Ch. 37 - Community Ecology Review Quizs

A relationship that describe a close interaction between two different species is known as what?

• Biodiversity
• Symbiosis
• Predation
• Emigration

Heterotrophs _______ food.

• eat other things as

• produce

• make their own

• decompose

The proportion of one species compared to the total number of individuals in the community is called

• species diversity

• species evenness

• relative diversity

• relative abundance

Food webs are models that show:

• one sequence of producers and consumers.

• complex networks of feeding relationships.

• stored energy in food chains.

• only primary consumers in an ecosystem.

Which of the following is NOT a trophic level?

• Producer

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

• Decomposer

• Predator

The concept that predators can affect the size and distribution of other animals is known as 

• predation
• herbivory
• tolerance
• limitation

Humans are an example of a(n):

• herbivore

• omnivore

• carnivore

• producer

What are the ecological levels of organization from smallest to the largest?

• organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
• organism, community, population, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
• organism, population, community, biome, ecosystem, ecosphere.
• organism, community, population, biome, ecosystem, ecosphere

The first species to inhabit an area after a disturbance is a...

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

• Climax Community

• Pioneer Species

What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a biological community?

• energy path

• food web

• trophic level

• food pyramid