Ecology Test (Honors)

Which branch of biology deals with interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment?

• Ecology

• Hydrology

• Astrology

• Geology

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The biosphere is...

• the combined portions of Earth in which all living things exist.

• all of the living things in a community.

• the gases in the atmosphere.

• all of the abiotic factors in an ecosystem.

The difference between a population and a community is:

• Population = 1 species Community = many species

• Population = 2 species Community = many species

• Population = many species Community = 1 species

• They are the same thing.

Species make up ___________, which make up _____________.

• populations ; communities

• communities ; populations

• ecosystems ; communities

• populations ; ecosystems

Which of these involves the simplest grouping of multiple organisms?

• Community

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Species

Which of these is a producer?

• Grass

• Coyotes

• Elephant

• Human

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What does sunlight provide to most ecosystems?

• Energy

• Carbohydrates

• Carbon Fixation

• Water

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Which of these is a producer?

• Algae

• Zooplankton

• Small Fish

• Squid

• Shark

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Which of these produces its own food supply?

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

• Consumer

• Detritovore

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What is shown here?

• Food Web

• Food Chain

• Competition Chart

• Decomposers

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