Ecology Chapter 5.1 - 5.3
  • 1. An organism is defined as
A) A virus
B) An abiotic factor
C) A factor that affects animals
D) A living thing
  • 2. The study of the interactions between living and non-living things in their environment is called
A) Ecology
B) Physiology
C) Virology
D) Geology
  • 3. A population is:
A) The number of inhabitants of living things in an area
B) The number of inhabitants of the same species in the same place
C) None of the above
D) Only applies to humans
  • 4. Another name for a plant is:
A) An autotroph
B) An omnivore
C) A heterotroph
D) A consumer
  • 5. An autotroph is:
A) A type of bacteria
B) An organism that needs to consume other organisms to survive
C) An organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis
D) None of the above
  • 6. A heterotroph is:
A) Another name for all plants
B) An organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis
C) An organism that needs to consume other organisms to survive
D) None of the above
  • 7. Another name for a consumer is:
A) Plants
B) None of the above
C) An autotroph
D) A heterotroph
  • 8. A consumer that only eats plants is called a:
A) Carnivore
B) Herbivore
C) Omnivore
D) Detritivore
  • 9. A consumer that eats plants and other consumers is called a:
A) Carnivore
B) Omnivore
C) Herbivore
D) Detritivore
  • 10. An organisms role in an ecosystem is known as its
A) Symbiosis
B) Quadrat
C) Niche
D) Competition
  • 11. A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit is called
A) Mutualism
B) Commensalism
C) Predator/Prey
D) Parasitism
  • 12. A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is harms is known as:
A) Competitors
B) Mutualism
C) Parasitism
D) Commensalism
  • 13. A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is neither harmed or benefits is known as:
A) Predator/Prey
B) Mutualism
C) Commensalism
D) Parasitism
  • 14. The close relationship between two different species is known as:
A) Competition
B) Ecological Niche
C) Symbiotic relationships
D) Abiotic Factor
  • 15. Water, Soil, Temperature and light are examples of:
A) Biotic factors
B) Abiotic factors
C) Ecological factors
  • 16. A sampling technique that counts the number of organisms in a square randomly placed in a study ecosystem is called:
A) Quadrat
B) Transect
C) Catch and release
D) Niche
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