Ecology Quiz 282 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following is contributing to an INCREASE in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
2. Which biome, because of its climate and amount of rainfall, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?
3. What is an organism that gets its food through eating other sources?
4. The greatest numbers of relationships between the organisms in an ecosystem is best shown in
5. As ecological succession progresses, a pioneer community gradually changes into a climax community. What typically happens during this process?
6. An oxpecker bird eats ticks off of a zebra. The bird gets food from eating the ticks and the zebra has harmful parasites removed. Which type of symbiosis is this?
7. What is another name for evaporation of water through the leaves of plants?
8. The way in which the specific environment is exploited by an organisms is an appropriate definition for
9. A ..... is the place that an organism lives-its natural home.
10. True or False:Biodiversity tends to decrease nearer the equator.
11. Which is the simplest level of organization within the environment?
12. A type of consumer that eats primary consumers is called a .....
13. Conservation is the act of conserving, or protecting the environment, plants, and animals. Why is this so important? What are some things you can do to help conserve our environment?
14. An heterotroph is another word for a ....., meaning it needs to .....
15. The 10% rule states that 10% of energy moves from each trophic level to the next.In the pyramid, if the producers level contains 1234 kilocalories, how many kilocalories are transferred to the bird (apex predator)?
16. In the energy pyramid, an organism that eats a producer is called the .....
17. Autotrophs who capture energy and use it to make organic molecules
18. The variety of living things in an area or ecosystem
19. Wolves hunt in pack for a more successful hunt.
20. Which of these is a strategy to avoid unfavorable environmental conditions?