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Wish to Know More About Ecology? Take This Quiz!

Relationship of living things with their surroundings...
Tejas Katkar

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An understanding of ecology helps us know our planet Earth more. Take this quiz and see how well you know our ecology.
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German scientist Ernst Haeckel coined the term "ecology" in the year 1866.
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"Conspecific" is the term used to refer to the members belonging to the same species.
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Plants and animals living in the same habitat, is called a community.
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Abiotic factors are non-living, but equally important components of an ecosystem, like temperature, light, water.
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The biosphere is supposed to have evolved around 3.5 billion years ago.
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American plant ecologist, Frederic Edward Clements first suggested the term 'biome' in 1916.
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A habitat is where a species gets food, shelter, and protection. A habitat is however not fixed and may change over time.
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The 5 levels of ecology are namely: organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere.
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Aquatic, desert, forest, grassland, and tundra are major biome classifications, found all over the world.
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It takes about 8.3 minutes for the sunlight to reach Earth from the surface of the Sun.
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The uptake of water at the roots, transport of water through plant tissues, and release of vapor by leaves is known as transpiration.
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Decomposers are heterotrophs and use organic substrates to get energy, carbon and nutrients for growth and development.
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