Ecology Vocabulary Quiz 2

Which term describes the maximum number of organisms an environment can support over time?

• Biotic potential

• Carrying capacity

• Population density

• Ecological niche

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Which factor depends on population size and can limit growth through competition for resources like food and habitat?

• Intrinsic growth factor

• Density dependent factor

• Abiotic resilience factor

• Density independent factor

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A hurricane reduces a deer population regardless of its size. Which factor is this?

• Biotic feedback factor

• Density independent factor

• Density dependent factor

• Logistic limiting factor

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Which population pattern shows unrestricted growth forming a J-shaped curve?

• Logistic growth

• Exponential growth

• Stable equilibrium

• Cyclic oscillation

Which population pattern shows growth that slows at carrying capacity, forming an S-shaped curve?

• Logistic growth

• Exponential growth

• Boom-bust cycle

• Linear increase

What is an organism that makes its own food using energy directly from sunlight called?

• Decomposer

• Detritivore

• Consumer

• Producer

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Organisms that must obtain energy by eating other organisms are called what?

• Chemoautotrophs

• Consumers

• Producers

• Autotrophs

Organisms that break down dead or decaying matter are best described as what?

• Decomposers

• Herbivores

• Parasites

• Pollinators

Which representation shows a simple, single pathway of energy from a producer to consumers?

• Food chain

• Biogeochemical map

• Food web

• Energy pyramid

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Which representation shows multiple interconnected pathways of energy flow among organisms?

• Energy loop

• Food web

• Food chain

• Trophic ladder

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