Ecology Quiz

What is a population?

• All the members of the same species living in the same area

• The number of predators in an area

• The variety of species in a habitat

• The total number of plants in a forest

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What are limiting factors?

• Things that affect how many organisms can live in an area

• The maximum number of individuals an environment can support

• Animals that hunt and eat other animals

• The role or job an organism has in its ecosystem

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What is carrying capacity?

• The maximum number of individuals an environment can support

• The process by which organisms with better traits survive

• The role or job an organism has in its ecosystem

• The number of predators in an area

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What is predation?

• When one animal hunts and eats another animal

• The process by which organisms adapt to their environment

• The role or job an organism has in its ecosystem

• The maximum number of individuals an environment can support

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What is a predator?

• An animal that hunts and eats another animal

• An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal

• A plant that competes for resources

• A feature that helps an organism survive

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What is prey?

• An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal

• An animal that hunts and eats another animal

• A plant that competes for resources

• A feature that helps an organism survive

What is competition?

• When animals or plants fight for the same resources

• The process by which organisms adapt to their environment

• The role or job an organism has in its ecosystem

• The maximum number of individuals an environment can support

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What is natural selection?

• The process by which organisms with traits better suited to their environment survive and reproduce

• The role or job an organism has in its ecosystem

• The maximum number of individuals an environment can support

• When animals or plants fight for the same resources

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What are adaptations?

• Special features or behaviors that help an organism survive in its environment

• The role or job an organism has in its ecosystem

• The maximum number of individuals an environment can support

• When animals or plants fight for the same resources

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What is a niche?

• The role or job an organism has in its ecosystem

• The maximum number of individuals an environment can support

• When animals or plants fight for the same resources

• Special features or behaviors that help an organism survive