Populations & Resources Chapter 1 Quiz

What organism is the main focus of our Amplify unit story?

• Honeybees

• Moon Jellies

• Weebugs

• Furbils

An ecosystem is made up of ______ .

• living things and their offspring

• nonliving things such as rocks and soil

• living things and nonliving things

• many types of animals

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What is the best definition of an organism?

• Many individuals of the same species living in the same area.

• All of the living and nonliving things in a particular area.

• All living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria.

• A creature that is large enough to see without using a microscope.

Which picture accurately shows a "population"?

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Which of the following is a NONLIVING part of an ecosystem?

• Pebbles

• Flowers

• Jellyfish

• Plankton

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True or False: Nonliving and dead mean the same thing.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a LIVING part of an ecosystem?

• Mountains

• Water

• Sun

• Trees

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What causes a population size to increase?

• The number of BIRTHS is GREATER than the number of DEATHS.

• The number of DEATHS is GREATER than the number of BIRTHS.

• The number of BIRTHS and the number of DEATHS is EQUAL.

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What causes a population size to decrease?

• The number of BIRTHS is GREATER than the number of DEATHS.

• The number of DEATHS is GREATER than the number of BIRTHS.

• The number of BIRTHS and the number of DEATHS is EQUAL.

When a populations is known to be STABLE, _______________.

• there are more births.

• it stays mostly the same, over time.

• there are more deaths.

• there are no new births or deaths happening.