Ecoquiz

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. An interaction in which one organism beneficially affects a second organism, but the second has no effect on the first. Amensalism Mutualism Commensalism Parasitism

2. The limits, for all important environmental features, within which individuals of a species can survive, grow and reproduce. Territory Environment Niche Habitat

3. An organism whose body temperature is strongly correlated to that of its external enviroment. Endodont Poikilotherm Endotherm Homeotherm

4. The production, in some years, of exceptionally large crops of seeds by trees and shrubs. Blasting Active dispersal Seed explosion Masting

5. Pteridophytes are commonly known as? Flowering plants Spiders Ferns Earthworms

6. The existence of two distinct forms of an organism. Variation Dimorphism Mutation Diapause

7. The scientific name for the order of beetles is? Diptera Coleoptera Lepidoptera Bryophyta

8. The increasing atmospheric concentration of which of the following gases is not recognized as a cause of global warming. Chlorofluorocarbons Methane Sulphur dioxide Nitrous oxide

9. Lobsters and crayfish are not members of which of the following animal groups? Arthropoda Amphipoda Decopoda Crustacea

10. The bright colouration of the wings of Monarch Butterflies serves the function of? Camouflage Advertising noxiousness to predators Increased heat absoption Advertising sexual maturity to prospective mates

11. The bright colouration of the wings of the Red Admiral Butterfly advertises its noxious nature. True False

12. Which are the most numerous of the big cats species living in Africa? Leopards Tigers Lions Cheetahs

13. Pick the odd one out. Marsupials Placentals Monotremes Teleosts

14. Literally a 'seated' organism. One whose position is fixed in space except during a dispersal phase. Ruderal Sessile A rooted plant Silurian

15. Organisms with a short lifecycle, especially plants whose seeds germinate, grow to produce new seeds and then die all in a short period within a year. Annuals Perennials Biennials Ephemerals