Ecology - Chapter 1 & 2 Practice Test

Which of the following means "non-living"?

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Individuals of the same species that live together are called a...

• Species

• Community

• Population

• Landscape

An attribute of an organism, such as behavior, morphology, or physiology is...

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Allele

• Adaptation

Which of the following is an organism that obtains its energy exclusively from other organisms?

• Producer

• Mixotroph

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

An organism that lives within and consumes the tissue of a living host, eventually killing it, is a

• Detritivore

• Parasitoid

• Parasite

• Predator

This type of interaction between species is detrimental to both species involved.

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Competition

Which of the following describes an organism's niche?

• The place or physical setting in which an organism lives

• The range of biotic and abiotic conditions that an organism can tolerate

• The change in the frequency of genes in a population over time

• A characteristic of an organism that makes it well suited to its environment

Which of the following is not an example of a greenhouse gas?

• Nitrogen (N₂)

• Carbon Dioxide (CO₂)

• Water vapor (H₂O)

• Methane (CH₄)

An object with high albedo reflects...

• More sunlight

• Less sunlight

This atmospheric circulation pattern appears closest to the equator.

• Polar cell

• Ferrel cell

• Hadley cell