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Carrying Capacity Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of Abiotic?

a)

A relationship in which two organisms are mutually dependent on each other to survive

b)

A relationship that is helpful to both organisms

c)

Not living, or produced by nonliving things

d)

A group of organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring

2.

What is the definition of Adaptation?

a)

The maximum number of organisms an ecosystem can support

b)

Average weather conditions for a region year after year

c)

A process where the characteristics of a population change to survive and reproduce better in their environment

d)

A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped

3.

What is the definition of Biotic?

a)

A relationship in which two organisms are mutually dependent on each other to survive

b)

A species that, if removed, would cause major change in an ecosystem

c)

Living, or produced by living things

d)

The maximum number of organisms an ecosystem can support

4.

What is the definition of Boundary?

a)

A dividing line

b)

The maximum number of organisms an ecosystem can support

c)

Average weather conditions for a region year after year

d)

A process where the characteristics of a population change to survive and reproduce better in their environment

5.

What is the definition of Carrying Capacity?

a)

A source or supply that can be used to benefit organisms

b)

Living, or produced by living things

c)

The maximum number of organisms an ecosystem can support

d)

All of the interacting populations in an area

6.

What is the definition of Climate?

a)

Average weather conditions for a region year after year

b)

A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped

c)

An interaction where one organism captures and eats another

d)

Occurs when two or more organisms compete for the same resources

7.

What is the definition of Commensalism?

a)

A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped

b)

A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed

c)

All of the organisms of one species within a particular ecosystem

d)

A source or supply that can be used to benefit organisms

8.

What is the definition of Community?

a)

Living, or produced by living things

b)

A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed

c)

The maximum number of organisms an ecosystem can support

d)

All of the interacting populations in an area

9.

What is the definition of Competition?

a)

A species that, if removed, would cause major change in an ecosystem

b)

A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped

c)

Occurs when two or more organisms compete for the same resources

d)

The maximum number of organisms an ecosystem can support

10.

What is the definition of Keystone Species?

a)

The ecological role played by an organism

b)

A species that, if removed, would cause major change in an ecosystem

c)

Not living, or produced by nonliving things

d)

A source or supply that can be used to benefit organisms

11.

What is the definition of Interdependent Relationship?

a)

Occurs when two or more organisms compete for the same resources

b)

The ecological role played by an organism

12.

What is the definition of Limiting Factor?

a)

A relationship that is helpful to both organisms

b)

A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed

c)

A biotic or abiotic factor that restricts population growth

d)

A single, self-contained entity that performs all life functions

13.

What is the definition of Mutualism?

a)

A relationship that is helpful to both organisms

b)

The ecological role played by an organism

c)

A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed

d)

Living, or produced by living things

14.

What is the definition of Niche?

a)

A single, self-contained entity that performs all life functions

b)

All of the organisms of one species within a particular ecosystem

c)

A dividing line

d)

The ecological role played by an organism

15.

What is the definition of Organism?

a)

A group of organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring

b)

All of the organisms of one species within a particular ecosystem

c)

A single, self-contained entity that performs all life functions

d)

The ecological role played by an organism

16.

What is the definition of Parasitism?

a)

A. A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed

b)

B. A group of organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring

c)

C. A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped

d)

D. An interaction where one organism captures and eats another

17.

What is the definition of Predation?

a)

An interaction where one organism captures and eats another

b)

Not living, or produced by nonliving things

c)

A process where the characteristics of a population change to survive and reproduce better in their environment

d)

The ecological role played by an organism

18.

What is the definition of Resource?

a)

A relationship in which two organisms are mutually dependent on each other to survive

b)

A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped

c)

Not living, or produced by nonliving things

d)

A source or supply that can be used to benefit organisms

19.

What is the definition of Species?

a)

A species that, if removed, would cause major change in an ecosystem

b)

A source or supply that can be used to benefit organisms

c)

A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped

d)

A group of organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring

20.

What is the definition of population?

a)

All abiotic and biotic members of a community.

b)

All of the organisms of one species within a particular ecosystem

c)

All of the offspring of the organisms in a particular ecosystem.

d)

All of the organisms of different species within a particular ecosystem.