Ecology Quiz

Which term best describes the role or job of an organism in its habitat?

• Habitat

• Niche

• Population

• Community

Which level of ecological organization includes both biotic and abiotic factors?

• Species

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is considered a biotic factor in an ecosystem?

• Sunlight

• Water

• Plants

• Temperature

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of these is an example of an abiotic factor that can affect a marine ecosystem?

• Fish

• Algae

• Salinity

• Coral reefs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is a group of similar organisms?

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

• Population

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which level of organization contains a variety of different organisms?

• Organism

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

In a food web, which of the following is a producer?

• Rabbit

• Lion

• Grass

• Hawk

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is an example of interdependence in an ecosystem?

• A plant using sunlight to make food

• A wolf hunting a rabbit

• A bee pollinating a flower

• A rock weathering over time

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What does ecological succession refer to?

• The non-living components of an ecosystem

• The living parts of an ecosystem

• A series of changes in the species composition of a community over time

• The place where an organism naturally lives and grows

What is a limiting factor?

• The role and space of a species within an ecosystem

• The first organisms that colonize barren environments

• Anything that constrains a population's size and slows or stops it from growing

• The effect that a pair of organisms living together in a community have on each other