30 Questions
What is the scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and the environment?
Ecology
What is the term for the combined portions of the planet where all life exists?
Biosphere
What is the term for a group of organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring?
Species
What are the physical, non-living factors that influence an ecosystem?
Abiotic Factors
What is the term for a collection of all organisms that live in a particular place together with their non-living environment?
Ecosystem
What provides populations of wildlife with food, water, shelter, and space?
Habitat
What is the term for the full range of physical and biological conditions in which an organism lives?
Niche
What is the process of water moving from the ground into the soil called?
Infiltration
Which of the following is NOT a part of the water cycle?
Photosynthesis
What is the term for the process by which plants produce food from sunlight or chemicals?
Photosynthesis
What is the flow of energy through an ecosystem necessary for?
The ability to sustain life
What is the waste product released by plants into the atmosphere?
O2
What is the term for an ecosystem that is very small, such as an aquarium?
Microcosm
What is the term for a species that has a significant impact on a community despite not being abundant?
Keystone species
What is the term for a harmless species that mimics an unpalatable or harmful species?
Batesian mimicry
What is the term for the process by which energy is transferred through an ecosystem?
Energy flow
What is the term for two or more unpalatable species that resemble each other?
Müllerian mimicry
What is the term for a group of organisms living in a community, along with all the abiotic factors they interact with?
Ecosystem
What is the process by which energy from light is converted to chemical energy?
Photosynthesis
What is the term for the amount of energy available to consumers in an ecosystem?
Net primary production
Which of the following organisms feed on dead organic matter?
Decomposers
What is the percentage of production transferred from one trophic level to the next?
5-20%
What is the term for the amount of energy converted to biomass by consumers during a given period of time?
Secondary production
Which of the following is NOT a type of consumer?
Autotrophs
What does a pyramid of net production represent?
The loss of energy with each transfer in a food chain
What happens to toxins in a food web?
They become more concentrated at higher trophic levels
What is species diversity?
The variety of species in an ecosystem or throughout the biosphere
What is an endangered species?
A species that is in danger of becoming extinct throughout its range
What is biological magnification?
The concentration of toxins at higher trophic levels of a food web
What is ecosystem diversity?
The variety of ecosystems in the biosphere
Learn about the fundamentals of ecology, including the definition of ecology, biosphere, and levels of organization in an ecosystem. Understand the differences between species, population, and community in ecology.
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