APES UNIT 1 TOPIC 1

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment

• alive
• biotic 
• abiotic
• living

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Is sunlight an abiotic or biotic factor? 

• abiotic
• biotic

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A living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem is a

• population
• biotic factor
• abiotic factor
• community

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Any useful material that is found in nature:

• Natural Resource
• Human Resource
• Plants

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Barn owls hunt shrews. In this example what is a barn owl?

• Herbivore/Predator
• Carnivore/Prey
• Carnivore/Predator

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Which of the following would be considered to be prey?

• an animal that has to hunt for its food
• an animal that is eaten by another animal
• an organism that makes it own food
• an organism that feeds on the blood of another animal

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Which factor promotes competition between organisms in an ecosystem?

• cycling of minerals

• limited resources

• decomposition of organic matter

• presence of saprophytes

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Two closely related species of birds live in the same tree. Species A feeds on ants and termites, while Species B feeds on caterpillars. The two species coexist successfully because

• each occupies a different niche

• they interbreed

• they use different methods of reproduction

• birds compete for food

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As the population of prey decreases, the population of the predator which eats it will...

• Increase
• Decrease
• Remain Constant

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Which of the following is NOT a form of symbiosis?

• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism 
• Predation

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