This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Ecology Environment > Studies > Ecology And Environment – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ecology And Environment Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How is it possible for a carbon atom to become part of a fossil fuel? A) It is part of decomposing plant and animal matter are under pressure for millions of years. B) It is transformed by lava that hits the earth's surface. C) It is changed when it reaches the atmosphere. D) Water can change carbon into a fossil fuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is part of decomposing plant and animal matter are under pressure for millions of years. 2. What types of organisms always occupy the base of an energy pyramid? A) Producers. B) Predators. C) Consumers. D) Herbivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producers. 3. Most of the energy that supports life on Earth comes from A) Animals. B) Protein. C) Sunlight. D) Chemicals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sunlight. 4. Largest population an environment can support at any time. A) Indicator Species. B) Limiting Capacity. C) Limiting Factors. D) Carrying Capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carrying Capacity. 5. An old growth forest with lots of species of organisms; a MATURE forest A) Climax community. B) Biodiversity. C) Habitat. D) Limiting factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climax community. 6. According to the law of supply and demand, reduced oil production leads to A) Lower demand for oil. B) Lower oil prices. C) Higher prices for oil. D) Exploration of new fuel sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Higher prices for oil. 7. What is not an abiotic factor? A) Dirt. B) Sun. C) Air. D) Trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trees. 8. A waste-to-energy incinerator creates heat and electricity by burning ..... A) Trash. B) Waste. C) Garbage. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 9. The ..... was not a direct result of the Industrial Revolution A) Over hunting of large mammals. B) Shift in the use of fossil fuels. C) Growth of cities. D) Improved quality of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over hunting of large mammals. 10. A stable ecosystem can have high biodiversity because each species in that ecosystem A) Occupies a different niche. B) Lives in a different biosphere. C) Inhabits a different environment. D) Is part of a different community. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Occupies a different niche. 11. Nesting birds often space themselves evenly from other nests. This pattern is called A) Clumped dispersion. B) Uniform dispersion. C) Random dispersion. D) Scatter dispersion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uniform dispersion. 12. When all of the biotic and abiotic factors are working together, this is an example of a(n) A) Ecosystem. B) Community. C) Population. D) Organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecosystem. 13. Which of the following is not a condition of sustainability? A) Using resources without regard to the effects on the environment. B) Supporting long-term ecological balance. C) Considering ways of not being harmful to the environment. D) Avoiding depleting natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using resources without regard to the effects on the environment. 14. If we ..... our own water bottles, we can help reduce plastic pollution. A) Bring. B) Will bring. C) Brought. D) Are bringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bring. 15. More than one species living and interacting in the same area. A) Community. B) Organism. C) Ecosystem. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Community. 16. Population size is ..... A) A measurement of population per unit area. B) All the inhabitants of a particular area. C) The actual number of individuals in a population. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The actual number of individuals in a population. 17. All of the organisms living in an area together with their physical environment A) Ecosystem. B) Community. C) Biome. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecosystem. 18. What does a Secondary Consumer eat? A) Secondary Consumers. B) Primary Consumers. C) Tertiary Consumers. D) Producers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary Consumers. 19. The part of the environment that is made up of non-living things; things that were never living. A) Community. B) Biosphere. C) Abiotic. D) Biotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abiotic. 20. The ocean ecosystem has a high sustainability because of- A) Green plants growing on the bottom. B) Predator/prey relationships. C) The large variety of different organisms. D) Strong, persistent currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The large variety of different organisms. 21. The study of interactions that occur among organisms and their environment is ..... A) Ecology. B) Symbiosis. C) Ecosystem. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecology. 22. If a frog is the prey, what could be the predator? A) Snail. B) Grass. C) Insect. D) Snake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Snake. 23. What is Ecological Succession? A) The change an ecosystem experiences over time. B) The cycle of a tomato plant. C) Competition between plants in a society. D) A natural disaster such as a flood or fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The change an ecosystem experiences over time. 24. Which term refers to the job an organism plays within its environment? A) Ecology. B) Niche. C) Habitat. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Niche. 25. A substance that makes land, water or air dirty and not safe to use A) Conserve. B) Deforestation. C) Pollute. D) Pollutant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pollutant. 26. Which is an example of a population? A) Different kinds of bacteria. B) A group of fish and sharks. C) Deer, bear, and rabbits. D) A herd of cattle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A herd of cattle. 27. In a grassland ecosystem, lions prey on wildebeest. The population of lions has declined steadily because of illegal hunting. What will most likely happen to the population of wildebeest? A) The wildebeest population will increase. B) The wildebeest population will decrease. C) The wildebeest population will remian the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The wildebeest population will increase. 28. Which statement describes the flow of matter and energy in decomposers? A) A decomposer digests living organisms to produce energy, water, and carbon dioxide. B) A decomposer uses carbon dioxide, water, and energy from the sun to produce oxygen and sugars. C) A decomposer consumes dead or dying organisms to produce oxygen and sugars. D) A decomposer breaks down decaying matter to produce energy and release nutrients back into the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A decomposer breaks down decaying matter to produce energy and release nutrients back into the environment. 29. What is predation? A) When one organism captures and feeds on another. B) When two organisms benefit each other. C) When an organism eats a plant. D) An organism that eats other animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When one organism captures and feeds on another. 30. In an ecosystem, refers to the unique ways an organism survives, obtains food and shelter, and avoids danger A) Predator. B) Organism. C) Niche. D) Biotic factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Niche. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEcology Environment QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesEcology And Environment Quiz 1Ecology And Environment Quiz 2Ecology And Environment Quiz 3Ecology And Environment Quiz 4Ecology And Environment Quiz 5Ecology And Environment Quiz 6Ecology And Environment Quiz 7Ecology And Environment Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books