Ecology Review Quizizz

The difference between weather and climate is that climate is:

• The average, year-to-year conditions

• The day-to-day conditions

• Described in terms of months at a time

• B and C are both correct

Barnacles are animals that cannot move. In order to get food, they attach to whales and catch any floating plankton in the water. The whale is neither helped nor harmed in the interaction. What type of symbiosis is this?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Neutralism

In the wild, some alligators gets their teeth cleaned by birds. The birds gets their food from the alligators' teeth.

What type of symbiosis is this?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Neutralism

In an ecosystem, there are populations of moose, rabbits, grass, and pine trees. Suddenly, a fire blazes through the area, which kills all of the populations. As the months go on, new species of grass begin to take root. This attracts animals, and eventually the ecosystem is restored.

What type of ecological succession happened?

• Primary succession

• Secondary succession

• Tertiary succession

• None of the above

In this photo, what is an abiotic factor?

• Deer

• Grass

• rain

What Biome is covered in permafrost (frozen subsoils)?

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Desert

• Tundra

• Tropical Savanna

What Biome is very dry; receives very little rainfall?

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Desert

• Tundra

• Tropical Savanna

An organism's place in the biotic environment and its role in an ecosystem is

• Niche

• Epitope

• Habitat

• Habit

What is the role of fungi in food webs?

• scavenger
• bacteria
• producer
• decomposer

Nearly all energy that fuels life on Earth comes from

• water
• the soil
• the sun
• the air