This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Ecology – Quiz 184 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ecology Quiz 184 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A food chain begins with A) Producer. B) Consumer. C) Primary energy source. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Primary energy source. 2. Forests in areas that are extremely cold during winter months and moderately warm in summer. A) Taiga. B) Tundra. C) Tropical rainforest. D) Temperate deciduous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temperate deciduous. 3. In an energy pyramid, available energy ..... as trophic levels increase. A) Increases. B) Decreases. C) Stays the same. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decreases. 4. Why is the carbon cycle important to living things? A) It transports the materials cells use for energy. B) It converts nitrogen to a usable form. C) It converts carbon from a liquid to gas. D) It transports wastes in organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It transports the materials cells use for energy. 5. Animals that eat both plants and other animals. A) Herbivores. B) Carnivores. C) Omnivores. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omnivores. 6. A major type of ecosystem. Ex. rainforest, desert, tundra, deciduous forest, taiga, marine, etc..... A) Biome. B) Ecosystem. C) Population. D) Niche. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biome. 7. "All the living things on Woodland's baseball field" would be an example of a A) Population. B) Community. C) Ecosystem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Community. 8. Which biome has the least amount of precipitation? A) Temperate grassland. B) Tropical dry forest. C) Desert. D) Savannah / grassland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desert. 9. The things animals do to survive. A) Behavioral Adaptations. B) Structural Adaptations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behavioral Adaptations. 10. All the organisms that belong to the same species living in a community. A) Carrying capacity. B) Population. C) Community. D) Habitat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population. 11. Which nutrient is not cycled through the atmosphere? A) Carbon. B) Nitrogen. C) Phosphorous. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phosphorous. 12. Succession that occurs in an area where soil is already present A) Ecological succession. B) Primary succession. C) Secondary succession. D) Pioneer specs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secondary succession. 13. Plants and animals need nitrogen to make ..... A) Protein. B) Carbohydrates. C) Lipids. D) Minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protein. 14. Which of the following is Not one of the keywords required for you to record today for the Tundra biome? A) Treeless. B) Permafrost. C) Cold Desert. D) Snowy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Snowy. 15. Water on ..... is billions of years old. A) Earth. B) Short. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earth. 16. Choose the correct order of the water cycle? A) Run off, transpiration, condensation, evaporation, precipitation. B) Evaporation/transpiration, condensation, precipitation, run off. C) Precipitation, run off, condensation, transpiration, evaporation. D) Evaporation/transpiration, run off, precipitation, condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evaporation/transpiration, condensation, precipitation, run off. 17. What are 3 basic needs for a living thing? A) Hair brush, ecosystem, and donuts. B) Food, Water, and Clothes. C) Food, Oxygen, and electronics. D) Food, Water, and Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Food, Water, and Oxygen. 18. A form of symbiosis where both organisms benefit A) Mutualism. B) Commensalism. C) Parasitism. D) Vaderism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mutualism. 19. What is the term for succession after a fire or flood where soil is present? A) Secondary Succession. B) Primary Succession. C) Carrying Capacity. D) Pioneer Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secondary Succession. 20. How is primary succession different from secondary succession? A) Primary succession starts with soil. B) Secondary succession start with bare rock. C) Primary succession starts with bare rock, with lichens and moss. D) Fire is an example of primary succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Primary succession starts with bare rock, with lichens and moss. ← 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