Environmental Science Chapter 1

What is one ABIOTIC factor in this ecosystem?

• frog

• tadpole

• water

• snail

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What is one BIOTIC factor in this ecosystem?

• Soil

• Water weeds

• Sun

• Water

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Water, nutrients, soil, sunlight, temperature, and living space are examples of Biotic Factors in a habitat

• True

• False

Bacteria and fungi in a habitat are examples of BIOTIC factors

• True

• False

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All of the following are examples of limiting factors for a population except...

• space
• food
• time
• weather

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In which type of interaction do both species benefit?

• predation
• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism

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In general, which of the following is a true statement about population size?

• If birth rate < death rate, population size increases
• If death rate < birth rate, population size decreases
• If birth rate > death rate, population size increases
• If death rate > birth rate, population size increases

Which of the following lists the levels of organization in an ecosystem from the smallest unit to the largest?

• population, organism, community, ecosystem
• organism, population, ecosystem, community
• organism, community, population, ecosystem
• organism, population, community, ecosystem

All the different populations that live together in an area make up a(n)

• ecosystem
• community
• habitat
• organism

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Counting hawks with and without bands on their legs is

• direct observation
• indirect observation
• sampling
• mark and recapture

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