Chapter 4 Quiz enviro

Biotic factors are

• the unliving factors in an ecosystem

• the living factors in an ecosystem

• factors that make an individual more likely to survive

• factors that make an individual resistant to pesticides

Abiotic factors

• nonliving factors

• living factors

• resistance to change

• ability to survive

A community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system.

• community

• biome

• ecosystem

• population

A place where an organism lives is scientifically known as

• home

• habitat

• ecosystem

• biome

Charles Darwin's discoveries help him develop the theory of

• evolution

• adaptation

• the big bang

• natural selection

The process by which individuals that have favorable variations and are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals do.

• natural selection

• evolution

• adaptation

• resilience

a change in the characteristics of a population from one generation to the next.

• natural selection

• evolution

• adaptation

• resilience

An anatomical, physiological, or behavioral change that improves a population’s ability to survive.

• natural selection

• evolution

• adaptation

• resilience

the ability of an organism to tolerate a chemical or disease-causing agent.

• natural selection

• evolution

• adaptation

• resistance

Co-evolution is

• process of two species evolving in response to long-term interactions with each other

• process of one species evolving in response to long-term interactions with another species

• process of two species evolving in response to short-term interactions with each other

• process of one species evolving in response to short-term interactions with another