Ecology Test Review

What is Ecology?

• The study of how organisms interact with each other and their physical environment
• The study of the importance of different ecosystems
• The study of all known living organisms
• The study of zoo animals and their habitats

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Which is the smallest living level of organization?

• Organelle
• Organism
• Biomolecule
• Cell
• Tissue

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A pod of dolphins is an example of what?

• An ecosystem
• A community
• A population
• An organism
• An organ system

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of life?

• Homeostasis
• Metabolism
• Immunity
• Evolution

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Which of these descriptions is for the term "community"?

• All of the populations of different species in a given area at a given time.
• All of the ecosystems in the world.
• All of the same species living in a given area at a given time.
• All of the populations in a given area, their physical environment and the influence of abiotic factors.

Which ecological level of organization is shown in the image?

• Community
• Population
• Biome
• Biosphere

10. The list below shows some biotic and some abiotic factors that can influence communities. Check all of the ABIOTIC factors in the list.

• Temperature
• Rainfall
• Plants
• Sunlight
• Predators

Which statement best describes the word "autotroph"?

• An organism that makes its own food
• An organism that consumes other organisms to get energy
• An organism that requires no intake of energy

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Only __% of energy stored in one trophic level ends up as biomass in the next trophic level.

• 1
• 10
• 100
• 1000

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What is the name of this type of diagram?

• Food chain
• Food web
• Food pyramid
• Energy pyramid

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