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WorksheetsIntroduction to ecology
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Ecology is the study of:
only the living things in the environment
only the nonliving things in the environment
how living things interact with each other and the nonliving things in the environment
scientists who perform research on living things
What term do ecologists use to describe where an animal lives (an animal’s home)?
Ecosystem
Ecologist
Habitat
Population
What is a species?
Different animals that compete for the same resources
A group of similar organisms that can reproduce with each other
A group of organisms that live together
A group of organisms that are physically and functionally very different from each other
Which of the following is NOT a nonliving thing? (which one is living?)
Sun
Rocks
Milk
Wood
What is a niche?
The habitat that an organism lives in
An organism’s “role” in an ecosystem
A type of consumer
The relationship between a producer and consumer
What happens when different species try to occupy the same niche?
The species compete with each other
The species cooperate with each other
The species coexist with each other
All of the above
Which of the following refers to a community of living organisms and the way they interact with nonliving parts of their environment?
trophic
biome
habitat
ecosystem
