Ecology Quiz flashcards
Levels of Organization
Q- Living or once living organisms in the environment
A- Biotic factors
Q- Nonliving parts of the environment
A- Abiotic factors
Q- One individual from a population
A- Organism
Q- All members of one species that live together make up a…
A- Population
Q- These organisms don’t really eat, they get their energy from the sun
A- Producers
Q- Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores are all examples of
A- Consumers
Q- Bacteria, fungi, and worms are examples of this type of organism
A- Decomposers
Q- In times of drought, the Wallaroo digs holes up to one meter deep to find water. The drought is an example
of a
A- Stimulus
Q- The Wallaroo digging a hole for water is an example of a
A- Behavioral Response
Q- This shows only one path of energy transfer among organisms
A- Food Chain
Q- These organisms make up the bottom and largest portion of an energy pyramid
A- Producers
Q- Ecologists estimate that only about ______ percent of energy is transferred from one organism to the next in
an energy pyramid.
A- 10
Q- This shows the transfer of energy throughout all of the members of a community
A- Food Web
Relationships
Q- Any close interaction between two or more different species.
A- Symbiosis
Q- A form of symbiosis that benefits one organism without affecting the other organism.
A- Commensalism
Q- A form of symbiosis that benefits both species of organisms.
A- Mutualism
Q- A form of symbiosis in which one organism is helped and the other organism is hurt but not killed.
A- Parasitism
Q- A relationship between two animals where one organism is helped while the other organism is killed.
A- Predator/Prey
Adaptations
Q- An adaptation is a ____________ that helps a species survive.
A- trait
Q- A _______________ adaptation is one in which a body part aides in survival.
A- structural
Q- A _________________ adaptation is one in which behavior aid an animal species in its ability to survive.
A- behavioral
Q- _________________ is an adaptation in which the color of a plant or animal aides in its survival.
A- Coloration
Q- Type of camouflage in which colors and patterns of an organism match the colors of the surroundings.
A- Protective coloration
Q- Type of camouflage in which the shape and color of an organism match objects of the surroundings.
A- Protective resemblance
Q- Type of camouflage in which a species resemble another species of the same habitat.
A- Mimicry
Q- Type of camouflage in which an animal has a spot that resembles an eye in order to fool predators.
A- Eye Spots
Q- Bold patterns and markings that serve as a warning to predators.
A- Warning coloration