Ecology Chapter 5.1

Ecology Chapter 5.1 - 5.3

1. An organism is defined as

A) A living thing
B) An abiotic factor
C) A virus
D) A factor that affects animals

2. The study of the interactions between living and non-living things in their environment is called

A) Ecology
B) Virology
C) Physiology
D) Geology

3. A population is:

A) Only applies to humans
B) The number of inhabitants of living things in an area
C) The number of inhabitants of the same species in the same place
D) None of the above

4. Another name for a plant is:

A) A heterotroph
B) An autotroph
C) A consumer
D) An omnivore

5. An autotroph is:

A) An organism that needs to consume other organisms to survive
B) A type of bacteria
C) None of the above
D) An organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis

6. A heterotroph is:

A) None of the above
B) Another name for all plants
C) An organism that needs to consume other organisms to survive
D) An organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis

7. Another name for a consumer is:

A) Plants
B) A heterotroph
C) An autotroph
D) None of the above

8. A consumer that only eats plants is called a:

A) Herbivore
B) Omnivore
C) Detritivore
D) Carnivore

9. A consumer that eats plants and other consumers is called a:

A) Carnivore
B) Herbivore
C) Omnivore
D) Detritivore

10. An organisms role in an ecosystem is known as its

A) Competition
B) Niche
C) Symbiosis
D) Quadrat

11. A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit is called

A) Commensalism
B) Predator/Prey
C) Parasitism
D) Mutualism

12. A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is harms is known as:

A) Parasitism
B) Commensalism
C) Competitors
D) Mutualism

13. A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is neither harmed or benefits is known as:

A) Commensalism
B) Predator/Prey
C) Parasitism
D) Mutualism

14. The close relationship between two different species is known as:

A) Competition
B) Abiotic Factor
C) Symbiotic relationships
D) Ecological Niche

15. Water, Soil, Temperature and light are examples of:

A) Abiotic factors
B) Ecological factors
C) Biotic factors

16. A sampling technique that counts the number of organisms in a square randomly placed in a study ecosystem is called:

A) Catch and release
B) Transect
C) Niche
D) Quadrat

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