Ecology Test

What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy?

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Transpiration

• Fermentation

What are animals that only eat plants called?

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

• Omnivores

• Insectivores

What is the term for organisms that break down dead organic material?

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Herbivores

What is a major regional or global community of organisms with similar temperature and climate called?

• A biome

• A habitat

• An ecosystem

• A biosphere

Which organisms provide most of the energy in ecosystems?

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Producers

• Herbivores

What role do fungi play in relation to dead plants and animals?

• Decompose them

• Provide nutrients to living plants

• Protect them from pests

• Convert them into fossil fuels

What do you call animals that eat both plants and meat?

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

• Omnivores

• Insectivores

What is the term for the interaction between two different species in an ecosystem?

• Symbiosis

• Competition

• Predation

• Commensalism

What is the term for the gradual process of change and replacement in a community?

• Ecological succession

• Environmental adaptation

• Biodiversity fluctuation

• Species extinction

What is the relationship called where one organism benefits and the other is harmed?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Competition