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Ecology Vocabulary
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20 Questions
1. An organism that produces its own food supply from inorganic
compounds is called a(an)
a) heterotroph b) consumer
c) detritivore d) autotroph
2. What is the original source of almost all energy in most
ecosystems?
a) carbohydrates b) sunlight
c) water d) carbon
3. An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain
energy is known as a:
a) Autotroph b) Producer
c) Consumer d) Mutualist
4. The nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
a) Abiotic factors b) Biotic factors
5. The living portions of the ecosystem.
a) Biotic factors b) Abiotic factors
6. The organisms that make up a community and the nonliving
parts of the environment that they interact with are a(n)
a) Population b) Community
c) Habitat d) Ecosystem
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7. Plants that convert energy from the sun are also called
a) decomposers b) primary consumers
c) secondary consumers d) producers
8. What are the abiotic factors in this image?
a) water, sunlight, dirt, air b) birds and plants
c) birds, water, dirt d) plants, water
9. An individual belonging to a specific species is a
a) Biotic b) Community
c) Organism d) Reptile
10. The study of how living things interact with one another and
with their environment.
a) Biology b) Lithology
c) Ecology d) Farmacology
11. Two or more members of a particular species living and
interacting in the same area
a) Community b) Population
c) Organisms d) Biosphere
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12. Different populations living and interacting with each other in
the same area
a) Biome b) Ecosystem
c) Community d) Niche
13. All of the squirrels living in Hubbard Park would be considered
a
a) population b) community
c) ecosystem d) organism
14. All of the fish and aquatic plants living in Mirror Lake are
considered a
a) species b) population
c) community d) biome
15. The portion of the planet in which living things are found
a) ecosystem b) biosphere
c) biome d) atmosphere
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16. Organisms that break down decaying material are
a) consumers b) producers
c) decomposers
17. Desert, tropical rain forest, deciduous forest, and tundra are
types of
a) ecosystems b) biomes
c) communities d) biospheres
18. From an ecological standpoint, all of the humans in Meriden
are called a
a) population b) community
c) ecosystem d) species
19. Long Island Sound, including the plants and animals living in it,
is considered a(n)
a) biosphere b) ecosystem
c) community d) population
20. Which terms are used to refer to heterotrophic organisms?
a) consumer and producer b) consumer, producer, and decomposer
c) consumer and decomposer
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Answer Key
1. d 6. d 11. b 16. c
2. b 7. d 12. c 17. b
3. c 8. a 13. a 18. a
4. a 9. c 14. c 19. b
5. a 10. c 15. b 20. c
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