Unit 1.2 Abiotic Factors in Ecosystems

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Which biome is the driest?

• Desert

• Tundra

• Taiga

• Rainforest

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Which biome has permafrost?

• Temperate Forest

• Rainforest

• Taiga

• Tundra

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Which biome has coniferous trees (trees that don't lose their leaves)?

• Taiga

• Temperate Forest

• Tundra

• Grasslands

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What is climatology?

• Science that studies types of weather

• studies the laws of climate formation

• studies oceans and seas

• Examines the soil

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Areas defined by their geographical location and ecological similarity are called?

• ecosystems 
• environments 
• population 
• biome 

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The place in which people live and work, including the land, water, air, plants, animals and all physical conditions that affect them

• Ecology

• Poison

• Environment

• House

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What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• North Pole

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What are the two most significant abiotic factors that influence what type of biome is found in a geographic area

• Wind speed

• Humidity level

• Average temperature

• Average precipitation

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The lines that run from east to west

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Prime Meridian

• Antarctica

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1. Which statement describes the relationship between latitude and temperature?

• As latitude increases, temperature increases.

• As latitude increases, temperature decreases

• There is no relationship between latitude and temperature.

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The imaginary horizontal lines running parallel on the Earth is called

• Grid

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Heat zone

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During which month does Washington, DC, receive the most precipitation?

• February
• April
• August
• December

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Which ecosystem above experiences a distinct dry season and wet season

• Daly Waters

• Iquitos

• Tindouf

• None of these

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Based on the climate graph shown, what type of biome is Iquitos

• Tropical grassland

• Tropical rainforest

• Deciduous forest

• Tundra

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Based on the climate data above, what type of biome is Tindouf

• Temperate Forest

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Subtropical Desert

• Temperate Grassland

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Which of the fallowing has only abiotic factors?

• Sunlight, algae, and temperature

• Guppy, crab, oxygen

• Sunlight, soil, and weather

• Algae, temperature, and dog

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Which ecosystem is the most likely to be on or very close to the Equator

• Daly Waters

• Iquitos

• Tindouf

• None of these is close to the equator

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What is an example of an abiotic factor?

• climate
• fish
• humans
• plants

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What refers to all the living and nonliving things in a given area?

• abiotic factors
• biotic factors
• ecosystem
• soil

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The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...

• oxygen and precipitation
• sunlight and precipitation
• oxygen and sunlight 
• wind and precipitation 

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What is a example of a abiotic factor?

• Panda

• Bacteria

• Butterfly

• Weather

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Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment

• alive
• biotic 
• abiotic
• living

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What are the biotic factors in this image?

• fish, birds, grass

• water, soil, rocks

• sunlight and water

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What abiotic factor has the most influence on where certain organisms can survive?

• Temperature

• Water

• Soil

• Atmosphere

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What is the layer of gases that surrounds Earth?

• atmosphere
• ecosystem
• environment
• greenhouse effect

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Acidity of water has a direct impact on the _________ of the water.

• Salinity

• Aridness

• Abundance

• Absorption.

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Rocks, water, air, minerals, and the remains of once-living things make up what abiotic factor?

• Water

• Soil

• Rabbits

• Atmosphere

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Water is a compound that consists of 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom. Up to 60% of an adult human is made up of water. Water is an example of what type of factor?

• Biotic

• Abiotic

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What is salinity?

• The property of containing salt

• The amount of suspended solids

• Describes the condition of the water

• Describes how acidic or basic water is

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Which of these is a biotic factor in a river ecosystem?

• the types of microorganisms that live in the river water

• the amount of soil and other particles carried by the river

• the speed at which the river water flows toward the ocean

• the amount of rain that flows off the land and into the river

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What is the end result of eutrophication?

• More algae
• decreased oxygen and fish kills
• less turbidity
• a new pond

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Which of the following is not an abiotic factor that limits the organisms in an ecosystem?

• drought
• soil-nutrients
• water
• human activity

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Which does picture refer to water pollution?

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This term refers to an ecological imbalance caused by excess nutrients

• Eutrophication
• Nitrification
• Decomposition
• Photosynthesis