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Ecology Topic Quiz

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This quiz is on ecology, and contains content on adaptations, food pyramids and webs, interactions/symbiosis and habitats & environments
Zoe Davis
Quiz by Zoe Davis, updated more than 1 year ago
Zoe Davis
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Question 1

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A structural adaptation is [blank_start]a physical feature of an organism[blank_end] that enables the organism to better survive its environment
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  • a physical feature of an organism
  • an action carried out by an organism
  • a process occurring within an organism

Question 2

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A behavioural adaptation is [blank_start]an action carried out by an organism[blank_end] that enables the organism to better survive its environment
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  • an action carried out by an organism
  • a physical feature of an organism
  • a process occurring within an organism

Question 3

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A physiological adaptation is [blank_start]a process occurring within an organism[blank_end] that enables the organism to better survive its environment
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  • a process occurring within an organism
  • a physical feature of an organism
  • an action carried out by an organism

Question 4

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When penguins huddle together for warmth, this is a behavioural adaptation.
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  • True
  • False

Question 5

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Seed pods opening from the heat of bushfire is a behavioural adaptation
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  • True
  • False

Question 6

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Penguins having different, individual calls is a structural adaptation
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  • True
  • False

Question 7

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Check the following behavioural adaptations:
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  • Penguins huddling together for warmth
  • Seed pods opening under heat from a bushfire
  • Long, deep reaching roots to evade drought
  • when reptiles bask in the sun
  • sweating when its hot

Question 8

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An adaptation enables an organism to [blank_start]better survive its environment[blank_end]
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  • better survive its environment

Question 9

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What is mutualism?
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  • an interaction where one species benefits while the other is unaffected.
  • an interaction where both organisms benefit
  • an interaction where one organism at the expense of another

Question 10

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In parasitism, the [blank_start]host[blank_end] suffers while the [blank_start]parasite[blank_end] benefits.
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  • host
  • parasite

Question 11

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Commensalism is an interaction where one organism benefits while the other is [blank_start]unaffected[blank_end]
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  • unaffected
  • harmed

Question 12

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[blank_start]Autotrophs[blank_end] use the sun or stored energy to make their own food, while [blank_start]heterotrophs[blank_end] depend on other organisms for food and energy.
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  • Autotrophs
  • heterotrophs

Question 13

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heterotrophs are consumers
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  • True
  • False

Question 14

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Check the examples of abiotic features
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  • plant life
  • temperature
  • humidity
  • animal species
  • quality of soil

Question 15

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check the examples of biotic features:
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  • amount of sun
  • plant life
  • average wind speeds
  • humidity
  • animal species

Question 16

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Biotic is the living features of an environment
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  • True
  • False

Question 17

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Abiotic is the living features of an environment
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  • True
  • False

Question 18

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Examples of biological control are:
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  • Introduction of a predator species to reduce numbers of a pest
  • culling of populations of pests
  • breeding programs that aim to increase the numbers of a species

Question 19

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[blank_start]Herbivores[blank_end] eat only plants [blank_start]Carnivores[blank_end] eat mostly meat [blank_start]Omnivores[blank_end] eat both plants and meat
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  • Herbivores
  • Carnivores
  • Omnivores
  • Carnivores
  • Herbivores
  • Omnivores
  • Omnivores
  • Herbivores
  • Carnivores

Question 20

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A [blank_start]predator[blank_end] kills other animals for food. The hunted animals are called [blank_start]prey[blank_end]. [blank_start]Scavengers[blank_end] will eat the remains of other animals, or attack sick or dying animals.
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  • predator
  • prey
  • scavengers
  • predator
  • prey
  • scavengers
  • predator
  • prey
  • scavengers

Question 21

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[blank_start]Decomposers[blank_end] break down/absorb waste and dead organisms
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  • Decomposers
  • Autotrophs
  • Producers

Question 22

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A producer is...
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  • an organism that kills other organisms for food
  • an organism that creates its own food
  • an animal who eats both plants and meat
  • a group of bacteria that aid the growth of plants and trees

Question 23

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A consumer gets energy from eating other organisms
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  • True
  • False

Question 24

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The trophic levels, in order, are: 1. [blank_start]Tertiary Consumers[blank_end] 2. [blank_start]Secondary Consumers[blank_end] 3. [blank_start]Primary Consumers[blank_end] 4. [blank_start]Producers[blank_end]
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  • Tertiary Consumers
  • Secondary Consumers
  • Primary Consumers
  • Producers

Question 25

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The arrows in food chains and webs show...
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  • energy flow up the food chain
  • that organism 2 is eaten by organism 1
  • that organism 1 is eaten by organism 2

Question 26

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Biomass shows the combined mass of living organisms in a certain area
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  • True
  • False
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