Question Bank

Which layer of the forest is directly below the canopy?

What is the term for the functional role of a species in its ecosystem?

Which of the following describes 'Secondary Succession'?

The term 'Ecosystem' was first coined by:

In an inverted pyramid of numbers, which level has the fewest individuals?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a 'K-selected' species?

What is the 'Edge Effect' in ecology?

Which biome is characterized by permafrost?

What does the 'Competitive Exclusion Principle' state?

Which type of ecological pyramid can be spindle-shaped?

What is the main reservoir of phosphorus in the phosphorus cycle?

Which plant adaptation is typical of xerophytes to reduce water loss?

The process of 'Ammonification' involves:

What defines a 'Lentic' ecosystem?

What is the 'Carrying Capacity' of an ecosystem?

Which of the following is a 'Pioneer Species' in a lithosere?

'Eutrophication' leads to the depletion of which substance in water?

What is the function of 'Aerenchyma' in hydrophytes?

The 'Gaia Hypothesis' suggests that:

What is the 'Deep Ecology' movement?