Week 3 Quiz Ecology Terms

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

• food
• water
• sun

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

• community
• habitat
• area

Which is represented by all of the bullfrogs living around a pond?

• community
• habitat
• population

In which type of relationship do both species benefit?

• parasitism
• mutualism
• commensalism

Which item would be classified as an "abiotic factor" in an ecosystem?

• Bird

• Fungi

• Ant

• Rock

Put the levels of organization in order from smallest to largest:

• Population, organism, ecosystem, biosphere, community

• Ecosystem, population, organism, community, biosphere

• Organism, population, ecosystem, biosphere, community

• Organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere

What would most likely happen if the rabbit population was removed from the food chain grass —› rabbit —› fox?

• their would be more grass
• there would be less rabbits
• there would be more fox

In which type of relationship do both species benefit?

• parasitism
• mutualism
• commensalism

The nonliving aspects of an ecosystem.

• Abiotic factors
• Biotic factors

The living portions of the ecosystem.

• Biotic factors
• Abiotic factors