Ecology Quiz

What is the study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environments?

• Biology
• Ecology
• Chemistry
• Physics

At what level of ecological organization do ecologists study individual organisms?

• Cells
• Tissues
• Organs
• Individuals

How are species defined?

• By their genetic similarity
• By their physical appearance
• By their behavior
• By their habitat

What is the study of how individuals within a population interact with one another?

• Population ecology
• Community ecology
• Ecosystem ecology
• Biosphere ecology

What is the study of interactions among species?

• Population ecology
• Community ecology
• Ecosystem ecology
• Biosphere ecology

What is an ecosystem?

• Only includes living things
• Only includes nonliving things
• Includes both living and nonliving things
• Includes only plants and animals

What is the study of the living and nonliving components of a system together?

• Population ecology
• Community ecology
• Ecosystem ecology
• Biosphere ecology

What does the biosphere include?

• Only living organisms
• Only nonliving elements
• Both living organisms and nonliving elements
• Only plants and animals

What are biotic factors?

• Living or used to be living parts of an ecosystem
• Nonliving parts of an ecosystem
• Only plants and animals
• Only living organisms

What are abiotic factors?

• Living or used to be living parts of an ecosystem
• Nonliving parts of an ecosystem
• Only plants and animals
• Only nonliving elements