Pentathlon Science Section 3 and 4 Quiz

The scientific study of the relationships of living organisms with one another and with their natural environment-

• Marine Biology

• Oceanography

• Environmentalism

• Ecology

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment-

• Community

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Environment

Which of these is NOT an abiotic factor?

• Temperature

• Acidity Pressure

• Viruses

• Atmospheric gases

Which of these is NOT a biotic factor?

• Algae

• Phytoplankton

• Viruses

• Bacteria

The range of conditions in which an organism can survive and the role each species occupies within an ecosystem-

• Flexibility

• Trophic level

• Niche

• Plasticity

Each individual organism has the ability to adapt or acclimate to the environment by changing characteristics such as behavior, metabolism, etc.

• Flexibility

• Plasticity

• Niche

• Adaptation

Coral animals can adapt to different light levels by changing their growth form, this is an example of-

• Plasticity

• Flexibility

• Niche

• Photosynthesis

The process by which a population changes through time in response to biotic and abiotic conditions-

• Plasticity

• Flexibility

• Natural Selection

• Adaptation

The process of traits within a population changing through time is called-

• Natural Selection

• Evolution

• Adaptation

• Plasticity

The sunlight zone where light can penetrate-

• Euphotic Zone

• Disphotic Zone

• Aphotic Zone

• Photic Zone