Ecology Unit Test Study Guide

What is a habitat?

• A place where an organism lives

• A type of plant

• A scientific instrument

• A weather pattern

Give an example of an ABIOTIC factor.

• Tree

• Sunlight

• Fish

• Bacteria

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What is the correct sequence order of ecological levels, starting with the smallest?

• Species, Community, Population, Ecosystem

• Population, Species, Ecosystem, Community

• Species, Community, Ecosystem, Population

• Species, Population, Community, Ecosystem

What is a population?

• A group of individuals of the same species living in the same area

• A type of economic activity

• A measurement of land area

• A statistical technique for data analysis

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What is a community?

• All populations in the ecosystem

• A single individual

• All living and non-living things in an area

• All of the species living in an area

What are things you would find in a community?

• All of the biotic factors

• a single species

• all living and non-living things in the area

• only abiotic factors

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What level includes biotic and abiotic factors and is grouped by climate and vegetation?

• Biosphere

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Population

What is the first level of organization to include abiotic factors?

• population

• Ecosystem

• Community

• individual

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What will most likely happen to the prey population if the predator population dies off?

• The prey population will decrease significantly

• The prey population will increase significantly

• The prey population will remain unchanged

• The ecosystem will become more biodiverse

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What happens when the death-rate is lower than birth-rate?

• The population decreases

• The population remains stable

• The population increases

• It has no effect on the population

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