Interactions in Ecosystems Quiz

Which event illustrates the interaction of an abiotic factor with a biotic factor in the environment?

• The lamprey eel survives by parasitizing trout.

• The temperature of water affects its oxygen level.

• The low light intensity of the forest affects the growth of pine trees.

• A gypsy moth caterpillar eats the leaves of an apple tree.

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A landslide causes part of a mountainside to fall away, leaving bare rock. In the years immediately following the landslide, the area will experience

• Primary succession

• Secondary succession

• Tertiary succession

• A climax community

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Any being that uses the sun’s energy to create sugars is a

• Primary producer

• Secondary producer

• Primary consumer

• Secondary consumer

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An interaction in which an individual of one species kills and consumes an individual of another is called

• Predation

• Parasitism

• Herbivory

• Symbiosis

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A beehive depends on pollen from flowers to survive. Flowers depend on bees to pollinate them. Humans tend beehives, offering the bees a place to live in exchange for some of their honey. The relationship among these three sets of organisms is

• Parasitic

• Commensalist

• Symbiotic

• Mutualistic

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The ultimate source of energy in an ecosystem in which deer eat grass and coyotes eat deer is

• Predation

• The sun

• Herbivory

• Symbiosis

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The first level of all food pyramids

• Consists of primary consumers

• Consists of primary producers

• Is chemosynthesis

• Is photosynthesis

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A species with a restricted tolerance for environmental conditions is

• An autotroph

• A generalist

• Highly competitive

• A specialist

Which will most likely occur when two organisms in the same habitat occupy the same niche?

• Mutualism

• Herbivory

• Symbiosis

• Competition

A slab of bare rock is covered with lichens. In time, mosses cover the rock, followed by grasses, and finally by small shrubs and tree saplings. In this example, the lichens represent

• A climax community

• Secondary consumers

• Pioneer organisms

• Predators