Chapter 9 Review

Which statement is true?

• Ecosystems must be either aquatic or terrestrial, never both.

• Biomes can influence each other.

• Biomes do not contain abiotic factors.

• Biomes have clearly defined borders.

Which of the following does not follow a cycle in the environment?

• energy

• carbon

• water

• oxygen

In the library, there are the following media: children’s, adult fiction, adult nonfiction, music, and movies. There are also fixtures: lights, chairs, tables, shelves. All these things exist inside a building. If we consider the things that contain ideas (the media) to be “living”, which statement is an accurate comparison?

• The building is like a habitat.

• The fixtures are like an ecosystem.

• The media and fixtures are like a population.

• The media are like an ecosystem.

this is a/an

• population

• ecosystem

• organism

• community

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Which of the following is correct?

• A biome is part of an ecosystem. An ecosystem is part of the biosphere.

• An ecosystem is part of a biome. A biome is part of the biosphere.

• An ecosystem is part of the biosphere. The biosphere is part of a biome.

• A biosphere is part of a biome. A biome is part of an ecosystem.

Which of these is NOT an abiotic part of an ecosystem?

• populations

• soil

• water

• atmosphere

Why do producers remove carbon from the atmosphere?

• They do not remove carbon from the atmosphere.

• It is released from burning fossil fuels.

• It is used in photosynthesis.

• It is used in decomposition.

Would the carrying capacity of an area for a species be effected by the other species that live in the same area?

• No, each species is separate.

• Yes, all the populations in a community effect each other.

• Only in the winter when food and shelter are more scarce.

• Only if the species in question and the second species eat the same food.

In the energy pyramid below, which organism has the least amount of energy available?

• Producers
• Herbivores
• Carnivores
• Top Predator

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The part of Earth that supports life is a(n) ____.

• organism

• biosphere

• ecosystem

• biome