Chapter 4 Quiz

The idea that no two species within an ecosystem can occupy the exact same niche

• niche overlap
• niche differentiation
• competitive exclusion
• niche decay

An organism's _________ is defined as the environment in which it lives.

• habitat
• niche
• social structure
• ecosystem

An abiotic factor is something that is _____________.

• Deadly

• Living

• Non-living

• Successful

A biotic factor is something that is ________________.

• Helpful

• Living

• Non-living

• Temporary

A lion eating a zebra is an example of:

• predation

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

A bee eating the flower's nectar and picking up the flower's pollen

• predation

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

A tick living on the body of a deer

• predation

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

What is the order of succession shown in this figure?

• A, B, C, D
• B, A, D, C
• C, D, A, B
• D, A, B, C

The desert receives about as much rainfall as the

• tundra

• tropical forest

• grassland

• taiga

Which biome has the greatest diversity of living things?

• tundra

• taiga

• tropical forest

• deciduous forest