Ecology Terminology

Which of the following lists biotic factors?

• Grass, squirrel, mushroom, soil

• Grass, squirrel, mushroom, sunlight

• Grass, squirrel, mushroom, oxygen

• Grass, squirrel, mushroom, bacteria

The land, sea and atmosphere on earth forms a

• Biosphere

• Biome

• Ecosystem

• Organism

Sunlight is an ________ factor.

• Biotic

• Abiotic

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Trees are ________.

• Biotic

• Abiotic

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Mushrooms are _________.

• Biotic

• Abiotic

The proper order, from smallest to largest, for the levels of organization is _______.

• population, community, organism, biome, ecosystem, biosphere

• organism, community, population, ecosystem, biome, biosphere

• biosphere, biome, ecosystem, community, population, organism

• organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere

Which of these subjects is MOST LIKELY to be studied in ecology?

• the method of water transport in a tree

• a comparison of muscle cells among birds & reptiles

• the circulatory system of earthworms

• the interaction between populations of wolves and deer

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

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Producer

• Autotroph

Where does the food chain START?

• with consumers that eat grass

• with the sun giving energy to producers

• with the sun giving energy to consumers

• with consumers eating other consumers

How does the predator-prey relationship affect a population?

• The predators and prey are in competition with each other.

• Usually either the predator or the prey will become extinct.

• The predator species usually has exponential growth.

• The relationship controls the population size of both species.

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