Ecology Quiz

What is biodiversity?

• The non-living components of an ecosystem

• The variety of living species on Earth

• A type of ecological succession

• The role and space of a species within an ecosystem

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What is a climax community?

• The first organisms that colonize barren environments

• A relatively stable state of succession or the end product of succession

• A very small, specialized habitat

• The living parts of an ecosystem

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What does ecological succession refer to?

• The non-living components of an ecosystem

• The living parts of an ecosystem

• A series of changes in the species composition of a community over time

• The place where an organism naturally lives and grows

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What is a limiting factor?

• The role and space of a species within an ecosystem

• The first organisms that colonize barren environments

• Anything that constrains a population's size and slows or stops it from growing

• The effect that a pair of organisms living together in a community have on each other

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What is a microhabitat?

• A biological classification of related organisms that share common characteristics

• A very small, specialized habitat, such as the space under a rock

• The place where an organism naturally lives and grows

• The variety of living species on Earth

What is a niche in an ecosystem?

• The non-living components of an ecosystem

• The living parts of an ecosystem

• The role and space of a species within an ecosystem

• A group of interacting individuals of the same species located in the same area

What are pioneer species?

• The variety of living species on Earth

• The living parts of an ecosystem

• The first organisms that colonize barren environments or disrupted ecosystems

• A biological classification of related organisms that share common characteristics

What is primary succession?

• The ecological succession that occurs after the initial succession has been disrupted

• The ability of the ecosystem to keep diverse and productive through time

• Type of ecological succession in which plants and animals first colonize a barren, lifeless habitat

• A system comprising all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area

What is secondary succession?

• The ecological succession that occurs after the initial succession has been disrupted and some plants and animals still exist

• The first organisms that colonize barren environments

• The role and space of a species within an ecosystem

• The non-living components of an ecosystem

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What is sustainability in terms of an ecosystem?

• The place where an organism naturally lives and grows

• The ability of the ecosystem to keep diverse and productive through time despite of humans deriving their needs from natural resources

• The effect that a pair of organisms living together in a community have on each other

• A type of biological community defined by its predominant plants, animals, and environmental conditions

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