Ecology Quiz 1

Organisms of the same species living in the same environment together

• Population
• Community
• Ecosystem
• Environment

Populations of organisms living in the same environment at the same time 

• Population
• Community
• Biotic Factors
• Habitat

All living and nonliving parts of an environment found in a specific location.

• Habitat 
• Ecosystem 
• Population
• Community 

Identify an a example of an Abiotic Factor?

• Panda
• Turtle
• Butterfly
• Sunlight

This butterfly is an example of a/an __________.

• Organism
• Population
• Community
• Ecologist

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

• carbohydrates
• sunlight
• water
• carbon

Which of the following is an example of a population within an ecosystem?

• the gray wolves in a forest

• the rocks in a rock collection

• the bushes and grasses in a park

• the cats and dogs in your neighborhood

Which of the following most accurately describes a producer?

• bees because they make honey

• herbivores because they eat plants

• an oak tree because it produces acorns

• lily pads because they produce their own food

As you move from level to level in an energy pyramid, energy availability _____________.

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• is destroyed

What would happen to the mouse population if all the rabbits died?

• the hawk population would increase

• the snake population would increase

• the mouse population would decrease

• the grass population would decrease