This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Ecology – Quiz 261 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ecology Quiz 261 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Water droplets fall from the atmosphere as condensation. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. What is the part of the water cycle when water evaporates from plants called? A) Percolation. B) Condensation. C) Precipitation. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transpiration. 3. Reaches a climax community quicker because soil is already present A) Primary succession. B) Secondary succession. C) Both types of succession. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary succession. 4. The green pigment found in plant leaves is ..... A) Chlorophyll. B) Chloroplasts. C) Cytoplasm. D) Chloroform. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chlorophyll. 5. Different populations that live in the same area A) Ecosystem. B) Community. C) Biosphere. D) Organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Community. 6. Read the definition:All weather conditions for a given location over a period. A) Climate. B) Weather. C) Clime. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate. 7. Why is a mountain not included in a biome? A) Rocks aren't living things. B) The climate is the same all the way up the mountain. C) The climate changes too much as you go up the mountain. D) Not every biome has mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The climate changes too much as you go up the mountain. 8. A collection of organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another. A) Population. B) Ecosystem. C) Community. D) Ecosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Community. 9. What is the term given to a group of populations of different species living in given area? A) Community. B) Habitat. C) Population. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Community. 10. A species that is in danger of dying out is called: A) Extinct. B) Endangered. C) Population. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endangered. 11. Herbivores are..... A) Producers. B) Consumers. C) Decomposers. D) All three. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consumers. 12. As the world population increases A) Carbon dioxide increases. B) Carbon dioxide decreases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide increases. 13. Phytoplankton $\rightarrow$ Zooplankton $\rightarrow$Minnows (small fish) $\rightarrow$ Perch (bigger fish)$\rightarrow$ Osprey (a bird)Which organism is at trophic level 4? A) Phytoplankton. B) Zooplankton. C) Minnows. D) Perch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perch. 14. Archeabacteria ..... A) Are eukaryotic. B) Live in extreme environments. C) Are non-living. D) Live in the soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Live in extreme environments. 15. The highest level of an organization A) Ecosystem. B) Population. C) Biosphere. D) Organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosphere. 16. Biomass is A) The mass of nonliving organisms in an area or ecosystem at a given time. B) All the waste produced by organisms in an area. C) The mass of living organisms in an area or ecosystem at a given time. D) The energy in an ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The mass of living organisms in an area or ecosystem at a given time. 17. ..... is the average pattern for weather over a long period of time. A) Climate. B) Weather. C) Forecast. D) Sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate. 18. All of the members of a species that occupy a certain area are defined as- A) Organism. B) Community. C) Population. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population. 19. The living components of the bioshpere A) Biotic factor. B) Abiotic factor. C) Niche. D) Producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biotic factor. 20. Which zone has the role of-phytoplankton:serves as the base of the lake's food chain and producing oxygen A) Littoral zone. B) Aphotic zone. C) Photic zone. D) Limnetic zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Limnetic zone. ← 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