Ecology Practice Quiz

What is the smallest level of organization in ecology?

• Population

• Organism

• Community

• Ecosystem

Which level of organization includes all different populations in a particular area?

• Biome

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Population

What term describes the maximum number of individuals that an environment can support?

• Exponential Growth

• Carrying Capacity

• Logistic Growth

• Limiting Factors

Which type of growth is characterized by a J-shaped curve?

• Logistic Growth

• Exponential Growth

• Carrying Capacity

• Climax Community

What type of growth occurs when resources are limited, leading to an S-shaped curve?

• Exponential Growth

• Logistic Growth

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

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Which of the following is an example of mutualism?

• A tick feeding on a dog

• A bee pollinating a flower

• A lion hunting a zebra

• A bird nesting in a tree without harming it

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What is the term for a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed?

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Predation

Which of the following is an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?

• Plants

• Animals

• Water

• Bacteria

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What is the term for the role or function of an organism in its environment?

• Niche

• Habitat

• Biome

• Ecosystem

Which of the following is a biotic factor in an ecosystem?

• Temperature

• Soil

• Light

• Trees

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