Ecology Quiz

What is an organism that feeds only on plants called?

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Parasitism

Which term describes all members of one species in a particular area that interact with one another?

• Organism

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

What is a community?

• All of the living and nonliving things that interact in an area

• The part of Earth in which life exists, including land, air, and water

• All of the populations of different species that live in the same area and interact with one another

• A large community on Earth with similar climates and organisms

What does the term 'biome' refer to?

• A large community on Earth with similar climates and organisms

• The part of Earth in which life exists, including land, air, and water

• All of the living and nonliving things that interact in an area

• All of the populations of different species that live in the same area and interact with one another

What is mutualism?

• A relationship in which one organism causes harm to another by living in or on it

• A relationship in which both individuals benefit from the activity of the other

• A relationship in which one individual benefits and the other is unaffected

• An organism that feeds on plants and animals

Which term describes the part of Earth in which life exists, including land, air, and water?

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Biome

• Biosphere

What is parasitism?

• A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

• A relationship in which both individuals benefit from the activity of the other

• A relationship in which one organism causes harm to another by living in or on it

• An organism that feeds only on other animals

What is the correct order of ecological organization from smallest to largest?

• Population -> Community -> Organism -> Ecosystem -> Biosphere -> Biome

• Organism -> Population -> Community -> Ecosystem -> Biome -> Biosphere

• Community -> Population -> Organism -> Biome -> Ecosystem -> Biosphere

• Biosphere -> Biome -> Ecosystem -> Community -> Population -> Organism

What is biodiversity?

• The process of changing light energy into chemical energy

• The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem

• The living or once living parts of an ecosystem

• The nonliving parts of an ecosystem

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Which of the following best defines abiotic factors?

• The living or once living parts of an ecosystem

• The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem

• The nonliving parts of an ecosystem

• Organisms that break down waste and dead organisms

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