Ecology Chapter 4 Test Review

What is the primary source of energy in most ecosystems?

Who are the organisms most likely to belong to the same species?

Which of the following statements about an organism's habitat is not true?

Some organisms are more likely to survive because they:

An organism is resistant to a chemical if it has:

What is the process of two species changing genetically in response to long-term interactions called?

For evolution to occur in a population, individuals with a trait that is naturally selected for must:

How many kingdoms do most scientists classify organisms into?

Which of the following animals is successful because it moves quickly, reproduces rapidly, and has a waterproof external skeleton?

Which organisms convert nitrogen in the air into a form plants can use?

Most land animals depend on angiosperms for:

Which factors describe soil and temperature in an ecosystem?

What best describes a population?

One way that bacteria and fungi are important to the environment is that they:

Which of the following is not a biotic factor in an ecosystem?

Single-celled organisms with cell walls but no nuclei are called:

Which two kingdoms contain organisms that can use energy from the sun to make food?

Which of the following characteristics is usually shared by bacteria, fungi, and plants?

A gymnosperm is a(n):

If an insect can no longer be killed by a particular insecticide, it has developed a(n) _______ to the chemical.

Most bacteria belong to the kingdom:

The initial source of food in most ocean and freshwater ecosystems is _____

The initial source of food in most land ecosystems is _____

Pine trees and other conifers are classified as _____ because they are woody plants, the seeds of which are not enclosed in fruits.

The living and once living parts of an ecosystem, including all the plants and animals, are _____ factors in the ecosystem.

The nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as rocks, light, air, and temperature, are _____ factors in the ecosystem.

The place where an organism lives and has the resources it needs is called its:

Darwin proposed that _______ is the mechanism for ________, the change in the genetic characteristics of a population from one generation to the next.

An inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of survival and reproduction in a certain environment is a(n) _____

Bacteria are members of the _______ or _______ kingdoms.

Unlike other organisms, _____ do not have cell nuclei.

Yeasts that make bread rise belong to the _____ kingdom.

The one-celled organisms that cause malaria belong to the _____ kingdom.

Many-celled organisms that have cell walls and make their own food are known as:

Match the two groups of plants based on their seed production:

Animals that lack backbones are called:

Animals that have backbones are called:

Athlete's foot is a disease caused by:

Create your own definition of community using your local community as an example.