Quiz about Ecosystems and Biomes

Question 1

All the living (plants, animals, and organisms) in a given area interacting with each other, and their non-living environment (weather, soil, climate, atmosphere)

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Ecosystem

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Biome

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Climate

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Population

Question 2

Any place where life is found is called a(n) _________________

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Ecoystem

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Biome

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Community

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Population

Question 3

Living things need the following to survive. (Check ALL that apply)

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Sunlight

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Shelter

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Water

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Food

Question 4

Nonliving things in an ecosystem are called ______________

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abiotic

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biotic

Question 5

The living things in an ecosystem are called ________________

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biotic

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abiotic

Question 6

Which of the following below would be considered abiotic? (Check ALL that apply)

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Water

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Sunlight

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Plants

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Animals

Question 7

Which of the following below would be considered biotic?

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Fungi

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Bacteria

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Animals

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Plants

Question 8

Any one living thing or organism is called a(n) ________________

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individual

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community

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population

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ecosytem

Question 9

A group of individuals of a given species that live in a geographic area at a given time is called a(n) _____________________

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population

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community

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ecosystem

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biome

Question 10

Includes populations of organisms of different species in a specific area

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Community

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Ecosystem

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Biome

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Population

Question 11

A community of living organisms (biotic) interacting with the environment (abiotic) in a specific area

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Ecosystem

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Population

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Biome

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Individual

Question 12

The Greek root word "bio" means ___________

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life

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human

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water

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universe

Question 13

Regions of the world with similar climate (weather, temperature) animals, and plants.

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Biome

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Ecosystems

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Tropical Rain Forest

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Temperate Forest

Question 14

Climate means

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weather over a long period of time

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temperature change

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the daily weather

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the seasons changing

Question 15

True or False: Every organism has a habitat and a niche

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True

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False

Question 16

The place in which an organism lives is called a(n) ________________________

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habitat

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ecosystem

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biome

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niche

Question 17

The role an organism has in its ecosystem is called its ___________

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niche

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habitat

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job

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habit

Question 18

An organism that makes its own food through the process of photosynthesis is called a __________________

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Producer

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Consumer

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Decomposer

Question 19

An organism that feeds on producers or other consumers for food is called a __________________

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Consumer

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Producer

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Decomposer

Question 20

Organisms that feed on decaying plant and animal matter is called a ___________________

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Decomposer

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Producer

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Consumer

Question 21

When we played the game "Big Fish" in science, why was it important to add plants to the pond ecosystem?

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Plants increased the oxygen level in the pond

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Plants decreased the carbon dioxide level in the pond

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Plants increased the carbon dioxide level in the pond

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Plants were not important in the pond ecosystem

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Fungi, mold, and mushrooms are examples of _________________

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Decomposers

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Producers

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Consumers

Question 23

Compost is an example of ________________ at work.

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Decomposers

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Producers

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Consumers

Question 24

What does a bear,dog, snake, elephant, hippo, zebra, and Ms. Verst all have in common?

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They are all consumers

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They are all producers

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They are all decomposers

Question 25

Duckweed, liverworts, tomato plants, sunflowers, and Oak Trees are all ________________

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Producers

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Consumers

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Decomposers

Question 26

A large ecosystem with generally the same climate and organisms is called a _________________

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Biome

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Culture

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Biosphere

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Habitat

Question 27

Which of the following are factors that determines biomes? (Check ALL that apply)

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Precipitation

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Altitude

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Latitude

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Longitude

Question 28

__________________ is how far north or south a place is from the equator

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Latitude

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Longitude

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____________________ is how far west or east a location is from the prime meridian

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Longitude

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Latitude

Question 30

True or False: Latitude measures from 90 degrees N to 90 degrees S

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True

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False

Question 31

The height of a place in relation to sea level is called ______________

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altitude

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latitude

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longitutde

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temperament

Question 32

True or False: The poles of the Earth are very hot

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False

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True

Question 33

This biome has an average rainfall of 6-22 ft. It is warm all year round and has a very diverse range of species

