3.1 Introduction to Global Systems

Multiple Choice

Communities are made up of living things only. Which one of these is a community?

• Trees, birds, dirt, worms

• Deer, grass, leaves, bunnies

• Whales, water, seashells, fish

• Sand, camels, mountains, coyotes

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A group of individuals belonging to a single species that live together in a defined area is termed a(an)

• population.
• ecosystem.
• community.
• biome.

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All of life on Earth exists in a region known as

• an ecosystem.
• a biome.
• the biosphere.
• ecology.

Multiple Choice

The place where an organism lives is its _________.

• habitat
• abiotic
• ecosystem
• community

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Water temperature would be an example of ...

• A biotic factor
• An abiotic factor

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Which is represented by all of the bullfrogs living around a pond?

• community
• habitat
• population

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A group of ecosystems with similar organisms and climates.

• desert
• deciduous
• canopy
• Biome

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The non living parts of an ecosystem

• abiotic factors
• biotic factors
• oxygen
• soil

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Biotic means:

• living organisms and the remains of living organisms

• non-living

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A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving aspects of the environment.

• Population
• Community
• Habitat
• Ecosystem

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What is the branch of science that deals with the study of living things and their relationship with the environment?

• Anthropology

• Ecology

• Ecosystems

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The study of the interaction of organisms in the biosphere with each other and with their surroundings, or environment is known as?

• biology

• ecology

• zoology

• psychology

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An assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area is called?

• community

• habitat

• ecosystem

• village

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What is a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and types of organisms called?

• A community

• A biome

• An ecosystem

• A biosphere

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What is the correct order (smallest to largest) of the levels of organization?

• Biome, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Organism

• Organism, Community, Ecosystem, Population, Biome

• Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome

• Community, Organism, Population, Biome, Ecosystem

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A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving aspects of the environment.

• Population
• Community
• Habitat
• Ecosystem

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The nonliving aspects of an ecosystem.

• Abiotic factors
• Biotic factors