South Carolina Ecology & Geography - Ecoregions Test (50 MCQ)

What does the Greek root word 'oikos' (in ecology) mean?

• Study

• House

• Nature

• Life

Which statement best defines ecology?

• The study of weather patterns

• The study of environments and organisms within them

• The classification of species

• The science of landforms

Which suffix means 'study of' in scientific terms like ecology?

• -osis

• -ology

• -graphy

• -metry

Which term refers to the variety of life within an area or ecosystem?

• Biodiversity

• Latitude

• Habitat

• Humidity

Which term refers to all living things on Earth and their zones of life?

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

Which Earth system is made of gases surrounding the planet?

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

Which Earth system includes all water on Earth (oceans, rivers, groundwater, ice)?

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

Which Earth system includes Earth’s crust and upper mantle (rocks and soil)?

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

In ecology, what is a population?

• All abiotic factors in an area

• A group of the same species living in one area

• All different species in an area

• A region defined by climate

In ecology, what is a community?

• All populations of different species living together

• Only plant life in a forest

• Only animal life in a forest

• A single species in a habitat