This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ecology Environment > Studies > Ecology And Environment – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ecology And Environment Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Group of interacting population s that live in the same geographic area A) Ecosystem. B) Community. C) Biosphere. D) Habitat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Community. 2. The process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce with more success than less well adapted individuals do A) Evolution. B) Natural selection. C) Adaptation. D) Artificial selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural selection. 3. In landfills, leachate means ..... A) A toxic, liquid substance created when water filters through waste materials at a landfill and leaches out, or extracts, toxic substances from them. B) Trash on top of the ground. C) Chemicals in the air at landfills. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A toxic, liquid substance created when water filters through waste materials at a landfill and leaches out, or extracts, toxic substances from them. 4. An organism that cannot adapt to changes in the environment will most likely- A) Produce more offspring. B) Die. C) Change its traits to survive. D) Store more food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Die. 5. Symbiotic relationship in which one organisms benefits and the other organism is not affected A) Invasive (non-native) species. B) Mutualism. C) Nitrogen fixation. D) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commensalism. 6. A biotic factor consists of A) Living organisms. B) Non living things. C) Both living and non living organisms. D) Ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Living organisms. 7. A population of goldfish living in a bowl has no predators, no diseases, and unlimited food. Which of the following factors most likely caused the population to stop growing? A) Amount of food. B) Amount of space. C) Amount of air. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amount of space. 8. Hardin's "Tragedy of the Commons" essay addresses the conflicts associated with what environmental challenge? A) Preventing pollution. B) Preserving biodiversity. C) Curbing overpopulation. D) Protecting shared resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protecting shared resources. 9. What is a pioneer species? A) Pioneer means first-so it must be the first thing to grow where nothing has grown before. B) Pioneer means last-it's the last thing in an ecosystem. C) Pioneer has to do with covered wagons and traveling west during the 1800s. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pioneer means first-so it must be the first thing to grow where nothing has grown before. 10. Many common products, such as wooden furniture, paper, and books, are made from trees. Which of the following is a likely consequence of humans cutting down a forest in order to make use of the natural resources there? A) Thedecrease of chemical runoff into the oceans. B) Increasedacid rain. C) Theincrease of light pollution in cities. D) Thedestruction of habitats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thedestruction of habitats. 11. Remoras ride along on sharks and eat scraps from shark meals; the sharks neither benefit nor are they harmed. What is this an example of? A) Mutualism. B) Commensalism. C) Parasitism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commensalism. 12. A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unharmed. A) Commensalism. B) Mutualism. C) Apex predator. D) Parasitism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commensalism. 13. What is the result of the pioneer species in Primary Succession? A) Kills the dead materials after a disaster. B) Creates soil. C) Feeds animals. D) Puts fresh oxygen into the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creates soil. 14. Largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support ..... A) Carrying capacity. B) Population crash. C) Lag phase. D) Mutualism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carrying capacity. 15. Kudzu in North Carolina has taken over the majority of plant life. This is known as an ..... species. A) Native. B) Predator. C) Invasive. D) Enemy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Invasive. 16. A man made, underwater structure that promotes the growth of reef dwelling aquatic organisms. A) Corral reefs. B) Artificial reefs. C) Organisms. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artificial reefs. 17. A squirrel makes a change to its environment when it- A) Climbs a tree. B) Digs a hole to bury an acorn. C) Collects acorns. D) Jumps from tree to tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Digs a hole to bury an acorn. 18. What do ecosystems have that the other three levels of organization do not have? A) Living things. B) Biotic factors. C) Abiotic factors. D) Organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abiotic factors. 19. An unwanted change in the environment that is caused by substances or forms of energy A) Renewable resource. B) Non-renewable resource. C) Pollution. D) Point-source pollutant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollution. 20. What is an example of an omnivore? A) Human. B) Deer. C) Hawk. D) Lion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human. ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books