Ecosystems, Biomes, & Biodiversity

How much energy is transferred when an organism consumes its food?

• 90%

• 50%

• 10%

• 1%

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Which is considered an abiotic factor

• Bones

• Fallen Leaves

• Water

• Shrubs

Which is considered a biotic factor

• sunlight

• water

• air

• trees

What is a habitat?

• the smallest habitats

• position or job a species has in an ecosystem

• Where an organism lives within an ecosystem

• nonliving parts of an ecosystem

What is a biome?

• where an organism lives within an ecosystem

• living parts of an ecosystem

• a community of (living) organisms and their (nonliving) environment

• distinct biological community that formed in response to a shared climate

What correctly describes the deciduous forest?

• cold year round; plants are mostly small shrubs and grasses

• has 4 distinct seasons; trees lose their leaves in the fall and grow them back in the spring

• has a wet season and a dry season; there are also annual wildfires

• hot, dry and very little precipitation

What does autotroph mean?

• rely on other organisms for food

• make their own food

• consume food for energy

• do not need any food for energy

What is the main energy source for life?

• sun

• animals

• water

• plants

What type of energy diagram is shown?

• food chain

• food web

• energy web

• energy pyramid

What is an example of a microhabitat?

• a forest

• miles of grassland

• under a rotted log

• the atmosphere