Quizalize logo
placeholder image to represent content

Ecology Chapter 8

Quiz by Kendra Ungerer

Feel free to use or edit a copy

includes Teacher and Student dashboards

Measure skills
from any curriculum

Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.

With a free account, teachers can
  • edit the questions
  • save a copy for later
  • start a class game
  • automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
  • assign as homework
  • share a link with colleagues
  • print as a bubble sheet

Our brand new solo games combine with your quiz, on the same screen

Correct quiz answers unlock more play!

New Quizalize solo game modes
29 questions
Show answers
  • Q1
    An example of a population is
    all trees in a forest.
    all plants in a forest.
    all animals in a forest.
    all maple trees in a forest
    45s
  • Q2
    The density of a population is
    the number of individuals born every year.
    the proportion of males and females.
    the number of individuals per unit area
    the number of individuals living in all cities
    45s
  • Q3
    Each of the following is an example of a parasite except
    a cow in a pasture.
    mistletoe on a tree.
    a tick on a cat.
    a roundworm in a human’s intestine.
    45s
  • Q4
    The relationship between a Canadian lynx and a snowshoe hare is an example of
    mutualism
    competiton
    predator and prey
    parasite and host
    45s
  • Q5
    In which of the following relationships is neither species harmed?
    parasitism
    commensalism
    predation
    competition
    45s
  • Q6
    Which of the following would most likely cause a large number of density-independent deaths in a population?
    predators
    winter snow storms
    limited resources
    disease-carrying insects
    45s
  • Q7
    Which of the following organisms has the highest reproductive potential? a. dogs c. bacteria b. elephants d. humans
    humans
    elephants
    dogs
    bacteria
    45s
  • Q8
    The relationship between acacia trees and the ants that live on them is an example of
    mutualism
    commensalism
    parasitism
    predation
    45s
  • Q9
    Which of the following has the greatest effect on reproductive potential?
    producing more offspring at a time
    reproducing earlier in life
    reproducing more often
    having a longer life span
    45s
  • Q10
    A true statement about parasitism is that parasites
    do not live on or in their hosts’ bodies.
    may cause their hosts to become more vulnerable to predators.
    are always animals and never plants.
    immediately kill their hosts.
    45s
  • Q11
    The carrying capacity of an environment for a particular species at a particular time is determined by the
    number of individuals in the species.
    reproductive potential of the species.
    distribution of the population.
    supply of the most limited resources.
    45s
  • Q12
    Which of the following statements is not correct?
    Coyotes and foxes are competitors because they feed on the same kinds of animals.
    Symbiosis is a relationship in which two organisms live apart.
    Mutualism is a type of symbiosis.
    Barnacles and whales can have a symbiotic relationship.
    45s
  • Q13
    Which of the following is one of the main properties used to describe a population?
    kind of adaptations
    number of species
    color of individuals
    number of individuals
    45s
  • Q14
    Which of the following statements is correct?
    Habitat and niche are the same thing.
    An organism’s niche is only the part of its habitat that it eats.
    An organism’s niche is outside its habitat.
    An organism’s habitat is a location.
    45s
  • Q15
    Competition for food cannot occur
    among members of the same population.
    between two populations.
    between animals from two different ecosystems.
    among populations whose niches overlap.
    45s

Teachers give this quiz to your class