Review: Unit 3 - The Organization of Life

Which of the following components of an ecosystem are not abiotic?

• wind

• small rocks

• sunlight

• tree branches

Some snakes produce powerful poison that paralyze their prey. The poison is an example of

• resistance

• an adaptation

• a reptile

• an abiotic factor

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Angiosperms called roses come in a variety of shapes and colors as a result of

• natural selection

• coevolution

• different ecosystems

• artificial selection

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A flock of deer were separated and moved into the mountain where they experienced a colder climate. The deer with thicker fur were able to survive this new climate, leading to the future generations of offspring having thicker fur. This new trait of thicker fur is an example of. . .

• Artificial Selection

• Adaptation

• Luck

• Genetics

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Which is not a domain of classification for organisms?

• Domain Archaea

• Domain Bacteria

• Domain Humania

• Domain Eukarya

Lake Erie can be considered _______ when you include all of the fish, water, temperature, bacteria, and algae.

• an ecosystem

• community

• population

• family

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Which is the abiotic factor?

• Cats

• Oxygen

• E. coli

• A cactus

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A community is different than a population because it is a group of _____ species that live in the same place.

• the same

• various

What is an organism?

• an individual living thing

• a part of your body

• a piano-like instrument

• the Asian art of paper folding

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A change in genetic characteristics of a population from one generation to the next is known as

• Population control

• DNA

• Natural selection

• Evolution

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