Organisms and Their Environment - ESL

Open Ended

What do living things need?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the biosphere?

• All the land, water, and air where life exists on Earth

• Only the land where plants grow

• Only the water where fish live

• Only the air above the ground

Open Ended

Explain how living things depend on non-living things to survive, using examples from the images.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are considered biotic factors in an ecosystem?

• Deer

• Trees

• Rocks

• Grass

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?

• Temperature

• Deer

• Tree

• Fungi

Multiple Select

Select all the biotic factors from the following options:

• Bacteria

• Light

• Animals

• Minerals

Multiple Select

Which of the following are abiotic factors?

• Air

• Soil

• Animals

• Water

Open Ended

Explain the difference between biotic and abiotic factors using examples from the images.

Open Ended

What is wrong with the image of the polar bear in the desert?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a limiting factor for camels and whales, as shown in the images?

• Water availability

• Food availability

• Predators

• Shelter

Open Ended

What is wrong with the placement of the polar bear and the flamingo in the environments shown?

Multiple Choice

Based on the diagrams, what is the optimum temperature range for the survival of steelhead trout?

• 9°C to 13°C

• 13°C to 21°C

• 21°C to 25°C

• 9°C to 25°C

Multiple Select

Which of the following temperature ranges can the steelhead trout tolerate?

• Below 9°C

• 13°C to 21°C

• Above 25°C

• 9°C to 25°C

Open Ended

Explain why there is only one organism in the zebra image and what this tells us about the level of organization.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a population in the levels of organization?

• A group of zebras drinking water

• Zebras, giraffes, and impalas together

• Zebras and abiotic factors

• The entire Earth

Multiple Choice

How does a community differ from a population in ecological organization?

• A community includes only one species, while a population includes many species.

• A community includes multiple populations of different species, while a population includes only individuals of the same species.

• A community is smaller than a population.

• A community includes abiotic factors, while a population does not.

Multiple Choice

What components are necessary for an ecosystem, as shown in the images?

• Only animals

• Animals and plants

• Animals, plants, and abiotic factors

• Only abiotic factors

Open Ended

Explain how a biome is different from an ecosystem, using examples from the images.

Open Ended

Arrange the following levels of organization from simplest to most complex: organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere.

Open Ended

How do the relationships between organisms in an ecosystem help them meet their needs?