This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Ecology – Quiz 65 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ecology Quiz 65 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following best describes a community? A) Sharks, groupers, anemones and shrimp on a coral reef. B) Decorator crabs on the seafloor. C) Loggerhead sea turtles in Atlantic. D) Prairie grassland in Wyoming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sharks, groupers, anemones and shrimp on a coral reef. 2. States that two different species cannot occupy the same niche in the same place for very long A) Competitive exclusion principle. B) Biotic factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Competitive exclusion principle. 3. Humans are A) Omnivores. B) Carnivores. C) Herbivores. D) More destructive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Omnivores. 4. An organism that breaks down dead material A) Producer. B) Consumer. C) Decoposer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decoposer. 5. What type of organism can make its own food? A) A producer. B) A decomposer. C) All of the above. D) A consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A producer. 6. In an energy pyramid, which part of the food chain has the largest population? A) Primary consumer. B) Tertiary consumer. C) Producer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Producer. 7. Primary consumer, Secondary Consumers, and Tertiary consumers are classified as what? A) Autotrophs. B) Heterotrophs. C) Producers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heterotrophs. 8. Which is an organism that eats dead organic material? A) Producer. B) Herbivore. C) Carnivorous. D) Detritivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Detritivore. 9. Which of the following is the term for this definition "the movement of individuals out of a population" ? A) Immigration. B) Limiting Factor. C) Emigration. D) Carrying Capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emigration. 10. A living thing that portrays the basic characteristics of life A) Organism. B) Population. C) Community. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organism. 11. Glycerol and fatty acids are the monomers of A) Carbohydrates. B) Lipids. C) Proteins. D) Nucleic Acids. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lipids. 12. A rabbit eats grass, a snake eats the rabbit, a fox eats the snake, a coyote eats the fox ..... the grass is A) A heterotroph. B) A consumer. C) An autotroph. D) A tertiary producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An autotroph. 13. Two or more different species interacting and living in an area. A) Biodiversity. B) Habitat. C) Community. D) Microhanitat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Community. 14. Which of the following is NOT a natural factor that disrupts the ecosystem? A) Floods. B) Pollution. C) Earthquakes. D) Extreme temperatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollution. 15. Commensalism is where one organism is benefiting and the other organism is ..... A) Not effected. B) Helped. C) Harmed. D) Hurt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not effected. 16. Organisms that eat both producers and consumers A) Herbivores. B) Carnivores. C) Scavengers. D) Omnivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Omnivores. 17. Which of these are ways that animals will use to conserve energy during the winter? A) Grow more fur. B) Hibernate. C) Take a long trip to find food (migrate). D) Find a cabin with a fire place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hibernate. 18. This biome's soil can be described as permafrost A) Taiga. B) Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tundra. 19. This biome is is the hottest biome and has very little water. A) Grassland. B) Savanna. C) Desert. D) Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desert. 20. Which would result in primary succession? A) Volcano destroying habitat leaving only soil and ash. B) Tornado destroying a crop leaving very little soil. C) Glacier retreating exposing bare rock. D) Limiting factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glacier retreating exposing bare rock. ← 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