Ecology Vocabulary Quiz for Students

What is the term for the global sum of all ecosystems, including all living beings and their relationships?

• Ecosystem

• Biosphere

• Habitat

• Niche

Which term describes the scientific study of interactions among organisms and their environment?

• Biodiversity

• Ecology

• Symbiosis

• Vertical Zonation

What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

• Biodiversity

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Neutralism

Which term refers to a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system?

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• Niche

• Food Web

What is the term for the natural environment in which a particular species lives and grows?

• Niche

• Habitat

• Producer

• Consumer

Which term describes the role or function of an organism or species within an ecosystem, including its use of resources and relationships with other species?

• Niche

• Decomposer

• Ecological Pyramid

• Parasitism

What term is used to describe non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms and the functioning of ecosystems?

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Commensalism

• Amensalism

Which term refers to living components of an ecosystem?

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Neutralism

• Vertical Zonation

What is the term for the arrangement of vegetation in layers due to varying environmental conditions at different heights?

• Vertical Zonation

• Ecological Pyramid

• Food Web

• Mutualism

Which term describes a relationship between two species in which one benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed?

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Amensalism