This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ecology Environment > Studies > Ecology And Environment – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ecology And Environment Quiz 37 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Primary succession takes place in an area where- A) No soil or organisms were previously present. B) Wildfires removed existing prairie grass species. C) Large organisms outcompete smaller organisms. D) Weeds grow in a garden next to vegetables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No soil or organisms were previously present. 2. The first organisms that appear in an ecological community A) Ecological succession. B) Primary succession. C) Secondary succession. D) Pioneer speciles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pioneer speciles. 3. Nutrients pass through cycles A) Only within ecosystems. B) Only between ecosystems. C) Both within and between ecosystems. D) Only within organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both within and between ecosystems. 4. Recently, a family of bobcats moved into an area with a large rabbit population. What changes may occur in the ecosystem? A) The rabbit population may increase. B) The rabbit population may decrease. C) The rabbit population may increase first, then decrease. D) The rabbit population will remain the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The rabbit population may decrease. 5. Any living or non-living feature that restricts the number of individuals in a population. A) Carrying capacity. B) Limiting factor. C) Sample count. D) Competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limiting factor. 6. This type of succession occurs after a forest fire A) Primary succession. B) Secondary succession. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary succession. 7. A park is home to a large number of robins, squirrels and rabbits. The robins and squirrels live in the park's trees. The robins feed on earthworms and insects that live on the ground. The squirrels eat the acorns produced by the park's oak trees. The rabbits hide in the bushes and feed on the grass. Which factor would negatively impact the number of rabbits living in the park? A) Collecting acorns off the ground. B) Planting more trees. C) Removing park bushes. D) Removing the squirrels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Removing park bushes. 8. All the alligators in the same area are an example of a(n) ..... A) Organism. B) Community. C) Population. D) Group. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population. 9. A population includes all A) Members of one species in an area. B) Living organisms in an area. C) Members of a certain species. D) Species that occur in an area. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Members of one species in an area. 10. Illustrates the simple energy flow in a community A) Food web. B) Food chain. C) Trophic structure. D) Biomass pyramid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Food chain. 11. Which of these is one cause of deforestation? ..... A) Urbanization. B) Buying a chirstmas tree during the holidays. C) Overbreeding birds in the wild. D) Cutting down the tree in your backyard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Urbanization. 12. What sport did Mr. Mitchell not play in High School? A) Rugby. B) Track. C) Football. D) Wrestling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Track. 13. Which list includes only abiotic factors? A) Soil, water, air, and sunlight. B) Ducks, fish, soil, and water. C) Humidity, temperature, rodents, and grasses. D) Trees, flowering plants, mosses, and ferns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soil, water, air, and sunlight. 14. Which of the following is the highest level of organization within the environment? A) Population. B) Organism. C) Ecosystem. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biosphere. 15. An individual living thing A) Organism. B) Species. C) Population. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organism. 16. An organism that is NOT native to a particular region is called A) Invasive. B) Endemic. C) Natural. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Invasive. 17. Bacteria fix nitrogen on plant roots. Plant roots provide sugar to bacteria. This is an example of A) Mutualism. B) Parasitism. C) Commensalism. D) Competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mutualism. 18. One of any living thing A) Omnivores. B) Limiting factor. C) Abiotic. D) Organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Organism. 19. How could deforestation affect the atmosphere? A) It could lead to an increase in carbon dioxide causing an increase in global temperatures. B) It could lead to a decrease in carbon dioxide causing a decrease in global temperatures. C) It could lead to an increase in carbon dioxide causing a decrease in global temperatures. D) It could lead to a decrease in carbon dioxide causing an increase in global temperatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It could lead to an increase in carbon dioxide causing an increase in global temperatures. 20. Humans depend on the environment for? A) Clothing. B) Internet. C) Electricity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clothing. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEcology Environment 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 8Ecology And Environment Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books