Ecosystems and Classification Quiz

Populations that live in an area along with physical factors in the environment is called

• Population

• Community

• Living Space

• Ecosystem

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What are some limiting factors that can affect the way a population thrives?

• Light

• Food

• Living Space

• Water

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Producers are organisms that make their own food. Which of the following are considered producers?

• Algae

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Plants

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Which process below explains how some organisms obtain or create energy through the process of respiration

• Constantly moving nitrogen between living things and the environment

• Taking carbon dioxide from the environment, using it to make food

• Combining oxygen from the air with food

• Breaking down the wastes or remains other living things into smaller molecules

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Which of the following is NOT a process of the nitrogen cycle?

• Animals get nitrogen compounds by eating plants

• Bacteria in soil and plant roots fix nitrogen from the air

• Plant roots take in nitrogen compounds

• Bacteria take in carbon dioxide from the environment and use it to make food

Which biome is best suited for the polar bear?

• Tundra

• Coniferous Forests

• Deciduous Forests

• Grasslands

Which layer of the Tropical Rain Forest is considered the upper most layer?

• Sky

• Trees

• Ground

• Canopy

The ocean is divided into zones of life. Which of the following make up these zones?

• Open-ocean

• Intertidal

• Neritic

• Coral reef

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Who was the first person to scientifically classify living things?

• Albert Einstein

• Bill Nye

• Carolus Linnaeus

• Aristotle

The classification hierarchy is a system used to organize into groups the many different organisms found on Earth. Which of the following options lists the groups of classification in order, top to bottom?

• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Domain, Kingdom, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Domain, Kingdom, Class, Order, Phylum, Family, Species, Genus