ECOLOGY QUIZ
Multiple Choice
Instructions: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the letter of your choice.
1.) What is ecology?
A) The study of relationships between living things and their environment
B) The study of economics and business management
C) The study of human anatomy and physiology
D) The study of weather patterns and climate
2.) Which of the following is NOT an importance of ecology?
A) Conservation of environment
B) Resource allocation
C) Energy consumption
D) Promotion of industrial development
3.) According to Barry Commoner, what is the first law of ecology?
A) Everything is connected to everything else
B) Everything must go somewhere
C) Nature knows best
D) There is no such thing as a free lunch
4.) What is the primary focus of study in ecology?
A) Individual organisms
B) Human societies
C) Economic systems
D) Ecosystems
5.) Which level of ecological organization includes populations of different species
living together?
A) Individual
B) Community
C) Ecosystem
D) Biome
6.) What are the biotic factors in an ecosystem?
A) Nonliving components
B) Weather patterns
C) Living components
D) Geological formations
7.) Which type of autotrophs use sunlight for food production?
A) Producers
B) Consumers
C) Decomposers
D) Detritivores
8.) What is the term for organisms that eat both plants and animals?
A) Herbivores
B) Carnivores
C) Omnivores
D) Decomposers
9.) What is the process by which energy flows through a food chain called?
A) Nutrient cycling
B) Ecological succession
C) Energy conservation
D) Photosynthesis
10.) What is the relationship between two organisms of different species in which both
benefit called?
A) Mutualism
B) Commensalism
C) Parasitism
D) Predation
11.) What are the three main types of symbiotic relationships?
A) Predation, competition, and mutualism
B) Commensalism, predation, and parasitism
C) Mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism
D) Competition, predation, and parasitism
12.) Which ecological concept refers to the transfer of energy and nutrients from one
organism to another?
A) Food chain
B) Food web
C) Trophic structure
D) Ecological pyramid
13.) Which of the following best describes a mutualistic relationship in ecology?
A) One organism benefits while the other is harmed
B) Both organisms benefit from the relationship
C) One organism benefits while the other is unaffected
D) Both organisms are harmed by the relationship
14.) What is the term for the process by which nitrogen gas from the atmosphere is
converted into a usable form by bacteria?
A) Nitrogen fixation
B) Nitrogen assimilation
C) Nitrogen denitrification
D) Nitrogen cycling
15.) Which of the following is an example of a primary consumer in a food chain?
A) Grasshopper
B) Hawk
C) Snake
D) Lion
16. ) What is the term for the gradual change in species composition in a given area
over time?
A) Primary succession
B) Secondary succession
C) Ecological succession
D) Genetic drift
17. ) Which of the following is a greenhouse gas responsible for climate change?
A) Oxygen (O2)
B) Carbon monoxide (CO)
C) Nitrogen (N2) D)
D.)Carbon dioxide (CO2)
18.) What is the process by which water evaporates from plants called?
A) Transpiration
B) Condensation
C) Precipitation
D) Infiltration
19.) Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?
A) Natural gas
B) Coal
C) Petroleum
D) Solar energy
20.) What is the term for the variety of life on Earth?
A) Ecosystem
B) Biodiversity
C) Biome
D) Biosphere
21.) Which of the following is a human activity that contributes to habitat destruction?
A) Reforestation
B) Conservation
C) Urbanization
D) Protected areas
22.) What is the term for the maximum number of individuals that an ecosystem can
support sustainably?
A) Carrying capacity
B) Population density
C) Limiting factor
D) Growth rate
23.) Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
A) Wind energy
B) Geothermal energy
C) Fossil fuels
D) Hydropower
24.) What is the primary cause of the current global decline in biodiversity?
A) Climate change
B) Habitat destruction
C) Pollution
D) Overfishing
25.) Which of the following is an example of a decomposer?
A) Lion
B) Hawk
C) Earthworm
D) Deer
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Group 1 || BSEE-2A
