Environmental Science 4.1, 4.3, and 5.1

Water temperature would be an example of ...

• a biotic factor.
• an abiotic factor.

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A collection of organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another.

• Population
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Ecosphere

A place where an organism lives.

• Terrain
• Habitat
• Community
• Population

A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving aspects of the environment.

• Population
• Community
• Habitat
• Ecosystem

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Two organisms that are so similar they can interbreed in nature and produce fertile offspring.

• biotic factor

• herbivore

• ecosystem

• species

Nonliving factor that affects an ecosystem...

• biotic factor
• abiotic factor
• food chain 
• biome

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Living factors or organisms that affect an ecosystem...

• abiotic factors

• species

• trophic level

• biotic factors

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What are the biotic factors in this image?

• sunlight, elephants, and grasses
• sunlight, water,  and air
• elephants, plants, trees 

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What are the abiotic factors in this image? 

• water, sunlight, dirt, air
• birds and plants
• water, plants, and birds 

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An ecosystem contains living and nonliving things.

• True
• False

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