Quiz about Ecology Review

Question 1

An organism that eats other organisms to get energy

Accepted Answer

Consumer

Answer

Producer

Answer

Decomposer

Question 2

An organism that breaks down dead organisms and return nutrients to soil.

Accepted Answer

Decomposer

Answer

Producer

Answer

Consumer

Question 3

An organism that feeds on dead organisms.

Accepted Answer

Scavenger

Answer

Producer

Answer

Decomposer

Question 4

An organism that eats only animals (meat).

Accepted Answer

Carnivore

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Herbivore

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Omnivore

Question 5

An organism that eats only plants.

Accepted Answer

Herbivore

Answer

Carnivore

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Omnivore

Question 6

An organism that eats both plants and animals (meat).

Accepted Answer

Omnivore

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Carnivore

Answer

Herbivore

Question 7

How much energy is passed on to the next level in an energy pyramid?

Accepted Answer

10%

Answer

100%

Question 8

The arrows in the food web

Accepted Answer

Show the flow of energy.  The arrow points from the prey to the organism eating it

Answer

Show the flow of energy. The arrow points to the food that is being eaten.

Question 9

The parts of a habitat that are living

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biotic

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abiotic

Question 10

The parts of a habitat that are nonliving (never alive)

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abiotic

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biotic

Question 11

The wind is

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an abiotic factor in the environment

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a biotic factor in the environment

Question 12

A squirrel is

Accepted Answer

a biotic factor in the environment

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an abiotic factor in the environment

Question 13

An ecosystem is an area where living and nonliving things interact  Examples: field, lake, hillside

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True

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False

Question 14

Mushrooms and Bacteria are examples of

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decomposers

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scavengers

Question 15

Trees and flowers are examples of

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producers

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decomposers

Question 16

Vultures or catfish are examples of

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scavengers

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decomposers

Question 17

Snakes are examples of

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carnivores

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herbivores

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omnivores

Question 18

Bears are examples of

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omnivores

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herbivores

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carnivores

Question 19

Where is the least amount of energy and smaller populations shown in the energy pyramid?

Accepted Answer

The top of the pyramid

Answer

The bottom of the pyramid

Question 20

How many things is the large bird eating in the web?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

1

Answer

2

Question 21

What is eating the frog?

Accepted Answer

the snake

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the butterfly

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the bug

Question 22

Which is an omnivore in the web?

Accepted Answer

the small bird

Answer

the butterfly

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the plant

Question 23

Which is an herbivore in the web?

Accepted Answer

the butterfly

Answer

the plant

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the fox

Question 24

What does the frog eat that is also eaten by a bird?

Accepted Answer

the bug

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the butterfly

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the plant

Question 25

The role of an organism in a habitat is called its

Accepted Answer

niche

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ecosystem

Question 26

The organisms in this picture represent a

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population

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niche

Question 27

This picture represents an

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organism

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communinity

Question 28

This picture best represents a

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community

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niche

Question 29

The interaction in which one organism kills another for food is called

Accepted Answer

predation

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commensalism

Question 30

An example of symbiosis in which both species benefit is called:

Accepted Answer

mutualism

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predation

Question 31

An example of symbiosis in which one species benefits and the other is harmed:

Accepted Answer

parsitism

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mutualism

Question 32

The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same resources is called:

Accepted Answer

competition

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predation

Question 33

An example of symbiosis in which one species benefits and the other is not helped nor harmed:

Accepted Answer

commensalism

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competition

Question 34

An example of mutalism would be

Accepted Answer

a humming bird and a flower

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a lion and a zebra

Question 35

An example of a predator prey relationship would be

Accepted Answer

a lion and a zebra

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a tick on a dog

Question 36

An example of a parasitic relationship would be

Accepted Answer

a tick on a dog

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a humming bird and a flower

Question 37

An example of a commensalism would be

Accepted Answer

a bird nest in a tree

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a lion and a zebra

Question 38

Which biome can be described as cold, dry, with frozen soil (permafrost)

Accepted Answer

Tundra

Answer

Taiga (Boreal or Coniferous Forest)

Answer

Deciduous Forest

Question 39

Which biome can be described as populated by grasses

Accepted Answer

Grasslands

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Tropical Rainforest

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Desert

Question 40

Which biome can be described as having trees that produce cones with seeds (coniferous trees)

Accepted Answer

Taiga (Boreal or Coniferous Forest)

Answer

Deciduous Forest

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Tropical Rainforest

Question 41

Which biome can be described as hot in the day and cool or cold at night and very dry.

Accepted Answer

Desert

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Deciduous Forest

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Grasslands

Question 42

Which biome can be described as having trees that shed their leaves,

Accepted Answer

Deciduous Forest

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Grasslands

Answer

Desert

Question 43

Which biome can be described as wet and humid, has a great variety of species, and is near the equator

Accepted Answer

Tropical Rainforest

Answer

Tundra

Answer

Taiga (Boreal or Coniferous Forest)

Answer

Temperate Rain Forest

Question 44

Which biome is found in the Pacific Northwest of the                                                                  USA, heavy rain and lots of huge trees

Accepted Answer

Temperate Rain Forest

Answer

Taiga (Boreal or Coniferous Forest)

Answer

Grasslands

Question 45

Which biome do we call home?

Accepted Answer

Deciduous Forest

Answer

Tundra

Answer

Tropical Rainforest

Answer

Desert

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