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Biology Ch.3 Practice Test

Quiz by James Bailard

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  • Q1
    1. When hiking in the forest, Gary noticed squirrels gathering nuts from trees. He also noticed an active beehive in one of the trees and mushrooms growing on the forest floor. All of the organisms that Gary saw in the forest make up a(n)_____________.
    A biome
    B ecosystem
    D population
    C community
    45s
  • Q2
    2. A(n) __________________ is the combination of a community and its nonliving environment.
    A habitat
    B niche
    C ecosystem
    D population
    45s
  • Q3
    3. All of the organisms of different species living together in a particular place make up a(n) ____________________.
    D ecosystem
    A niche
    B population
    C community
    45s
  • Q4
    4. A chemical substance that living things need to survive and carry out life processes is called __________.
    C detritus
    B nutrient
    D energy
    A biotic factor
    45s
  • Q5
    5. Nutrients move through an ecosystem in
    C Trophic Levels
    A Biogeochemical Cycle
    D Ecological Pyramid
    B habitat
    45s
  • Q6
    6. A group of Fowler’s toads lives near a pond in South Carolina. How would this group of toads be classified?
    a population
    C a niche
    B a biome
    D a community
    45s
  • Q7
    7. When a rotting log was turned over, pillbugs, termites, ants, fungi, and earthworms were living there. The termites represent _______________ in this community.
    D a population
    C a niche
    B an abiotic factor
    A an environment
    45s
  • Q8
    8. Which grouping lists the levels of organization of the living world from the level with the least number of members to the level with the greatest number of members?
    D organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
    B organism, community, ecosystem, population, biosphere, biome
    C ecosystem, community, population, biome, biosphere, organism
    A ecosystem, biome, organism, population, biosphere, community
    45s
  • Q9
    9. This type of consumer eats only animals
    A Herbivore
    B Carnivore
    C Omnivore
    D Decomposer
    45s
  • Q10
    10. Which level of ecological organization has the greatest amount of organisms?
    B ecosystem
    C community
    A biome
    D population
    45s
  • Q11
    11. Which of the following is an example of an ecosystem?
    B soil
    A herd of deer
    C Earth
    D pond
    45s
  • Q12
    12. What is a population?
    D all of one species of organisms in a specific region
    A all of the living and nonliving factors in an area
    C all of the environmental factors in a certain region
    B all of the species of organisms found in an area
    45s
  • Q13
    13. What are the large areas around the world with similar climates, plants, and animals called?
    A biomes
    D taigas
    B habitats
    C communities
    45s
  • Q14
    14. Termites feed on wood and speed its decomposition. What is this role of the termite in the ecosystem called?
    A community
    C biome
    D niche
    B habitat
    45s
  • Q15
    15. Ecology is the
    D study of the chemicals that make up the Earth.
    C study of how cells interact in the body.
    B study of how organisms interact in an environment.
    A study of life.
    45s

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