stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Intro To Ecology Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Intro To Ecology
Intro To Ecology
46 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
195 plays
basic ecology terms
Flashcards
46 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
46
Answers
1
Which is not a major problem?
damage to ozone layer
mass extinction
reforestation
human population
2
An organism (like this salmon) that is killed and eaten by another organism is a ….
Parasite
Predator
Host
Prey
3
athletes training at high elevation develop more red blood cells this is an example of
survival of the fittest
acclimation
cheating
tolerance
4
Which term describes the
biggest
thing?
population
ecosystem
individual
community
5
An organism (like this lynx) that hunts, kills, and eats other organisms is a ...
Host
Prey
Predator
Parasite
6
Climate zones are determined by
vegetation
heat
water
latitude
7
Energy is lost as it passes through a food chain; how much energy
makes it
to the next level?
about 10%
about 50%
none
about 90%
8
All of these puffins live in the same place, they make a
Biosphere
Community
Ecosystem
Population
9
Which term represents the
smallest
thing?
species
ecosystem
population
organism
10
These organisms use energy to control some internal body conditions.
heaters
regulators
conformers
controlers
11
From the deepest crevice to the highest mountain; this describes any place life can occur
Biosphere
Population
Community
Ecosystem
12
A system of many connected food chains showing feeding relationships in an ecosystem
Food Web
Food Chain
Producer
Consumer
13
The Large Mouth Bass is eating a Blue Gill. What type of
consumer
is the Large Mouth Bass?
autotroph
herbivore
carnivore
detritivore
14
average, year-after-year conditions of temperature and precipitation in particular region
latitude
climate
biome
weather
15
Anything that causes a population to stop growing (the things that limit the population)
Carrying Capacity
Limiting Factor
Predator
Ecology
16
The path that energy takes from one organism to another
Consumer
Food Web
Food Chain
Carnivore
17
climate ranges hot to cold
CCHS
temperate zone
tropical zone
polar zone
18
consequence of increased UV radiation reaching earth's surface
more photosynthesis
more sunburns
more skin cancer
more eye damage
19
area where sun's rays strike earth at very low angle
polar zone
temperate zone
rainforest
tropical zone
20
The study of the relationships between organisms and their environments
Ecosystem
Mycology
Biology
Ecology
21
An organism (like this caterpillar) that eats ONLY plants is a ...
Omnivore
herbivore
Detritivore
Carnivore
22
name of each step of a food chain
food
trophic level
step
link
23
Which statement most correctly describes the turtle?
producer
detritivore
both primary and secondary consumer
primary consumer only
24
Water, rocks, sunlight and air temperature are examples of
Abiotic factors
Biotic factors
Producers
Consumers
25
which is not a "generalist"?
opossum
panda
mouse
raccoon
26
genetic change in a species or population that occurs over many generations.
adaptation
acclimation
27
insulating blanket around earth protects from UV radiation from sun
chlorofluorocarbons
sunscreen
carbon dioxide
ozone
28
The maximum number of organisms that an ecosystem can support (keep alive)
Carrying Capacity
Ecology
Biosphere
Limiting Factors
29
An organism (like this dung beetle) that eats dead organisms(or feces) for food is a ...
Omnivore
Detritivore
Carnivore
Herbivore
30
hunting and eating , digging a hole, and building a nest are all examples of this
interactions
commensalism
predator prey relationships
symbiotic relationships
31
Which type of organism is NOT present in this food web?
consumer
detritivore
heterotroph
producer
32
Organisms, like this leaf, that can make their own food
heterotroph
autotroph
Producer
Consumer
33
All living AND nonliving things in the same place at the same time (aka Habitat)
Biosphere
Ecosystem
Community
Ecology
34
An organism that lives on or in another organism, stealing its nutrients, and causing it harm.
Host
Parasite
Food Web
Food Chain
35
human population grew by how much 1930-1999
quadrupled
doubled
stayed the same
tripled
36
Which type of diagram is this?
food chain
food web
energy pyramid
limiting factors
37
Two things transfer heat throughout biosphere
fans
wind
ocean currents
rivers
38
term for where an organism lives
niche
habitat
location
place
39
The lion in this picture is eating meat. It is an example of a ...
Carnivore
Omnivore
herbivore
Detritivore
40
All of the living things in an ecosystem
Producer
Abiotic
Consumer
Biotic
41
An organism (like a pig) that eats BOTH plants and animals is a ...
Carnivore
Herbivore
Detritivore
Omnivore
42
role organism plays in environment
actor
habitat
niche
job
43
Every living thing in this image makes up a ….
Population
Biosphere
Ecosystem
Community
44
Organisms (like this cow) that cannot make their own food (must eat) are...
autotroph
Producer
Consumer
heterotroph
45
Identify the
type
of organisms that are labeled in this image.
producers
primary consumers
secondary consumers
abiotic things
46
Which organism is not directly or indirectly eaten by the kingfisher?
slug
dragonfly
carp
waterweed
