Quiz about Ecology Vocab

Question 1

All of the living parts of an ecosystem are _________.

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biotic

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biology

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abiotic

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biography

Question 2

What are the nonliving parts of the ecosystem? This includes temperature, water, sunlight, air, and soil.

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abiotic factors

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biotic factors

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communities

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microorganisms

Question 3

How do producers obtain energy?

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They conduct photosynthesis.

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They consume plants.

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They consume primary consumers.

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They consume secondary consumers.

Question 4

Organisms that feed on both living producers and other consumers.

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Omnivores

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Carnivores

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Herbivores

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Detritivores

Question 5

An animal that eats other animals is a (an)....

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carnivore

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omnivore

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herbivore

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decomposer

Question 6

__________ is an organism that only eats plants for energy.

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Herbivore

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Carnivore

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Omnivore

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Terivore

Question 7

__________ is an organism that only eats meat for energy.

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Carnivore

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Omnivore

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Borivore

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Herbivore

Question 8

Producer or consumer?

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Producer

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Consumer

Question 9

Producer or consumer?

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Consumer

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Producer

Question 10

Where do plants get energy?

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The sun

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The soil

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The water

Question 11

What are the ecological levels of organization from smallest to the largest?

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organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere

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organism, community, population, ecosystem, biome, biosphere

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organism, population, community, biome, ecosystem, ecosphere.

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organism, community, population, biome, ecosystem, ecosphere

Question 12

A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area are called a/an ________.

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population

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community

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habitat

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ecosystem

Question 13

All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.

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ecosystem

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community

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habitat

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population

Question 14

What is the name for an animal that hunts and eats other animals?

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predator

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prey

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mean

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decomposer

Question 15

An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism

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Prey

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Predator

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Competition

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Adaptation

Question 16

What is this called?

Accepted Answer

Food Web

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Food Chain

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Abiotic Factors

Question 17

What is this called?

Accepted Answer

Food Chain

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Food Web

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Abiotic Factors

Question 18

What does a Primary Consumer eat?

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Producers

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Tertiary Consumers

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Secondary Consumers

Question 19

In a food web, arrows point at:

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who gets energy.

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who gets eaten.

Question 20

How do producers obtain energy?

Accepted Answer

They conduct photosynthesis.

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They consume plants.

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They consume primary consumers.

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They consume secondary consumers.

Question 21

What is it called when a group of the same organisms living together in the same place at the same time?

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A population

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An organism

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A community

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A biome

Question 22

What is it called when you have groups of different populations along with their abiotic factors?

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An ecosystem

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An organism

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A population

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A community

Question 23

What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?

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sunlight

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carbohydrates

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water

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carbon

Question 24

The image provided is an example of a(n):

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Carnivore

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Herbivore

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Producer

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Autotroph

Question 25

A biotic factor is...

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any living factor in an ecosystem

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any nonliving factor in an ecosystem

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a robot in an ecosystem

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a type of rock

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