Ecology Study Game

How much of the prey’s energy is available to a consumer?

_______________ are resources that can be replenished by biochemical cycles.

One organism benefits, and the other organism neither benefits nor suffers harm

An organism that makes its own food is called a…

Some fields were abandoned and then grew back into forests. What is this an example of?

Which of the following is NOT a biotic environmental factor?

Tree provides nutrients and a sunlit location for the orchid living in it. Tree is unharmed.

Which resource is considered renewable?

What type of succession occurs in an area where no previous community has been established?

As a population increases, the effects of starvation and disease also often increase.

The ultimate source of energy in an ecosystem is _____.

Refer to the table above.The table represents three types of

When members of the same species require the same food and living space, what results?

_______ is described as the increase in the average temperature of the biosphere over time. 

Which of the following is a place where primary succession would occur?

Organisms that are the first to colonize a previously uninhabited area are called…

Using the energy pyramid, which organism receives only 0.1% of the original energy?

Which of the following areas is a place where secondary succession would occur?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a predator-prey relationship?

Both organisms benefit from the relationship

Which of the following organisms is not correctly matched to its trophic level?

Which of these human activities DOES NOT affect the biosphere?

Using the diagram, the grass is

organism,__________,community,ecosystem,_________

Which of the following is not a density-dependent population limiting factor?

Succession occurs

Ecology is the study of…

Group of the same species, that interbreed, and live in the same place at the same time.

The diagram is known as a

A group of organisms of different species living together in a particular place is called a

True or False: All renewable resources are unlimited.

The cow eats grass. The sheep eat the same grass. This is...

How all of the communities of an area interact with the abiotic factors of the environment.

The place where a plant or animal lives is its…

One organism benefits, and the other organism is harmed but not killed

They are the first organisms to colonize a previously uninhabited area.

Which of the following is not a type of interaction between organisms in an ecosystem?

Dry climates, a combination of farming, overgrazing, and drought has caused

Animals that feed on plants only are known as…

Harmful substances increase in organisms at higher trophic levels in a foodchain or food web

What is the function of the ozone layer?

A natural disaster would be classified as what type of population limiting factor?

Using the diagram,sparrows are

Ants keep predators away from the acacia tree. Acacia provides shelter and food for the ant.

Includes the variety of habitats, communities, and ecological processes in the living world 

When members of the same species require the same food and same space, ___________ results.

What is the first organism to appear during primary succession?

Dog provides nutrients for tapeworm living in its intestines, causing dog to look starved.

Using the energy pyramid, which organism is a secondary consumer?

Which of the following is NOT an abiotic factor of the environment?