This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Ecology – Quiz 172 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ecology Quiz 172 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An organism that eats other organisms A) Consumer. B) Producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consumer. 2. This refers to the community of plants and animals that occur naturally in an area, often sharing common characteristics specific to that area A) Ecology. B) Ecosystem. C) Biome. D) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biome. 3. Darwin proposed that ..... could be explained through a process he called natural selection. A) Evolution. B) Exhalation. C) Life. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evolution. 4. Which of the following is a abiotic factor? A) Plants. B) Cats. C) Sun. D) Ants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sun. 5. Gas, oil and diesel are all examples of ..... A) Renewable resources. B) Non-renewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-renewable resources. 6. An ecosystem contains A) Only one species. B) Multiple species. C) Living and non-living components. D) All the similar biomes across the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Living and non-living components. 7. Barnacles attach themselves to whales. The whales are so large that they are seemingly unaffected. The barnacles get a habitat and food when the whale enters an area with abundant food resources. What type of relationship exists between the whale and the barnacle? A) Mutualism. B) Commensalism. C) Parasitism. D) Predation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commensalism. 8. I always ..... after supper. A) Wash the floor. B) Wash the dishes. C) Eat. D) Drink. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wash the dishes. 9. Student research unicellular, prokaryotic organism that live in harsh environments such as volcanic hot springs, brine pools, and anaerobic black organic mud. Which of these groups are the students most likely researching? A) Protista. B) Archaebacteria. C) Eubacteria. D) Plantae. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Archaebacteria. 10. The organic material that has been produced in an ecosystem A) Chemosynthesis. B) Biomass. C) Consumer. D) Decoposer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biomass. 11. A bird making a nest for their eggs in an oak tree to receive shelter. The oak tree is unaffected by the nest. A) Predation. B) Mutualism. C) Parasitism. D) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commensalism. 12. If the number of births is greater than the number of deaths, how will the population size change? A) It will increase. B) It will decrease. C) It will double. D) It will stay the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It will increase. 13. A diagram that shows all the possible eating interaction; it shows overlapping food chains. A) Carrying Capacity. B) Food web. C) Food chain. D) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Food web. 14. Air pollution from vehicle emissions, water pollution, reduction of trees, soil erosion, and overall depletion of resources are all a result of A) Overgrazing. B) Deforestation. C) Urbanization. D) Invasive species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urbanization. 15. The 4 eukaryote kingdoms are Animals, Plants, Fungi, and A) Bacteria. B) Archaea. C) Humans. D) Protists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protists. 16. When a lion hunts, kills, and eats a zebra A) Competition. B) Predation. C) Mutualism. D) Commensalism. E) Parasitism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predation. 17. The surrounding where a particular species lives in known as its A) Habitat. B) Abiotic zone. C) Community. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Habitat. 18. All of the following are salt water ecosystems except A) Estuary. B) Salt marshes. C) Coral reefs. D) Ponds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ponds. 19. The average weather conditions for an environment A) Weather. B) Temperature. C) Climate. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate. 20. Which biome is also called the "taiga" A) Temperate deciduous forest. B) Boreal forest. C) Temperate rainforest. D) Tropical rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boreal forest. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEcology Quiz 1Ecology Quiz 2Ecology Quiz 3Ecology Quiz 4Ecology Quiz 5Ecology Quiz 6Ecology Quiz 7Ecology Quiz 8Ecology Quiz 9Ecology Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books