AP Bio Ecology Quiz #1 Practice

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

• Food and Water
• Water and Sunlight
• Temperature and Oxygen
• Water and Temperature 

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Biomass refers to

• Chemical Energy
• Light Energy
• Rank in the feeding heirarchy
• Amount of living tissue at the tropic level

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Which of the following pairs the correct biome with some of its characteristics?

• grassland, modern winter temps and dry summers

• taiga, very cold winters, short growing season

• savannah, long cold winters, abundant precipitation

• desert, cold winters, wet and dry seasons

Of these biomes, a vertical stratification (layer of plants) is most pronounced in a __

• desert

• tundra

• grassland

• tropical rain forest

Temperature, precipitation, sunlight and wind are major components of

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

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The sum of all Earth's ecosystems are

• lithosphere

• stratosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

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What term would describe all the living factors in an ecosystem?

• abiotic

• biology

• biotic

• community

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A herd of elephants living in the same area make up a(n)

• community

• population

• ecosystem

• biosphere

All the different populations in a particular area make up a

• ecosystem

• community

• population

• species

the study of interactions of organisms with other organisms and their interaction with the physical environment

• zoology

• symbiosis

• relationships

• ecology

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