Unit 2 Organisms & Environment Review

What is a common adaptation of animals that live in the tundra?

• thick fur coats that change color from season to season

• masks so they can hide

• beaks to build nests

• webbed feet

How does biodiversity affect sustainability?

• The greater the biodiversity, the greater the sustainability.

• The greater the biodiversity, the lesser the sustainability.

• The lesser the biodiversity, the greater the sustainability.

A giraffe has a long neck in order to better reach leaves to eat.  This is an example of _____. 

• an adaptation
• environment
• response
• stimulus

The process of natural selection leads to genetic change in a population.

Which factor causes the population to change in natural selection?

• Environmental conditions or challenges

• Individual choice

• Human intervention

• Migration over long distances

Identify the organism's correct taxonomy

• Class Insecta

• Order Scorpiones

• Order Araneae

• Order Amblypygi

which of the following defines habitat?

• an area with only abiotic factors
• a large a area of land that is known for its climate and oranganisms
• a  small area in a habitat with food water and shelter for organisms to live 
• an area that that provides food,shelter and food and for organisms  and can contain many microhabitats.

To keep our ecosystem healthy, we must keep our?

• biodiversiety
• earth
• sun
• biodiversity

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment

• alive
• biotic 
• abiotic
• living

Why can an invasive species be bad for an ecosystem?

• They can provide too much food for the other organisms.
• They can disrupt the natural ecosystem. 
• They can fight with other animals.

Students in two different schools created gardens at their campus. They only planted native plants that do not require extra care. Students from each of the schools were asked to sketch some of the native plants included in their gardens. Sample images from each school are included below.

Which of the following characteristics of the garden environments pictured above has the greatest affect on the types of plants that grow in them?

• Temperature

• Amount of rainfall

• Amount of light

• Space