Ecology Unit Test Study Guide

Which of these would NOT involve the study of Ecology?

• Measuring the amount of available biomass in an ecosystem

• Examining the relationship between plants and fungi

• Describing the makeup of Earth's crust

• Describing how life returns to an area after a forest fire

Plants are the first organisms to appear following a primary succession.

• True

• False

Which organism has the most available energy?

• Fox

• Hawk

• Mouse

• Tree

If the tertiary consumer (top carnivore) has 0.1 J of available energy, how much did the producers have?

• 1 J

• 100 J

• 100,000 J

• 10 J

A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed or benefits is:

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Predation

• Commensalism

This scientist and author is referred to as the "Father of evolution" and coined the idea of natural selection.

• Gregor Mendel

• Charles Blow

• Charles Darwin

• None of the above

The tropical rain forest has very fertile soil.

• True

• False

Instances that may shift the dynamics of a population are referred to as:

• Carrying capacity

• Limiting factors

• Population ecology

• Predation

A species that is at a high risk of becoming extinct.

• Threatened species

• Least threatened species

• Extinct species

• Endangered species.

Which is NOT a classification level when describing living things?

• Group

• Phylum

• Genus

• Order