1. A system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with its environment A) Community B) Ecology C) Ecosystem D) Terrarium 2.

The branch of Biology dealing with the relations and interactions between orgainisms and their environment A) Ecology B) Sunology C) Biology D) Zoology 3. A series of organisms interrelated in their feeding habits, the smallest being fed upon by a larger one. A) Food Necklace B) Food web C) Food Rope D) Food Chain 4. A glass sided tank, bowl in which aquatic animals live A) Shark Tank B) Aquarium C) Terrarium D) Ecolumn 5. A glass container chiefly enclosed for growing and displaying plants A) Aquarium B) Terrarium C) Shark Tank D) Ecolumn 6. The process in which plants make their food A) Photo of me B) Photocholor C) Photography D) Photosynthesis 7. The green color of the plant is called A) chloroless B) chlorophyll

C) colorplast D) chloromore 8. The continous sequence of natural processes by which nitrogen in the atmosphere and nitrogenous compounds in the soil are converted A) Compost Cycle B) Water Cycle C) Nitrogen Cycle D) Motorcycle 9. When a seed begins to grow and develop A) Germs B) Germination C) Transpiration D) Evaporation 10. The interrelated food chains in an ecological community A) Food Necklace B) Food Rope C) Food Chain D) Food Web 11. Animals and plants that live in water are called ______ A) Aqua B) Wet C) Aquamarine D) Aquatic 12. A person or thing that eats A) Comptroller B) Producer C) director D) Consumer 13. An animal that only eats plants is called a A) Omnivore B) Herbivore C) Carnivore D) Univore 14. An animal that only eats other animals is called a A) Herbivore

B) Omnivore C) Univore D) Carnivore 15. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called a A) Univore B) Onmivore C) Carnivore D) Herbivore 16. Humans are carnivore. A) False B) True 17. The Sun is a A) Primary producer of energy B) Secondary source of energy C) producer of water D) Tertiary Producer of energy 18. The green color of plants is produced from organelles called A) cell membranes B) vacuoles C) chloroplasts D) cytoplasm 19. Consumers in an ecosystem serve a 'healthy' role for a species by consuming animals that are either too weak or too _________________. A) old B) fast C) young D) hyper 20. Along a food chain, the role of __________________________ is to help return or recycle the primary chemical compounds of organisms back to the chain: carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and other minor compounds. A) decomposers (bacteria, fungus) B) consumers (lions, tigers) C) prey (deer, water buffaloes) D) producers (plants, trees)

Unit 1: Interactions and Ecosystems

Topic 1: Interactions Within an Ecosystem - Study Quiz: Interactions Within Ecosystems
On their summer vacation, Bill and Ally traveled to the coast where they spent their time examining the plants and animals living in and around a marine environment. On one of their excursions, they came across an ecologist named Cathy who offered to show them around.

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Ecology is the study of: A. B. C. D. the relationship between living things and their environment the interactions between biotic and abiotic parts of the environment the interactions between organisms and the places where they live all of the above

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Bill and Ally were amazed at the diversity of life they found. Cathy explained that although these plants and animals looked very different from the ones they knew from home, all living things share basic requirements. The basic needs of living things are: I. gas exchange II. communication III. water IV. habitat V. food A. B. C. D. III I and II II, III and IV I, III, IV, and V

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Walking around the area, Bill and Ally were surprised to see so many unique looking creatures. Cathy explained that each creature has a set of specific characteristics that allow it to be well-suited to survive in their specific environment. The fit between an organism and its environment is called: A. B. C. D. trait specialization. adaptation inherited

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Bill lifted a large rock within a pool of water and Ally noticed that many different small animals were living underneath it. Cathy remarked that this is a good example of an ecosystem. An ecosystem is:

A. B. C. D.

the interactions between living and non-living things in a particular environment the genetic diversity present within a set area the movement of animals from one location to another the network of feeding relationships among organisms

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After Bill put the rock back, Cathy explained that many of the plants and animals they saw live close together in a relationship that lasts over time. Ally knew that this situation is described as: A. B. C. D. interaction symbiosis cooperation communalism

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Cathy went on to talk about situations in which both organisms benefit from the relationship. This type of relationship is known as: A. B. C. D. beneficalism mutualism kinship commensalism

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A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed is known as: A. B. C. D. diversionism suffocation parasitism detrimentalism

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Relationships in which one partner benefits and the other partner appears to neither lose nor gain from the relationship is known as: A. commensalism

B. C. D.

gradualism mutualism communalism