Habitats, Ecosystems, or Biomes?

What is a habitat?

• How an animal behaves.

• Specific place where an animal lives

• A group of the same animals living together.

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In the moutain river ecosystem pictured above, what would be an abiotic factor?

• trees

• swans

• grasses

• water

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In the moutain river ecosystem pictured above, what would be an abiotic factor?

• trees

• swans

• grasses

• water

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A habitat is a specific place that an animal lives.

• True

• False

Which of the following are biotic factors in an ecosystem?

• rain, sunlight, and plants

• plants, animals, and bacteria

• temperature, animals, and plants

• minerals, rain, and wind

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between ecosystems and biomes?

• An ecosystem may contain many biomes, and biomes within the same ecosystem are typically home to similar species of organisms.

• A biome may contain many ecosystems, and ecosystems within the same biome are typically home to similar species of organisms.

• Both biomes and ecosystems are characterized by their climate conditions and the communities that live in them; however, biomes refer to land environments and ecosystems refer to aquatic environments.

• Both biomes and ecosystems are characterized by their climate conditions and the communities that live in them; however, ecosystems refer to land environments and biomes refer to aquatic environments.

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?

• roots

• grass

• birds

• sunlight

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What is a habitat compared to?

• To Virginia Beach

• To my house/home

• To our area (Deciduous Forest)

• To our world (earth)

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Which is a difference between abiotic and biotic factors?

• Abiotic factors are plants and biotic factors are animals.

• Abiotic factors are all living things and biotic factors are all nonliving things.

• Abiotic factors are all nonliving things and biotic factors are all living things.

An ecosystem is made up of _______ and ________ things.

• Living and nonliving
• Alive and dead
• Plants and animals
• Land and water

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