Laws of Ecology

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1
_______ is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment
  • Environment
  • Biotic
  • Ecology
  • Abiotic
2
This is composed of living and non-living factors.
  • Biotic
  • Abiotic
  • Ecology
  • Environment
3
Sunlight, soil, and rainfalls are an example of what?
  • Ecology
  • Environment
  • Biotic
  • Abiotic
4
They are the living component in the environment
  • Biotic
  • Ecology
  • Abiotic
  • Environment
5
Neutral interaction between species refer to..
  • one benefits, other neutral
  • two species do not interact
  • one benefits, other killed
  • both benefit
6
The interaction between species where one benefits, while the other is neutral
  • Commensalism
  • Mutualism
  • Neutral
  • Parasitism
7
The food web is an example of which law of ecology?
  • Everything is connected
  • Everything must go somewhere
  • There is no such thing as free lunch
  • None of the above
8
The carbon cycle is an example of?
  • None of the above
  • Everything must go somewhere
  • Everything is connected
  • There is no such thing as free lunch
9
The burning of wood is an example of which law of ecology
  • Everything is connected
  • Everything must go somewhere
  • There is no such thing as free lunch
  • None of the above
10
An excess in the carrying capacity of the environment leads to
  • Starvation and Disease
  • Accidents
  • Old age
  • All of the above
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