Marine Ecology Quiz

Ecology is

• A type of lifestyle

• the study of the interaction of organisms and their environment

• a place where an organism lives

• The study of the physical environment in an ecosystem

_________ is when one organism successfully outcompetes another organism and excludes it from a particular area or niche

• Predation

• Resource Partitioning

• Parasitism

• Competitive exclusion

The primary source of energy for primary production is

• high temperatures

• sunlight

• hydrogen bonds

• glucose

Estuaries are an example of

• communities

• populations

• ecosystems

• pelagic systems

What type of organisms are always found at the first trophic level?

• Predators

• Autotrophs

• Consumers

• Heterotrophs

A ____________ is a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce viable offspring.

• Genus

• Kingdom

• Species

• Phylum

A ____________ is made up of all the different species in an ecosystem.

• Population

• Food chain

• Community

• Trophic level

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A population is:

• The total number of all the different species in an area

• The total number of one species in an area

• The same as a community

• Made up of more than one species

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor in the marine environment?

• Water

• Kelp

• Clams

• Plankton

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Why are specialized niches common in highly diverse ecosystems?

• Prevents predation

• Reduces competition

• Increases competition

• Promotes succession