Quiz about Abiotic and Biotic factors

Question 1

Is wind a biotic or abiotic factor?

Accepted Answer

abiotic

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biotic

Question 2

Is soil a biotic or abiotic factor?

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abiotic

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biotic

Question 3

Which of the following types of soil has the largest particles?

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sand

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silt

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humus

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clay

Question 4

Which type of soil is best for growing plants?

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humus

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sand

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clay

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gravel

Question 5

What are the names of the four types of Soil?

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humus, sand, silt, clay

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humus, sand silt, bark

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sand, silt,clay

Question 6

What is Humus made up of?

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decayed animal and plant parts

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decompose

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decayed soil

Question 7

Which of the following best describes soil erosion?

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A.  the movement of soil by wind or water

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A.  the breakdown of soil

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A.  the improvement of soil

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A.  the addition of soil

Question 8

Which type of soil can hold the greatest amount of water?

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clay

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sand

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silt

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loam

Question 9

The process in which nitrogen circulates and is recycled is called

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The nitrogen cycle

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The carbon cycle

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The water cycle

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The phosphorus cycle

Question 10

Organisms that need nitrogen to survive.

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all living things

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only plants

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only animals

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only bacteria

Question 11

How is nitrogen "fixed" into a usable form for plants?

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Through action of bacteria and lightning

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Through action of bacteria only

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Through lightning only

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Through photosynthesis

Question 12

How do animals get the nitrogen they need?

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From the food they eat

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From the air they breathe

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From the water they drink

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From the sun

Question 13

Plants and animals cannot use nitrogen directly from the air.

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True

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False

Question 14

Plants and animals need nitrogen to make __________.

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Protein

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Carbohydrates

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Lipids

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Minerals

Question 15

A correct path that nitrogen could take would be _____

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air -> bacteria ->plants -> animals

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air -> animals->plants->bacteria

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animals->air->bacteria->plants

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bacteria ->air -> animals->plants

Question 16

How much of the atmosphere is composed of nitrogen gas?

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78%

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87%

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38%

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21%

Question 17

Bacteria fix nitrogen on plant roots. Plant roots provide sugar to bacteria. This is an example of _______.

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mutualism

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parasitism

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commensalism

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competition

Question 18

What does NOT produce carbon dioxide?

Accepted Answer

Photosynthesis

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Burning Fossil Fuels

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Animal respiration

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Plants decaying

Question 19

Combustion is another word for __________.

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Burning

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Transportation

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Respiration

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Fossil Fuels

Question 20

TRUE or FALSE?
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle.

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True

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False

Question 21

Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?

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fossil fuels

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water

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nutrients

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air

Question 22

Carbon can be found in...

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All of the above

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The atmosphere

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Soil

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Fossil fuels

Question 23

Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?

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Photosynthesis

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Combustion

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Respiration

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Death

Question 24

Respiration is the process by which animals take in _____ and release _____.

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oxygen, carbon dioxide

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photosynthesis, air

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carbon, oxygen

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oxygen

Question 25

The diagram shows the flow of organic molecules through an ecosystem. What two processes are identified by the labels X and Y?

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X : Decomposition
Y : Respiration

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X : Respiration
Y : Predation

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X : Adaptation
Y : Decomposition

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X : Fermentation
Y : Nitrogen Fixation

Question 26

A producer

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Makes its own food

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Eats grass

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Does not need food(energy)

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Is a primary consumer

Question 27

A primary consumer

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consumes the producer

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makes its own food

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eats other animals

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is a carnivore

Question 28

An animal that only feeds on plants is called

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Herbivore

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Vegetarian

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Carnivore

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Vegan

Question 29

The first trophic level is

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Producer

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Carnivore

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Primary Consumer

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Herbivore

Question 30

tertiary consumers

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eat the secondary consumer

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Eat the primary consumer

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Eat plants and animals

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Consume the producer

Question 31

How much energy is moved from one trophic level to the next trophic level?

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10%

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100%

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1/2

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25%

Question 32

A food chain shows ___ feeding relationship(s)

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1

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2

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multiple

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all

Question 33

Another word for producer is

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autotroph

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heterotroph

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carnivore

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decomposer

Question 34

An organism that cannot make its own food is called a(n)

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heterotroph

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autotroph

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producer

Question 35

An organism that eats dead material is called a(n)

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detritivore

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carnivore

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omnivore

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herbivore

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