Ecology Vocabulary Quiz Modified

What is Ecology?

• The study of interactions between abiotic and biotic factors
• The study of passing certain characteristics from one generation to the next 

What is the correct order of the ecological levels of organization? 

• population, community, organism, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
• organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere

What does biotic mean? 

• Living
• Decomposer

What does abiotic mean? 

• Non-living 
• Decomposer

What is a population? 

• Many different species that live and interact in the same area 
• A group of individuals of the same species 

What is a community? 

• All of the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other 
• A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area

What are the four types of consumers? 

• carnivores, omnivores, herbivores, scavengers
• carnivores, scavengers, decomposers, omnivores

What is an omnivore?

• Eats plants
• Eats meat and plants

What is a decomposer? 

• Breaks down dead material
• Eats meat 

Which is an example of a producer? 

• Grass
• Lion