7SC 7.15 Elevate LS Ecosystems Quiz

Which of the following is not one of the categories of ecosystems?

• Marine

• Freshwater

• Terrestrial

• Biome

Which type of ecosystem is the most abundant on Earth covering approximately 75% of the planet?

• Marine

• Freshwater

• Terrestrial

• Arctic

Biotic factors include:

• plants

• oxygen

• rainfall

• carbon dioxide

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Soil contains both abiotic and biotic materials. Which is a biotic factor within soil?

• minerals

• grains of sand

• gravel

• dead decomposing leaves

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Which of the following describes one or more living organisms depending on another living organism to survive?

• Bacteria living in a bears mouth

• Wolves breathing in oxygen

• Salmon laying eggs in the river

• Glaciers melting in the sunlight

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Which of the following correctly lists the ecological levels of organization from the largest level to the smallest level?

• population, organism, community, ecosystem, biosphere

• organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere

• community, population, organism, biosphere, ecosystem

• biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism

All the populations of organisms that live together in the same environment, and interact with each other, make up a(n) ________.

• Biosphere

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Population

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A community ecologist is most likely studying which of the following?

• The changes in the total count of white-tailed deer that live in a forest

• How the population of white-tailed deer impacts the population of wolves

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Which of the following ecological levels of organization is matched with a correct description?

• Population – All the biotic and abiotic factors in an environment

• Organism – All the members of a species living in a given area at the same time

• Community – All the living organisms in a given area

• Ecosystem – An individual made of one or more cells

This description most likely describes which of the following?

• Organism

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

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