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Ecology Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An organism that produces its own food supply from inorganic compounds is called a(an)
a)
heterotroph
b)
consumer
c)
detritivore
d)
autotroph
2.

The nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

a)

Abiotic factors

b)

Biotic factors

3.

The organisms that make up a community and the nonliving parts of the environment that they interact with are a(n)

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Habitat

d)

Ecosystem

4.

Plants that convert energy from the sun are also called

a)

decomposers

b)

primary consumers

c)

secondary consumers

d)

producers

5.

What are the abiotic factors in this image?

a)

water, sunlight, dirt, air

b)

birds and plants

c)

birds, water, dirt

d)

plants, water

6.
Two or more members of a particular species living and interacting in the same area
a)
Community
b)
Population
c)
Organisms
d)
Biosphere
7.
Different populations living and interacting with each other in the same area
a)
Biome
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Community
d)
Niche
8.

The portion of the planet in which living things are found

a)

ecosystem

b)

biosphere

c)

biome

d)

atmosphere

9.

Organisms that break down decaying material are

a)

consumers

b)

producers

c)

decomposers

10.

Desert, tropical rain forest, deciduous forest, and tundra are types of

a)

ecosystems

b)

biomes

c)

communities

d)

biospheres

11.

bacteria and fungi that eat dead organisms and their wastes

a)

abiotic

b)

autotroph

c)

heterotroph

d)

decomposer

12.

the size of a population that can be supported by the environment

a)

pioneer species

b)

carrying capacity

c)

goldilocks

d)

niche

13.

an organism’s role in the community

a)

niche

b)

job

c)

producer

d)

heterotroph