Ecology Vocabulary Quiz

What is a community of interacting organisms and their physical environment called?

• Biodiversity

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

• Population

The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem is known as ______.

• Ecosystem

• Biodiversity

• Habitat

• Population

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A system of interdependent food chains in an ecosystem is called a ______.

• Food Web

• Habitat

• Population

• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The natural environment where an organism lives and thrives is known as what?

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• Biodiversity

• Population

A group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area is called a ______.

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Habitat

• Biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What term describes the maximum population size an environment can support sustainably?

• Carrying Capacity

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

An industry or activity devoted to catching, processing, or selling fish or shellfish is known as ______.

• Aquaculture

• Fishery

• Sustainable Fishing

• Bycatch

The farming of aquatic organisms, such as fish, shellfish, and algae, is called what?

• Fishery

• Aquaculture

• Bycatch

• Overfishing

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Harvesting fish in ways that do not deplete fish populations or harm the environment is known as ______.

• Overfishing

• Bycatch

• Sustainable Fishing

• Fishery

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Catching fish at a rate faster than they can reproduce, leading to population decline, is called what?

• Overfishing

• Bycatch

• Sustainable Fishing

• Fishery

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5