Quiz: Basics of Ecology

1. Which term describes the ecological succession where an area with no soil and little life (like a newly formed volcanic island) begins to develop ecosystems?

2. Ecosystem ecology would focus on:

3. Synecology is the study of:

4. What is the final stable stage of ecological succession called?

5. “Ecological stoichiometry” examines:

6. In the context of ecological succession, what does ‘facilitation’ mean?

7. Which type of ecology deals with the study of how ecosystems respond to natural or human-induced disturbances?

8. Which of the following would be studied under landscape ecology?

9. The ‘Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis’ suggests that:

10. Which type of symbiosis is characterized by one species benefiting at the expense of another?

11. A community in ecology refers to:

12. What is ‘r-strategy’ in the context of population ecology?

13. What does the term ‘ecosystem resilience’ most closely refer to?

14. What does ‘metapopulation dynamics’ study?

15. The concept of ‘island biogeography’ mainly deals with:

16. Which ecological principle describes the idea that closely related species are less likely to coexist in the same ecological niche due to competition?