Ecosystem and Ecological Vocabulary Quiz all questions

What is a habitat?

• The role a living thing plays in its environment

• The place where a plant or animal lives, including living and non-living things around it

• When two living things try to use the same resource

• The principle that two species cannot live in the same place for long

What does the term "niche" refer to?

• The place where a plant or animal lives

• The role a living thing plays in its environment and how it survives there

• When two living things try to use the same resource

• The principle that two species cannot live in the same place for long

What is an example of competition in an ecosystem?

• A bird eating bugs from a tree

• Two animals fighting for food

• A forest with trees and rocks

• One species moving out of an area

What does the Competitive Exclusion Principle state?

• Two species can live in the same place indefinitely

• Two species cannot live in the same way in the same place for long

• A habitat is the place where a plant or animal lives

• A niche is the role a living thing plays in its environment

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What is group behavior in animals?

• When animals live, move, or work together to stay safe.

• When animals hunt alone.

• When animals sleep.

• When animals eat separately.

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What is a keystone species?

• An animal that hunts other animals.

• An animal that is hunted by others.

• A very important animal that helps many others survive.

• An animal that lives in groups.

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Which of the following best describes a predator?

• An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.

• An animal that hunts other animals.

• An animal that lives in water.

• An animal that eats plants.

What is prey in the context of animal behavior?

• An animal that hunts other animals.

• An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.

• An animal that lives in groups.

• An animal that is a keystone species.

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What is mutualism?

• A relationship where both living things help each other.

• One living thing benefits, and the other is not helped or hurt.

• One living thing benefits, and the other is harmed.

• A level or step in a food chain.

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Which of the following is an example of commensalism?

• A bee pollinating a flower.

• A barnacle on a whale.

• A tick feeding on a dog.

• A lion eating a zebra.