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Ecology Terms

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ecology is the study of...?

a)

Economics

b)

Ecopower

c)

Ecosystems

d)

Ecoin

2.

Biodiversity means...?

a)

The amount of different life

b)

Number of organisms in a given area

c)

Number of different ecosystems

d)

Difference in the sub-species of the original parent

3.

The recovery of an area that has been disrupted is known as..?

a)

Primary succession

b)

Secondary succession

c)

Succession

d)

Biodiversity

4.

The permanent relationship among different species is known as what?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Predator-Prey

c)

Symbiosis

d)

Niche

5.

When one organism actively goes out and hunts another organism, the relationship can best be described as...?

a)

Parasitism

b)

Predator-Prey

c)

Commensalism

d)

Symbiosis

6.

The role or function an organism has is known as it's what?

a)

Niche

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Diet

d)

Symbiosis

7.

The amount of a species in a given area is known as...?

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

8.

Which of the following is true if a volcanic eruption were to happen to an ecosystem?

a)

Primary succession would act on the ecosystem

b)

Once cooled, lichen and mosses will form on the rocks

c)

There is no soil present

d)

All are true

9.

Commensalism can best be abbreviated by (the way we defined it in class)?

a)

+, +

b)

+, -

c)

+, N

d)

None of these are correct

10.

Weather, soil content, and access to water are all considered to be...?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

c)

Niche

d)

Biodiversity