Ecology Quiz

The branch of biology called ________ is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment.

• Botany

• Ecology

• Genetics

• Graphing

A group of organisms of the same species that interbreed and live in the same place are called _________.

• Community

• Biosphere

• Organism

• Population

A single living thing is called a(n) ________.

• Community

• Organism

• Biosphere

• Population

Non-living parts of the environment are called _________ factors.

• Biotic

• Abiotic

The entire plant and all of the living and nonliving parts are called _______

• Community

• Organism

• Biosphere

• Population

Interactions between biotic populations and abiotic factors in a community are called _____________.

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biosphere

• Population

A collection of interacting populations is called __________.

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biosphere

• Population

Describe the difference between an herbivore, carnivore and an omnivore.

• Herbivore: eats meat, Carnivore: eats meat and plants, Omnivore: eats plants only

• Herbivore eats plants and meat.

  Carnivore eats plants only.

  Omnivore eats meat only.

• Herbivore eats plants only.

  Carnivore eats meat only.

  Omnivore eats both meat and plants.

• Herbivores, Carnivores and Omnivores are all the same.

Compare how an autotroph and a heterotroph obtain their food.

• Autotrophs make their own food.

  Heterotrophs rely on other organisms for food.

• Autotrophs rely on other organisms for food.

  Heterotrophs make their own food.

A _______ is where an organism lives its life

• Habitat

• Niche

• Population

• Ecology