Ecology Quiz

All living things get their energy from which of the following sources?

• food

• water

• sun

• Earth

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

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore

Ecology is the study of:

• only the living things in the environment

• only the nonliving things in the environment

• how living things interact with each other and the nonliving things in the environment

• scientists who perform research on living things

What term do ecologists use to describe where an animal lives (an animal’s home)?

• Ecosystem

• Ecologist

• Habitat

• Population

What is a species?

• Different animals that compete for the same resources

• A group of similar organisms that can reproduce with each other

• A group of organisms that live together

• A group of organisms that are physically and functionally very different from each other

All of the organisms of the same species in an area is defined as:

• Community

• population

• limiting factor

• carrying capacity

All living things or organisms in an ecosystem are

• None

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

Is temperature a biotic or abiotic factor?

• biotic

• abiotic

Ecosystems are

• systems that are economically stable in their environment

• groupings of life that live around near each other but don't interact

• present on every planet in our solar system

• All the organisms in a non-living environment found in a particular place

The role or way of life of a species within its environment

• Habitat Controller

• Ecosystem

• Contributing Factors

• Niche