Quiz: Basic Principles Of Ecology!
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- 1.It is the study of how organisms live and how they interact with their environment.
- A.
Biology
- B.
Botany
- C.
Zoology
- D.
Ecology
- 2.It is the study of the ecology of a single species.
- A.
Autecology
- B.
Oncology
- C.
Symbiology
- D.
Synecology
- 3.It is the study of the ecology of whole communities of organisms.
- A.
Autecology
- B.
Oncology
- C.
Symbiology
- D.
Synecology
- 4.The group interacting and interbreeding organism of the same species
- A.
Community
- B.
Organism
- C.
Population
- D.
Ecosystem
- 5.This is composed of different populations living together interacting as competitors, predatorand prey, or symbiotically.
- A.
Community
- B.
Organism
- C.
Biome
- D.
Ecosystem
- 6.The thin film on the surface of the earth in which all life exists is called
- A.
Geosphere
- B.
Biosphere
- C.
Hydrosphere
- D.
Atmosphere
- 7.This area, composed of a community and the physical environment it occupies is called
- A.
Ecosystem
- B.
Biome
- C.
Biosphere
- D.
Town
- 8.Which of these sources of water is sediment rich
- A.
Drainage water
- B.
River water
- C.
Saltwater
- D.
Rainfall
- 9.These autotrophs are bacteria that obtain energy by oxidizing inorganic compounds such asammonia, nitrites, and sulfides, and they use this energy to synthesize carbohydrates.
- A.
Enzymes
- B.
Photoautotrophs
- C.
Coliform
- D.
Chemautotrophs
- 10.These autotrophs are photosynthesizers such as algae and green plants that produce most ofthe organic nutrients for the biosphere.
- A.
Enzymes
- B.
Photoautotrophs
- C.
Coliform
- D.
Chemautotrophs
- 11.They produce their own organic nutrients for themselves and other members of the community.
- A.
Autotrophs
- B.
Detritivores
- C.
Decomposers
- D.
Heterotrophs
- 12.Which is not an abiotic component of the environment?
- A.
Gases
- B.
Bacteria
- C.
Light
- D.
Soil
- 13.These are organisms that rely on detritus, the decomposing particles of organic matter, for food.
- A.
Autotrophs
- B.
Detritivores
- C.
Decomposers
- D.
Heterotrophs
- 14.They are unable to produce food, are constantly looking for source of organic nutrients fromelsewhere.
- A.
Autotrophs
- B.
Detritivores
- C.
Decomposers
- D.
Heterotrophs
- 15.The living organisms are the____________components of an ecosystem.
- A.
Biotic
- B.
Abiotic
- C.
Chemical
- D.
Social
- 16.These are animals that feed both on plants and animals.
- A.
Herbivores
- B.
Omnivores
- C.
Detritivores
- D.
Detritivores
- 17.They feed on other animals.
- A.
Herbivores
- B.
Omnivores
- C.
Omnivores
- D.
Carnivores
- 18.They are animals that graze directly on plants or algae.
- A.
Herbivores
- B.
Omnivores
- C.
Detritivores
- D.
Carnivores
- 19.They perform a very valuable service by releasing inorganic substances that are taken up byplants once more.
- A.
Herbivores
- B.
Omnivores
- C.
Decomposers
- D.
Carnivores
- 20.Earthworms and some beetles, termites, and maggots are all terrestrial .
- A.
Herbivores
- B.
Omnivores
- C.
Detritivores
- D.
Carnivores
- 21.These ecosystems obtain their water from rivers and are often extremely seasonal
- A.
Floodland
- B.
Bog
- C.
Marine wetland
- D.
Swamp and marsh
- 22.These are coastlines in the tropical and subtropical regions fringed with a strip of swamplandwhich is inundated every high tide with marine and brackish waters
- A.
Floodland
- B.
Bog
- C.
Marine wetland
- D.
Swamp and marsh
- 23.These ecosystems are found in areas of impeded drainage, where water runs off thesurrounding land and collects, or where groundwater lies close to the surface
- A.
Floodland
- B.
Bog
- C.
Marine wetland
- D.
Swamp and marsh
- 24.These ecosystems receive water only from rainfall, not from streams, rivers or groundwater.
- A.
Floodland
- B.
Bog
- C.
Marine wetland
- D.
Swamp and marsh
- 25.Lakes that are nutrient poor are describes as
- A.
Heterotrophic
- B.
Eutrophic
- C.
Oligotrophic
- D.
Autotrophic
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