Year 9 Science Exam

What is ecology?

• A living or dead thing

• A non-living or physical factor

• Living and non-living factors interacting to form an environment

• The study of how organisms interact with living and non-living factors around them

What is an ecosystem?

• The study of how organisms interact with living and non-living factors around them

• The non-living and physical factors of an environment

• The living and dead factors of an environment

• Living and non-living factors interacting to form an environment

What is a biotic factor?

• A feature that enables an organism to survive

• A living or dead factor in an environment

• A non-living or physical factor in an environment

• An ecosystem that is not able to sustain itself

Which are examples of biotic factors?(Select all that apply)

• Tree bark

• Wombat faeces

• Mud

• A dead bird

What is an abiotic factor?

• A living or dead factor of an environment

• A non-living or physical factor of an environment

• Cells

• Apex predator

Which of these is an abiotic factor?(Select all that apply)

• Oxygen levels

• Temperature

• Water

• Snake skin

What are adaptations?

• Cells

• Features that enable an abiotic factor to survive and reproduce in its ecosystem

• Plants

• Features that enable an organism to survive and reproduce in its ecosystem

The types of adaptations are...(Select all that apply)

• Symbiotic

• Behavioural

• Structural

• Physiological

What is a structural adaptation?

• A feature that is active in homeostasis

• Things an organism does to help them survive

• Physical characteristics or a body part that help an organism to survive

• A function of the body that helps an organism survive

What is a behavioural adaptation?

• A thing an organism does to help it survive

• A physical feature of body part that helps an organism to survive

• A living factor of an ecosystem

• A function of the body that helps an organism to survive