Ecology Unit Test

1.

1 point

When different organisms struggle to survive in the same habitat __________ occurs.

2.

1 point

Which type of symbiotic relationship occurs when both organism benefit?

3.

1 point

What is the most effective way to preserve biodiversity?

habitat preservation

captive breeding

adaptations

habitat fragmentation

4.

1 point

Which of the following can increase a person's ecological footprint?

using and throwing out a different plastic bag each time you go to the store

recycling

using mass transportation to go work

riding a bike to work

5.

1 point

Which is an example of a predator adaptation

a Cheetah's speed

a porcupines needles

a plant's poisonous leaves

6.

1 point

When the ___________ is higher than the _____________, population increases.

death rate, birth rate

birth rate, death rate

7.

1 point

Organisms that feed on other dead animals are called __________________.

8.

1 point

In which type of symbiotic relationship does one organism benefit and the other is neither hurt nor harmed?

9.

1 point

Organisms that return materials to the soil are called ___________.

10.

1 point

The four most commonly known limiting factors are space, food, water and _______________.

11.

1 point

All of the different populations of different organisms in one are make up a ___________.

12.

1 point

Which of the following is an example of a population?

all the green frogs living in one pond

all the biotic factors in one ecosystem

all the abiotic factors in one community

all the monkeys and koalas in the outback

13.

1 point

A bird building a nest for its young in a Oak Tree is an example of ___________.

parasitism

host

mutualism

commensalism

14.

1 point

The study of how livings interact with each other and their environment is called _____________.

biology

ecology

science

geology

15.

1 point

All of the organisms that live in a forest make up a ________.

species

habitat

population

community

16.

1 point

Two different types of monkey species live in the same forest but they do not compete for food. This must mean that...

The population of monkeys is decreasing.

There is not enough food to go around.

All the monkeys live in the same place in the trees.

The two species occupy different niches.

17.

1 point

If a fox eats a mouse that eats grass, the fox is a ______________.

producer

third level consumer

1st level consumer

2nd level consumer

18.

1 point

The step in the water cycle in which water vapor becomes liquid is _____________________.

precipitation

condensation

evaporation

run off

19.

1 point

An organism's role in it's habitat is called its ____________.

20.

1 point

Producers get their energy from ________________.

organisms

consumers

the sun

herbivores

21.

1 point

Many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up a ____________.

22.

1 point

A tick embedding itself into a human is an example of this symbiotic relationship ___________________.