Test Your Knowledge in Ecology

Question 1

1/11

What is the study of the relationships between organisms and their environments?

Biology

Ecology

Geology

Chemistry

Answer

Respiration

Answer

Transpiration

Answer

Fermentation

Answer

Rainforest

Answer

All living organisms in an area

Answer

All ecosystems in a region

Answer

All interacting biotic and abiotic factors in an area

Answer

Sustainability

Answer

Adaptation

Answer

Temperature

Answer

Commensalism

Answer

Parasitism

Answer

Wind energy

Answer

Solar energy

Answer

Hydroelectric power

Answer

Increase energy consumption

Answer

Clear more forests

Answer

Use disposable products

Question 2

2/11

Which of the following is an example of a primary consumer?

Deer

Wolf

Eagle

Grass

Question 3

3/11

What is the process by which plants use sunlight to synthesize food?

Photosynthesis

Question 4

4/11

Which of the following biomes is characterized by low temperatures and little precipitation?

Desert

Grassland

Tundra

Question 5

5/11

What is the term for a community of organisms and their physical environment?

Biosphere

Ecosystem

Biome

Habitat

Question 6

6/11

Which of the following best describes a population?

All individuals of a single species in an area

Question 7

7/11

What is the term for the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

Biodiversity

Evolution

Question 8

8/11

Which of the following is a biotic factor in an ecosystem?

Water

Sunlight

Trees

Question 9

9/11

What type of symbiotic relationship benefits both species involved?

Predation

Mutualism

Question 10

10/11

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

Coal

Question 11

11/11

What is one way to reduce our ecological footprint?

Reduce waste production