Ecology Quiz Review 2019

What is the study of how organisms interact with their environment?

• biology
• botany
• ecology
• chemistry

What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?

• carbohydrates
• sunlight
• water
• carbon

Which is not a biotic factor?

• bacteria
• protists
• water
• plants

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Which is not an abiotic factor?

• sunlight
• oxygen
• temperature
• fungi

What is a group of organisms that are physically similar and  can mate with each other and produce offspring that can mate and reproduce?

• community
• ecosystem
• niche
• species

What is the role of an organism in its habitat or how it makes its living?

• community
• population
• niche
• ecosystem

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

• Population
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Ecosphere

As you move upward, from level to level, in an energy pyramid, energy _____.

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same
• increases exponentially

What is an organism that breaks down waste and dead organisms?

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer
• autotroph

What is a community of organisms that live in an area along with their nonliving surroundings

• niche
• species
• population
• ecosystem