Ecology Quiz 171 (20 MCQs)

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1. All of the living things in an area are considered a

Correct Answer: C) Community.

2. Which of the following is a nonliving thing-an abiotic factor?

Correct Answer: C) Wind.

3. The ..... includes gases like nitrogen and oxygen, as well as dust, rain, and cloud droplets.

Correct Answer: C) Atmosphere.

4. Which example describes or illustrates how a density-dependent limiting factor can affect a forest ecosystem?

Correct Answer: D) A disease causes death of many animals in the forest.

5. Which of the following is true about quadrats?

Correct Answer: D) All the above are true.

6. TRUE or FALSE? All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle.

Correct Answer: A) True.

7. Having a wide variety and lots of different species (like that in a rain forest) is called:

Correct Answer: A) Biodiversity.

8. Eats both plants and animals

Correct Answer: B) Omnivores.

9. All food chains must start out with a

Correct Answer: B) Producer.

10. Plants capable of storing large amounts of water in their tissues

Correct Answer: B) Succulents.

11. A rabbit eats the grass, the snake eats the rabbit and the hawk eats the snake. Who has the most energy in this food chain?

Correct Answer: D) The grass.

12. Which brackish watery biome has some areas that are salty, and some areas that are freshwater?

Correct Answer: C) Estuary.

13. Organs like chlorophyll and thylakoid membranes are used for this process

Correct Answer: A) Photosynthesis.

14. Which of the following could be considered a primary consumer?

Correct Answer: A) Rabbit.

15. A forest full of many kinds of trees and grasses is an example of a

Correct Answer: D) Community.

16. Which choice is an example of a relationship between an abiotic factor and a biotic factor?

Correct Answer: A) Sun shining on a tree.

17. Perform

Correct Answer: C) Do things.

18. Consumers who capture and eat other consumers

Correct Answer: C) Predator.

19. What do you call the rain that contains chemical waste and causes damage to plants and animals?

Correct Answer: C) Acid rain.

20. Humans and animals are ..... because we need to eat food for energy.

Correct Answer: C) Consumers.