Nev's Ecology Quiz

Ponds and lakes are...

What is the original source of almost all the energy in most ecosystems?

Nitrogen fixation is carried out primarily by...

The wearing away of surface soil by water and wind is known as ...

Primary Succession can begin after...

Symbiosis in which both species benefit is called...

Which of the following describes the largest number of individuals an environment can support?

One of the goals of conservation biology is to...

Each of the following is an abiotic factor in the environment EXCEPT...

All the interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosystem make up a food...

Which type of a pyramid shows the amount of living tissue at each trophic level in an ecosystem

All the members of a particular species that live in the same area are called...

Organisms that obtain nutrients by breaking down dead / decaying plants and animals are called?

The sum of the genetically based variety of living organisms in the biosphere is called...

Land is a resource that provides

An organism that cannot make its own food is called?

Biodiversity is important to human society because it...

What is an organism that feeds only on plants called?

An interaction in which one organism captures & feeds on another organism is called...

When birthrate in a population becomes higher than the death rate, the population growth rate..

Branch of Biology dealing with interactions between organisms and their environment...

An organism's niche is...

The average year after year conditions of temperature/precipitation in a region is its...

What is the combined portions of Earth called in which all living things exist?

Green Plants are...

The tendency for warm air to rise and cool air to sink results in...

The repeated movement of water between Earth's surface and the atmosphere is called?

Organisms need nutrients in order to ...

An Endangered Species is...

Increase in the Earth's temperature due to carbon dioxide and other gasses is called?