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Tropical Rain Forest

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Temperate Forest

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Desert

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Tundra

Question 34

The main biome that is found in the eastern half of the United States and Europe is the _________________

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Deciduous Forest

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Taiga

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Tundra

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Tropical Rain Forest

Question 35

The biome that has four distinct seasons is ________________

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Decidious Forest

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Tundra

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Desert

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Taiga

Question 36

A semi-dry area with very few to no trees and is dominated by grasses is the ___________________ biome

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Grassland

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Desert

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Taiga

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Tundra

Question 37

True or False: Grasslands can be found on every continent except Antarctica

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True

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False

Question 38

Due to drought, wildfires are common in the __________________ biome

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Grassland

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Tropical Rain Forest

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Tundra

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Desert

Question 39

A period in an organism's life cycle when growth, development, and (in animals) physical activity are temporarily stopped.

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Dormancy

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Hibernation

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Migration

Question 40

True or False: Because there is so much shelter in the Grasslands, animals do not need to run fast to escape predators, because they have enough places to hide.

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False

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True

Question 41

The largest land biome

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Taiga

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Desert

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Grasslands

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Tundra

Question 42

The _____________ is also known as the Northern Coniferous or Boreal Forest

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Taiga

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Deciduous Forest

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Tundra

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Desert

Question 43

______________________ can be furthered divided into prairies, steppes, and savannas

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Grasslands

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Deserts

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Tundra

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Taiga

Question 44

This biome can be found in Canada, Northern Europe, and Northern Asia

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Taiga

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Tundra

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Deciduous Forest

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Desert

Question 45

This biome can be further divided into sub tropic, semi-arid, coastal, and polar

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Desert

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Grasslands

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Tundra

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Taiga

Question 46

True or False: The desert biome can be found on every continent

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True

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False

Question 47

Jack rabbits, foxes, lizards, and cacti would be found in a ____________ biome

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Desert

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Grassland

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Tundra

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Taiga

Question 48

The ________________ is the coldest of all the biomes

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Tundra

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Desert

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Taiga

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Deciduous Forest

Question 49

Another name for the Deciduous Forest is the ______________ Forest

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Temperate

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Rain

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Boreal

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Coniferous

Question 50

The permanently frozen ground in the Tundra is called

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permafrost

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permanent

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perm

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permofreeze

Question 51

To help them survive in the cold climate the Tundra animals have extra layers of fat to keep them warm. This is an example of a(n) _______________________

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adaptation

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differentiation

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personification

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authorization

Question 52

The tundra is located in the ______________________ hemisphere near the _______________ pole.

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Northern, north

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Western, west

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Southern, south

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Eastern, east

Question 53

Any abiotic (non-living) or biotic (living) factor that restricts or reduces the reproduction of organisms in an ecosystem is called a ___________________________

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Limiting factor

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Carrying capacity

Question 54

True or False: In the tundra, a major limiting factor is the short time of warm weather

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True

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False

Question 55

The ___________________________ is the maximum population size of the species that environment can sustain given the food, habitat, water, and other necessities available in the ecosystem

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carrying capacity

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limiting factor

Question 56

True or False: Because a wetland is partly covered with water, many of the plants and animals of wetlands are found on land and in water

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True

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False

Question 57

True or False: The plants, soils, and microorganisms of wetlands often act as filters, cleaning water that flows through a wetland

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True

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False

Question 58

True or False: Plants and animals that live in rivers usually do not also live in oceans

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True

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False

Question 59

The place where rivers flow into oceans are called _________________

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estuaries

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lakes

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streams

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ponds

Question 60

True or False: Coral reefs grow well in water that does not have many nutrients

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True

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False

Question 61

True or False: Coral reefs grow in deep, dark places in the ocean.

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False

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True

Question 62

True or False: Fish and organisms in the deep sea have to adapt to cold, darkness, and a very high water pressure

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True

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False

Question 63

The individual is at the top of a pyramid because an individual is just one living organism and the top of the pyramid is __________

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small

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large

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