temperature gets cooler as you move away from the equator. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesEcology Quiz 1Ecology Quiz 2Ecology Quiz 4Ecology Quiz 5Ecology Quiz 6Ecology Quiz 7Ecology Quiz 8Ecology Quiz 9Ecology Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books