Ecology Vocabulary Practice Quiz

What term describes the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce under conditions that differ from their optimal conditions?

• Habitat

• Resource

• Tolerance

• Competition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is an organism's particular role in an ecosystem, or how it makes its living, called?

• Habitat

• Niche

• Resource

• Tolerance

What is the struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources called?

• Tolerance

• Competition

• Resource

• Niche

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is the term for the role an organism plays in its ecosystem?

• Niche

• Habitat

• Resource

• Competition

Which of the following is considered a necessity of life?

• Competition

• Habitat

• Resource

• Niche

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What describes the ability to endure environmental conditions that are not optimal?

• Habitat

• Tolerance

• Resource

• Niche

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the term for the competition between organisms for limited resources?

• Tolerance

• Competition

• Resource

• Habitat

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What term is used to describe the competition for resources in an ecosystem?

• Tolerance

• Competition

• Habitat

• Niche

What is the term for the ability of an organism to withstand environmental changes?

• Habitat

• Tolerance

• Resource

• Niche

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the interaction called where one organism kills another for food?

• Herbivory

• Predation

• Symbiosis

• Keystone species