This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Forest Ecology > Forest Ecology And Ecosystems – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Forest Ecology And Ecosystems Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below. Every organism in the forest can be put in one of three categories, ..... producer, decomposer, or consumer. A) Namely. B) Although. C) As a result. D) Earlier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Namely. 2. Which type of forest most likely contains the greatest variety of habitats? A) Old-growth forests. B) Even-aged stands. C) Plantations. D) Monocultures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Old-growth forests. 3. Deforestation is particularly harmful in arid regions because it can lead to A) Desertification. B) A massive loss of biodiversity. C) Loss of jobs. D) A decrease in greenhouse gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desertification. 4. The greatest threat to the success of a species is A) Environmental pollution. B) Loss of habbitat. C) Poaching. D) Hunting. E) Introduction of new predators into the natural habitat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loss of habbitat. 5. Joey was walking through a forest and looked up to see a monkey being chased by a panther. Which type of forest was he most likely visiting? A) Rainforest. B) Deciduous. C) Coniferous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rainforest. 6. What is another name for autotrophs? A) Decomposer. B) Consumer. C) Producer. D) Heterotroph. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Producer. 7. Screech owls nest in holes in trees. They eat mice and crickets. Where would a screech owl most likely live? A) Tundra. B) Estaury. C) Forest. D) Rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forest. 8. ..... are living things that can make their own energy out of non-living resources all around them, like oxygen and water. A) Producers. B) Consumers. C) Decomposers. D) Heterotrophs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producers. 9. Which phrase is true for private logging operations? A) Produces a monoculture. B) Produces trees of different ages. C) Produces trees of different species. D) Leads to high biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Produces a monoculture. 10. How do lichens contribute to primary succession? A) Lichens decompose organic matter from animals and plants. B) Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil. C) Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil. 11. Which forest ecosystem has all four seasons? A) Taiga (Coniferous Forest). B) Deciduous Forest. C) Rainforest. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deciduous Forest. 12. Natural disasters such as flooding and tornadoes are linked to ..... A) Primary. B) Secondary. C) Old field. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary. 13. Tropical forests in the Amazon Basin and other South American countries are primarily being cleared or burned for A) Cattle grazing and soybean plantations. B) Biodiesel for motor vehicles. C) Coffee and spice plantations. D) Oil palm and paper pulp plantations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cattle grazing and soybean plantations. 14. ..... get their nutrients from other organisms or from waste matter. A) Producers. B) Decomposers. C) Consumers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decomposers. 15. In an ecosystem, different organisms interact with each other. What evidence from the passage supports this statement? A) Plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide in a process called photosynthesis. B) Forest ecosystems cover about a quarter, or one-fourth, of the total land surface in the world. C) Producers are living things that can make their own energy out of non-living resources. D) A deer decomposing in the soil provides food for bacteria and nutrients for plants to grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A deer decomposing in the soil provides food for bacteria and nutrients for plants to grow. 16. Taiga is a biome consisting of evergreen trees (conifers). Where is taiga found? A) Northern parts of Mexico. B) Midwestern states such as Kansas. C) Northeastern states such as Maine. D) Southwestern parts of Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Southwestern parts of Canada. 17. High average daily temperature and heavy annual precipitation are found in a A) Taiga (Coniferous Forest). B) Deciduous Forest. C) Rainforest. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rainforest. 18. What is this passage mainly about? A) The differences between oxygen and carbon dioxide. B) Different kinds of consumers and the reasons they are "at the top of the food chain". C) Different organisms in a forest ecosystem and how they interact. D) What happens when the ecology of a forest is thrown off-balance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Different organisms in a forest ecosystem and how they interact. 19. Fire releases ..... back into the soil, making it more fertile. A) Water. B) Gases. C) Nutrients. D) Seeds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nutrients. 20. Which would not be an example of a producer? A) Worm. B) Moss. C) Algae. D) Tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Worm. Next →Related QuizzesForest Ecology And Ecosystems Quiz 2Forest Ecology And Ecosystems Quiz 3 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books