Ecology Quiz Review

Which of the following lists three abiotic factors?

• Rocks, plants, and water

• Air, bacteria, and water

• Air, water, and temperature

• Plants, animals, and bacteria

Which answer choice provides an example of a population?

• Bald eagles

• Black rhinos

• Bengal tigers

• All of the Bengal tigers in southwest India

Which answer choice provides an example of a species?

• All of the wild hogs in Brunswick, Georgia

• Wild hogs across the planet

• Bald eagles in the Grand Canyon

• Northwest Montana

An animal's waste is an example of a biotic factor.

• True

• False

The place where an organism lives is it's_________.

• Organism

• Habitat

• Population

• Species

Which of the following is an ecosystem?

• An empty or vacant parking lot

• An oak forest

• A coral reef

• Each option is an ecosystem

_______ can be considered the primary source of energy in most ecosystems.

• The Sun

• Cellular respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Protein

A species can be defined as...

• A group of organisms in one specific place

• An individual living thing

• A group of organisms that can mate to produce fertile offspring

• A group of organisms that live in the same place and interact with each other

An organism can be defined as...

• A group of the same species

• An individual living thing

• A single-celled living thing

• A group of plants or animals than can reproduce and have offspring

A community in ecology can be explained as...

• A group of different species that inhabit the same area and interact with each other

• A group of the organisms from the same species that inhabit the same area

• A group of organisms that can reproduce with each other but live in different areas

• An independent living thing