OL Ecology Quiz #1 Review

Predator

• the study of interactions of living organisms with one another and their environment.

• A relationship between two species in which both species benefit.

• An organism that kills and eats another for food.

• A relationship between two species in which one species, the parasite, benefits from the other species, the host, which is harmed.

Which is an abiotic factor in this ecosystem?

• A. fish

• B. sand

• C. snails

• D. plants

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Which factors are considered abiotic?

• temperature, wind, water, soil

• water, snails, trees, plants

• sun, temperature, trees, flowers

• fish, frogs, sun, rain

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If scientists are studying the egrets, herons, marsh crabs, and cordgrass, but not the water or rocks in a salt marsh, what level of organization would they be studying?

• Organism

• Community

• Population

• Ecosystem

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The peanut crops in Georgia may have been damaged this year. Extremely high daytime temperatures, coupled with extended periods of drought during the critical growing stage of peanuts, may result in a significant loss in peanut crops.

What abiotic factors are responsible for this damage?

• A. farmers and peanuts

• B. peanuts and heat

• C. water and temperature

• D. temperature and farmers

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Which of the following answer choices correctly arranges the levels of environmental organization in order of smallest to largest?

• A. organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere

• B. organism, population, community, biosphere, ecosystem

• C. organism, community, population, ecosystem, biosphere

• D. biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism

The graph below shows the populations of two different animals over a period of time. Which statement is most likely true of the kinds of animal represented by animal A and animal B in the graph?

• A. A & B are both prey

• B. A & B are both predators

• C. A is prey and B is a predator

• D. A is a predator, whereas B is prey

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After a mild winter with plenty of food, a deer population grew rapidly. What most likely happened to the wolf population in that same ecosystem?

• It was unaffected.

• It grew.

• It shrank.

• It became extinct.

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Which of the following is an example of an external stimulus that could cause a plant to grow larger?

• wilting

• the presence of a predator

• abundant sunlight and water

• extremely dry and hot conditions

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What is a population?

• a group of different species living in the same area

• a group of different species living in separated areas

• a group of individuals of the same species living in the same area

• a group of individuals of the same species living in separated areas

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