QUIZ #3 Intro to Ecology

Which of the following is an organism that eats only meat?

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore
• producer

Which of the following terms describes an area where an organism lives?

• community
• habitat
• area
• Ecosystem

What level of ecology is represented by all of the bullfrogs living around a pond?

• community
• habitat
• population
• Ecosystem

Which is an example of a parasitic relationship?

• a bee pollinates a flower
• a tapeworm takes nutrients from a dog
• an orchid lives in a tree but does not harm the tree

In which type of relationship do both species benefit?

• parasitism
• mutualism
• commensalism
• Predator

Barnacles grow on whales.  Whales give the barnacles a place to live but the barnacles do not help or harm the whale.  Which type of relationship is this?

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitiesm
• Predation

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

• Autotroph
• Producer
• Consumer
• Mutualist

Where an organism lives

• habitat
• niche 
• heterotrogh
• biosphere

The nonliving aspects of an ecosystem.

• Abiotic factors
• Biotic factors
• Decomposers

• Biome

A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving aspects of the environment.

• Population
• Community
• Habitat
• Ecosystem