Ecology Quiz 1

All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.

• community

• habitat

• population

• ecosystem

The study of how living things interact with one another and with their environment.

• Biology

• Lithology

• Ecology

• Farmacology

Different populations living and interacting with each other in the same area

• Biome

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Niche

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

• Community

• Population

• Organisms

• Biosphere

Mark ALL the abiotic factors listed.

• Waterfall

• Flowers

• Grass

• Clouds

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

• carbohydrates

• sunlight

• water

• carbon

An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:

• Autotroph

• Producer

• Consumer

• Mutualist

Consumer that eats plants

• heterotroph

• herbivore

• producer

• community

Example of a decomposer

• fungus

• mouse

• plants

• frogs

A tree is a ....

• composer

• decomposer

• producer