Ecology - Chapter 4 Test

Organisms within an ecosystem are __________ factors in that ecosystem.

• Greenhouse

• biotic

• micro climate

• sunlight

The energy of incoming _______________ drives Earth’s weather and helps to determine climate.

• phytoplankton

• microclimate

• sunlight

• Biotic

A small city park that is sunnier and windier than the climate of the surrounding areas has its own _______________.

• greenhouse

• sunlight

• biotic

• microclimate

Atmospheric gases that trap heat inside Earth’s atmosphere are called _________________ gases.

• greenhouse

• biotic

• sunlight

• phytoplankton

Single-celled algae that grow in lakes and ponds are called _____________________.

• sunlight

• phytoplankton

• microclimate

• biotic

What are greenhouse gases?

• CO2

• methane

• propane

• water vapor

What is an ecological resource?

• space and food

• nutrients

• light

• water

What abiotic factor determines the amount of light received by an aquatic ecosystem?

• organisms living in the water

• depth of the water

• temperature of the water

• flow of the water

How are atmospheric gases like the glass in a greenhouse?

• They are both clear.

• They are poisonous.

• They trap heat.

• They are made of gas.

Each of the following is an abiotic factor in the environment EXCEPT

• Plant life

• Soil type

• Rainfall

• Temperature