Biodiversity and Ecosystems (abiotic and biotic factors)

____________ refers to the number of individuals of a particular species living in a particular location at a particular time.

• Head count

• Population

• Abundance

• Community

A _____________ refers to all of the populations of living organisms occupying the same habitat

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Community

• Environment

The ___________ of an organism describes the physical surroundings in which it lives as well as all the other organisms present.

• Environment

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

• Community

Studying ecosystems involves examining the interactions between ___________ and _____________ components.

• ambiotic and biotic

• physical and chemical

• living and biotic

• abiotic and biotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The non-living conditions in an organism's surroundings are referred to as ___________factors

• biotic

• abiotic

• physical

• ambient

Which of the following is NOT one of the categories of abiotic factors that can affect the types of organisms present in an ecosystem.

• Climate

• Geography

• Predation

• Substrate

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is NOT a feature of a substrate that can impact the life forms present in an area include:

• temperature

• pH

• mineral availability

• water retention

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The methods of camouflage displayed by an organism are most affected by which abiotic factor?

• Plants

• Climate

• Soil type

• Geography

The following interactions are all types of symbiosis except for ____________

• Parasitism

• Predation

• Cooperation

• Mutualism

A type of interaction in which two organisms of different species live in a close relationship with one another and at least one benefits is called _______________

• Competition

• Predation

• Disease

• Symbiosis