This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Ecology – Quiz 216 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ecology Quiz 216 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which behavior is genetically based and NOT linked to past experiences? A) Innate behavior. B) Habituation. C) Operant conditioning. D) Classical conditioning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Innate behavior. 2. The role of ..... is to recycle wastes and dead material. A) Consumers. B) Decomposers. C) Herbivores. D) 3rd level consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decomposers. 3. What is the process called that changes atmospheric nitrogen into compounds that are usable by living things? A) Nitrogen fixation. B) Nitrogen breaking. C) Photosynthesis. D) Respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen fixation. 4. Which of the following is an example of an organism with a generalized niche? A) Coral-eating butterfly fish. B) Dugongs. C) Tuna. D) Greenland shark parasitic copepods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tuna. 5. What are the traits that make an organism better to survive in its environment called? A) Adaptations. B) Evolution. C) Niche. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adaptations. 6. A new volcanic island is produced off the coast. What will most likely be the first species to grow there? A) Grasses. B) Pioneer trees. C) Weeds. D) Lichens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lichens. 7. Which of the following describes a group of individuals of the same species? A) Population. B) Community. C) Ecosystem. D) Biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population. 8. Coyotes and Foxes both live in Maryland and both eat rabbits and mice A) Parasitism. B) Commensalism. C) Mutualism. D) Competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Competition. 9. Species of animals that obtain food by consuming only autotrophic organisms are usually classified as A) Herbivores. B) Decomposers. C) Scavengers. D) Omnivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Herbivores. 10. Which biome is located in Canada with lots of pine trees? A) Temperate Grassland. B) Temperate Forest. C) Taiga. D) Savanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taiga. 11. Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor? A) Animals. B) Wind. C) Plants. D) Decomposers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind. 12. Having a variety of organisms in an ecosystem would be A) Endangered. B) Biological diversity. C) Ecosystem. D) Abiotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biological diversity. 13. Which of the following is considered a hot-spot of biodiversity in India? A) Aravalli hills. B) Western ghats. C) Indo-gangetic plain. D) Eastern ghats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Western ghats. 14. Which of the following gases, released by animals as a waste product of digestion, can add to global warming? A) Carbon Dioxide. B) Methane. C) Chlorofluorocarbon. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Methane. 15. The study of the interactions among organisms and their environment A) Ecology. B) Ecosystem. C) Commensalism. D) Biotic Factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecology. 16. A squirrel makes its habitat in a forest. A company purchases the land and cuts down the trees. What would happen? A) The squirrel population would continue to increase. B) The squirrel would adapt to living there. C) The squirrel population would decrease. D) The tree population would increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The squirrel population would decrease. 17. The only continent grasslands aren't found on. A) Antarctica. B) Latitude. C) Graze. D) Dormant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antarctica. 18. Which of the following is a social benefit of the development of homes, businesses, etc.? A) Loss of habitat. B) Increase in tax revenue for cities. C) Conflict between groups that are for and against development. D) Create spaces where people can interact and work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Create spaces where people can interact and work. 19. In which area would secondary succession NOT occur? A) A glacier melts and exposes new rocks. B) A forest is destroyed by fire. C) A flood kills all the grass and plants in a meadow. D) A field that was cleared for farming is abandoned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A glacier melts and exposes new rocks. 20. Diseases may spread more rapidly when an area is crowded, so disease is considered to be a A) Type I survivorship curve. B) Population crasher. C) Density-dependent limiting factor. D) Population enhancer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Density-dependent limiting factor. ← 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