Quiz on Information Presentation

What is the correct order of the levels of organization in ecology from largest to smallest?

• A) Individual, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere

• B) Biosphere, Biome, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Individual

• C) Biome, Biosphere, Ecosystem, Population, Community, Individual

• D) Ecosystem, Community, Population, Individual, Biome, Biosphere

What is a biotic factor?

• A non-living thing that shapes the ecosystem

• A living thing that influences an organism's within an ecosystem

• A type of climate

• A measure of temperature

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Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor?

• Birds

• Trees

• Climate

• Mushrooms

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Which of the following is NOT a biotic factor?

• Bacteria

• Humidity

• Mushrooms

• Trees

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Abiotic factors are:

• Living things that influence organisms

• Non-living things that shape the ecosystem

• Organisms that produce energy

• Animals that live in water

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What is a fundamental niche?

• The actual space occupied by an organism

• The potential space a species could occupy

• The space occupied by predators

• The space occupied by prey

What is a realized niche?

• The potential space a species could occupy

• The space occupied by predators

• The portion of the fundamental niche actually occupied by an organism

• The space occupied by prey

What is intraspecific competition?

• Competition between individuals of the same species

• Competition between individuals of different species

• Competition between plants and animals

• Competition between predators and prey

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What is interspecific competition?

• Competition between individuals of the same species

• Competition between individuals of different species

• Competition between plants and animals

• Competition between predators and prey

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What is the role of keystone species in an ecosystem?

• They have little impact on the ecosystem.

• They make the ecosystem highly dependent on them.

• They are not necessary for ecosystem stability.

• They only affect plant life.

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