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
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Pregunta 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
Respuesta
  • a physical feature of an organism
  • an action carried out by an organism
  • a process occurring within an organism

Pregunta 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
Respuesta
  • an action carried out by an organism
  • a physical feature of an organism
  • a process occurring within an organism

Pregunta 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
Respuesta
  • a process occurring within an organism
  • a physical feature of an organism
  • an action carried out by an organism

Pregunta 4

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

Pregunta 5

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

Pregunta 6

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

Pregunta 7

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Check the following behavioural adaptations:
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 8

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

Pregunta 9

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What is mutualism?
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 10

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

Pregunta 11

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

Pregunta 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.
Respuesta
  • Autotrophs
  • heterotrophs

Pregunta 13

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heterotrophs are consumers
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 14

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

Pregunta 15

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

Pregunta 16

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

Pregunta 17

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

Pregunta 18

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Examples of biological control are:
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 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
Respuesta
  • Herbivores
  • Carnivores
  • Omnivores
  • Carnivores
  • Herbivores
  • Omnivores
  • Omnivores
  • Herbivores
  • Carnivores

Pregunta 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.
Respuesta
  • predator
  • prey
  • scavengers
  • predator
  • prey
  • scavengers
  • predator
  • prey
  • scavengers

Pregunta 21

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

Pregunta 22

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A producer is...
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 23

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

Pregunta 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]
Respuesta
  • Tertiary Consumers
  • Secondary Consumers
  • Primary Consumers
  • Producers

Pregunta 25

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

Pregunta 26

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