This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Ecology – Quiz 188 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ecology Quiz 188 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Biodiversity is the ..... of life and very important to the sustainability of the ..... A) Mixture ; cosmos. B) Mixture ; Earth. C) Variety ; Earth. D) Variety ; cosmos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Variety ; Earth. 2. The relationship between organisms where they help each other A) Mutualism. B) Predation. C) Parasitism. D) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mutualism. 3. This biome has 4 seasons with hot summers, cold winters, and the leaves change colors in the fall. A) Boreal forest. B) Deciduous forest. C) Tropical rainforest. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deciduous forest. 4. The specific role or way of life of a species within its environment A) Biotic factor. B) Abiotic factor. C) Niche. D) Producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Niche. 5. Which statement about producers is true? A) All producers use energy to make food. B) All producers make food by photosynthesis. C) All producers are plants. D) All producers need sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All producers use energy to make food. 6. When the wolf population declined to zero, it caused a negative effect on all other populations in the food chain A) Trophic Cascade. B) Keystone Cascade. C) Predation Cascade. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trophic Cascade. 7. A diagram that shows how energy is transferred from one organism to another A) Carrying Capacity. B) Producer. C) Food Chain. D) Balance of Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food Chain. 8. What are two ways in which the environment can influence population size? A) Competition and natural disasters. B) Biomes and ecosystems. C) Plants and animals. D) Habitat and niche. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Competition and natural disasters. 9. The place where an organism lives out its life. A) Habitat. B) Ecosystem. C) Food chain. D) Rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Habitat. 10. A sharks powerful jaws A) Predator. B) False coloring. C) Prey. D) Camo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predator. 11. The role or function or job of a species in a community. A) Habitat. B) Diet. C) Niche. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Niche. 12. Which one of the following keystone examples is a keystone predator found in the tidal pools of northwestern North America and was the species that launched Robert Paine's keystone species concept? A) Starfish. B) Sea otters. C) Beavers. D) Wolves. E) Elephants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Starfish. 13. Which human activity would most likely deplete nonrenewable resources? A) Useof natural enemies to eliminate insect pests. B) Developmentof wildlife refuges. C) Governmentalrestriction of industrial pollution. D) Increased use of fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increased use of fossil fuels. 14. In ecology, how is a "community" different from a "population?" A) Communities have only abiotic factors. B) Communities have one species living together. C) Communities have many different species living together. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communities have many different species living together. 15. When two different species require the same resources we may observe ..... A) Resource partitioning. B) Predation. C) Interspecific competition. D) Intraspecific competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interspecific competition. 16. If the grass in the front yard of an abandoned house is not cut for several years, the yard may become overgrown with taller grasses, bushes, and shrubs. This is an example of the process of A) Evolution. B) Homeostasis. C) Ecological succession. D) Direct harvesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecological succession. 17. Renewable resources are: A) Resources trhat can regenerate quickly and that is replaceable. B) When it rains enough to keep rivers full of water. C) When there is a drought. D) A resource tht cannot be replenished by natural processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resources trhat can regenerate quickly and that is replaceable. 18. The study of organism interactions is what scientific study? A) Biology. B) Ecology. C) Sociology. D) Astrology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecology. 19. Which organisms produce methane in anaerobic environments such as waterlogged soils? A) Archaea. B) Fungi. C) Eukaryotes. D) Eubacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Archaea. 20. Solar, wind and water energy are all ..... A) Non-sustainable resources. B) Sustainable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sustainable resources. ← 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