Ecology Study Guide Quiz

A ________ is the specific part of the environment that provides all the things an organism needs.

• Habitat

• Niche

• Ecosystem

• Biome

A population can increase by ________ or ________.

• A) Birth, Immigration

• B) Death, Emigration

• C) Predation, Competition

• D) Disease, Parasitism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A population can decrease by ________ or ________.

• A) Birth, Immigration

• B) Death, Emigration

• C) Predation, Competition

• D) Disease, Parasitism

The ________ is the largest population an area can sustain over a long period of time.

• Carrying capacity

• Maximum load

• Population limit

• Sustainable number

An organism has a special role in an ecosystem. We call it a ________.

• Habitat

• Niche

• Role

• Function

Match the prey adaptations with their descriptions:

• False coloring

• Coloring to blend in with the surroundings

• Warning coloration

• Eye spots to make the predator think it is large

• Protective covering

• Bright coloring to keep a prey away

• Camouflage

• Looking like something scary or fierce

• Mimicry

• A coat of armor (needles, a shell, etc)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

In symbiosis, ________ one benefits the other is neither helped nor harmed.

• A) Mutualism

• B) Commensalism

• C) Parasitism

• D) Competition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What type of succession occurs with the formation of an island from a volcano?

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

• Tertiary Succession

• Quaternary Succession

Fill in the blank: A fire in a forest leads to __________ succession.

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Quaternary

Which type of succession is associated with a retreating glacier that exposes rock?

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

• Tertiary Succession

• Quaternary Succession