Introduction to Ecology

Which of the following is NOT an ecological relationship?

• A whale nurses her baby calf

• A fox hunts a rabbit

• A tree grows towards the sunlight

• Warmer weather brings increased humidity

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an individual organism?

• Must be composed of cells

• Must be capable of growth

• Must be able to reproduce

• Must be able to evolve

Which type of reproduction involves (2) parents producing genetically unique offspring?

• Sexual

• Asexual

• Mitosis

• Ecological

Which of the following is an example of an organism responding to stimuli?

• Sunflowers grow facing towards the sunrise

• A dog pants when it gets hot and tired

• Two dolphins reproduce

• A lemur climbs a tree to escape a predator

In a population, organisms that are best adapted to the environment will...

• Live longer and reproduce more

• Evolve

• Be eaten by predators

• Die due to environmental changes

The ability to both consume energy and produce waste is called a...

• Metabolism

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular Respiration

• Ecology

Which option lists the levels of ecological organization from smallest to largest

• Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome

• Organism, Community, Population, Biosphere

• Biosphere, Biome, Ecosystem, Community

• Organism, Community, Biosphere, Biome

Multiple organisms of the same species living in the same area is called a...

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biome

Which of the following is an abiotic factor?

• The plants in a rainforest

• The insects in a garden

• The fungi in a forest

• The ice on a glacier

Which field of biology classifies organisms based on shared characteristics?

• Taxonomy

• Phylogeny

• Ecology

• Anatomy