Biology Quiz: Ecosystems and Ecology
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What term is used to describe the process of plants releasing water vapor into the air?

  • Precipitation
  • Transpiration (correct)
  • Evaporation
  • Respiration

What is the primary source of carbon released into the atmosphere due to human activities?

  • Deforestation
  • Industrial processes
  • Burning fossil fuels
  • All of the above (correct)

What is the term used to describe the study of organisms and their interactions with the environment?

  • Ecology (correct)
  • Biology
  • Environmental Science
  • Conservation

What is the term used to describe the region of the planet that can support life?

<p>Biosphere (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the group of organisms that can interbreed?

<p>Species (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the non-living factors in an ecosystem?

<p>Abiotic (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of interactions among living things and their physical environment?

<p>Ecology (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the outer shell of the Earth composed of?

<p>Crust and rigid outer mantle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a group of different species that live in one particular area?

<p>Community (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the place on earth where life exists?

<p>Biosphere (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a number of the same species living in one particular area at the same time?

<p>Population (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the area where an organism lives?

<p>Habitat (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

<p>To break down large molecules into smaller parts (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the path by which energy passes from one living thing to another?

<p>Food chain (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do producers use to make their own food?

<p>Energy from the sun (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the role an organism plays in its environment, including its relationships with other species?

<p>Niche (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the entire range of physical and biological conditions in which an organism lives?

<p>Niche (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for all the different populations in an area?

<p>Community (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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