Living Things and the Environment Quiz

What is an ecosystem?

• A type of weather pattern

• A new species of plant

• A type of computer software

• A community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system.

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Explain the difference between a community and a population.

• A community is a group of individuals of the same species living in the same area, while a population refers to a group of different species living and interacting in the same area.

• A community is a group of plants living in the same area, while a population refers to a group of animals living in the same area.

• A community is a group of individuals of the same species living in different areas, while a population refers to a group of individuals of different species living in the same area.

• A community is a group of different populations living and interacting in the same area, while a population refers to a group of individuals of the same species living in the same area.

Describe the levels of organization in an ecosystem.

• Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, and population

• Individual organism, family, community, ecosystem, biome, and biosphere

• Species, group, community, ecosystem, biome, and biosphere

• Individual organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, and biosphere

What are biotic factors? Provide examples.

• Living components of an ecosystem such as plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria.

• Examples of biotic factors include weather and climate.

• Non-living components of an ecosystem such as rocks and water.

• Biotic factors are factors that affect the environment, not living organisms.

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What are abiotic factors? Provide examples.

• Living components that can influence non-living organisms. Examples include plants, animals, and fungi.

• Non-living components that can influence living organisms. Examples include sunlight, temperature, water, soil, and air.

• Components that have no impact on living organisms. Examples include rocks, minerals, and mountains.

• Factors that only affect plants. Examples include sunlight, temperature, and water.

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What is the difference between a population and a community?

• Population and community are the same thing

• Population refers to a group of different species, while community refers to a single species

• Population refers to non-living things, while community refers to living things

• Population refers to a single species, while community includes multiple species.

How does a population size change over time?

• Population size changes only due to natural disasters

• Population size changes only due to emigration

• Population size changes only due to immigration

• Population size can change due to birth rate, death rate, immigration, and emigration.

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Describe the different levels of organization in an ecosystem.

• individual organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, biomes, and biosphere

• cars, buildings, roads

• rocks, trees, water

• sun, moon, stars

Limiting factors cause the sizes of populations to _____________ or to ______________.

• stop decreasing; decrease

• stop decreasing; increase

• stop increasing; increase

• stop increasing; decrease

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Arrange the levels of organization of the ecosystem in order from smallest to largest

• biome

• ecosystem

• community

• organismm

• population