Ecology Review Game 10-4-24

What is the term for the cause that a researcher changes at the start of an experiment?

• Dependent variable

• Independent variable

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The effect or response measured at the end of an experiment is known as the _______.

• Independent variable

• Dependent variable

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

An organism that makes its own food is called a(n) _______.

• Heterotroph

• Autotroph

• Consumer

• Producer

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which term describes an organism that obtains energy from the food it consumes?

• Autotroph

• Producer

• Heterotroph

• Decomposer

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Population growth that levels off as population size approaches carrying capacity is known as _______.

• Exponential growth

• Logistical growth

• Linear growth

• Rapid growth

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the growth pattern where individuals reproduce at a constant rate, also known as unlimited growth?

• Logistical growth

• Exponential growth

• Linear growth

• Rapid growth

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The full potential range of physical, chemical, and biological factors a species can use is called its _______.

• Realized niche

• Fundamental niche

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Part of a species' habitat that it actually uses, limited by competition, is known as the _______.

• Realized niche

• Fundamental niche

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Any event that disrupts an ecosystem and initiates secondary succession is called a _______.

• Resilience

• Disturbance

• Primary succession

• Provisioning

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The ability of an ecosystem to recover and maintain its structure after being disturbed is known as _______.

• Disturbance

• Resilience

• Primary succession

• Secondary succession

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4