ecology basics quiz

The most specific level of ecology is what?

• Individual

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Biome

This level is the interactions between different living and nonliving things.

• Individual

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Biome

The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment is:

• Ecology

• Microbiology

• Biology

• Evolution

The role an organism plays in its environment is known as its

• ecosystem

• habitat

• niche

• biosphere

The physical place where an organism lives is known as its

• niche

• habitat

• community

• biome

The rabbits and squirrels in an area are a part of the same

• population 
• community

Which of the following is an example of a biotic factor?

• rocks

• air

• water

• grass

Two or more members of a particular species living and interacting in the same area

• Community
• Population
• Organisms
• Biosphere

What happens if a population grows past its carrying capacity?

• The population keeps growing

• The population starts to die off

• The entire species will go extinct

• The carrying capacity just increases

Something that regulates the size of a population is called...

• a limiting measure

• a limiting factor

• carrying capacity

• biodiversity