Populations & Communities

Temperature, light, air, water, soil and climate are all ______ parts of the environment.

• biotic
• abiotic
• living
• boreal

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Choose the phrase that correctly finishes this statement: "A species is....."

• a specific part of the abiotic environment
• a way of describing all the living parts of an ecosystem
• a group of organisms that can successfully mate with each other and reproduce
• part of the natural decomposing materials in soil

Ecology is the study of the

• abiotic parts of the environment, such as climate, air, and soil
• biotic parts of the environment, such as animals and plants
• interactions between organisms
• interactions between organisms as well as the interactions between organisms and their environment

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What is an ecosystem?

• All the interacting organisms that live in an environment and the abiotic parts of the environment that affect the organisms
• A person who observes and studies the interactions between the biotic and abiotic parts of the environment
• The relationship among the biotic parts of the environment
• The relationship between all the abiotic elements of a pond

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An abiotic factor can kill a biotic factor.

• True
• False

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Which of the following is TRUE?

• Abiotic factors are living things in an ecosystem.
• Biotic factors are non-living things in an ecosystem.
• Abiotic factors can eat biotic factors.
• Abiotic factors can kill biotic factors.

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Which is a biotic factor?

• A lake
• The air
• A tree

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What is a population?

• all members of a species that live in an ecosystem
• all of the groups in an ecosystem
• a family of animals that live in the same group
• the biotic and abiotic parts of an ecosystem

Why do communities have different types of organisms?

• to have variety
• to support each other
• to survive

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How do populations and communities affect one another?

• animals in populations also live in communities
• they cannot affect each other
• a change in a population can cause a change in community
• all of the above

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