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Ecology Quiz

Authored by Terence Smith

Biology

12th Grade

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Ecology Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used to describe a group of individuals of the same species living in the same area?

Community

Population

Ecosystem

Biome

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

They produce their own food through photosynthesis.

They consume living plants and animals.

They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

They compete with primary producers for sunlight.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a food web, which trophic level directly receives energy from the sun?

Primary consumers

Secondary consumers

Tertiary consumers

Primary producers

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely?

Carrying capacity

Limiting factor

Exponential growth

Logistic growth

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary source of energy for nearly all ecosystems on Earth?

Wind

Geothermal heat

Sunlight

Water

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the flow of energy in an ecosystem?

It is recycled within the ecosystem indefinitely.

It flows from primary producers to consumers to decomposers.

It flows in a closed loop between consumers and producers.

It is primarily stored in the abiotic components of the ecosystem.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

An illustration that uses arrows to show the MANY possible directions in which matter and energy can pass through the organisms in an ecosystem.

Food chain
Food web
Energy Pyramid
Succession Map

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