Ecological Interactions Quiz

What is the name for the organisms that occupy the bottom of the energy pyramid

• Producers

• Primary Consumers

• Secondary Consumers

• Decomposers

Select ALL of the abiotic factors below

• soil

• climate

• water

• grass

• flowers

Which is an example of a characteristic of a niche?

• A hyena eats a zebra

• The temperature in Alaska is -20 degrees

• Wetlands are marshy areas that support many living things

• Deserts have little rainfall

Which is an example of mutualism?

• A flea feeds on a mouse's blood to the mouse's harm.

• A giant anteater will hunt for ants and termites to consume. It can eat up to 30,000 insects in one day

• The morel fungus helps the tree to absorb water and minerals. The sugars and starches made by the tree are used by the fungus

• Skunks sometimes live in holes dug by woodchucks. They get a home, the woodchucks aren't harmed.

A collection of organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another.

• population
• ecosystem
• community
• biosphere

The term for the role an organism has in the community.

• niche
• habitat
• tolerances
• competition

A community is defined as

• All the different species that live in an ecosystem
• All the members of the same species
• All the non-living things in an ecosystem
• the average number of species in an ecosystem

A living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem is a

• population
• biotic factor
• abiotic factor
• community

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Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?

• sun
• temperature
• soil
• grass

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Which of the following is not a biotic factor?

• mushroom
• air
• elephant
• coyote

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