Midterm Quiz

A shared environment with other populations is a

• community

• ecosystem

• population

• species

The third feeder in a food chain is the

• decomposer

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• tertiary consumer

The constant movement of nitrogen between living things and the environment is

• decomposition

• nitrogen cycle

• nitrogen fixation

• respiration

The part of Earth that supports life is called the

• biome

• biosphere

• climate

• ecosystem

Animals such as moose, elk, porcupines, rabbits and geese live here

• Coniferous Forest

• Deciduous forest

• Grassland

• Tundra

Which of the following is the most broad classification level?

• Genus

• Order

• Phylum

• Species

Which of the following lives in an extreme environment?

• Archaea

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Protist

Any organism that uses another as its food source is classified as...

• Autotroph

• Eukaryote

• Heterotroph

• Protist

Membrane bound structures are known as

• Golgi bodies

• Lysosomes

• Nucleus

• Organelles

Which of the following is an Autotroph?

• Animals

• Amoeba

• Cyanobacteria

• Paramecium