This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Ecology – Quiz 98 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ecology Quiz 98 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of organism makes its own food? A) Autotroph. B) Heterotroph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autotroph. 2. A Rabbit eats plants and is an Herbivore. If the Rabbit is eaten by a Coyote then the Coyote is classified as a? A) Producer. B) Primary Consumer. C) Secondary Consumer. D) Tertiary Consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secondary Consumer. 3. . Which of the following is an example of primary succession? A) Lichens growing on rocks following a volcanic eruption. B) Grasses growing after a forest fire. C) Oak trees replacing pine trees in a forest. D) Non-native species introduced into a climax community. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lichens growing on rocks following a volcanic eruption. 4. Phytoplankton are tiny animals that feed on zooplankton. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. What is term correctly defines a biome? A) A large geographic area with a similar climate that consists of many ecosystems. B) All the combined biomes on Earth where organisms can survive. C) An organism's role in its ecosystem. D) The place where an organism lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A large geographic area with a similar climate that consists of many ecosystems. 6. Part of a cycle that holds an element or water for a long period of time A) Reservoir. B) Runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reservoir. 7. A community is a level in organization that is ..... A) Made of populations of different species that live in the same place and interact. B) A single individual species of organisms that are similar. C) All the individual organisms of the same species in the same place. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Made of populations of different species that live in the same place and interact. 8. All the different POPULATIONS that live together in an area make up a(n) A) Species. B) Organisms. C) Ecosystem. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Community. 9. What is the largest and most inclusive level of ecological organization? A) Individual. B) Ecosystem. C) Biome. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biosphere. 10. Which of the following BEST refers to a dynamic ecosystem? A) A species of butterflies feeding on a specific flower in the rainforest. B) A community of fish species in a swamp remaining unchanged for years. C) Pioneer species interacting with their environment to colonize an area. D) The interaction between different species in an environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The interaction between different species in an environment. 11. Which of the following activities contributes the most to carbon emissions globally? A) Deforestation. B) Agriculture. C) Burning fossil fuels. D) Respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Burning fossil fuels. 12. Which type of symbiosis is beneficial for both species involved? A) Predation. B) Mutualism. C) Competition. D) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mutualism. 13. Which phase of the water cycle occurs through the stomata of plant leaves? A) Precipitation. B) Evaporation. C) Condensation. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transpiration. 14. Contain fresh and saltwater. A) Saltwater mines. B) Cemeteries. C) Clearwater mines. D) Estuaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Estuaries. 15. The Maximum size of a population that a given environment can support. A) Sustainable. B) Carrying Capacity. C) Limiting Factor. D) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carrying Capacity. 16. Which of the following is NOT a nonliving thing? A) Sun. B) Rocks. C) Milk. D) Wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wood. 17. Which of the following producers will you most likely find in the taiga? A) Star grass. B) Coniferous trees. C) Palm trees. D) Mushrooms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coniferous trees. 18. One organism benefits and the other is harmed A) Symbiosis. B) Mutualism. C) Commensalism. D) Parasitism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parasitism. 19. Animals that feed on other animals are ..... A) Omnivores. B) Producers. C) Prey. D) Predators. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Predators. 20. When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor A) Condensation. B) Evaporation. C) Transpiration. D) Runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evaporation. ← 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