Ecology

Which of the following is an example of a biotic factor in an environment?

• Sunlight

• Soil type

• Fungi

• Temperature

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What are abiotic factors?

• Factors involving living organisms

• Nonliving factors in an environment

• Only factors involving water and air

• Factors that do not affect the ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is NOT an abiotic factor?

• Temperature

• Rainfall

• Plants

• Air currents

What is the term used to describe a group of the same organisms living together?

• Ecosystem

• Biological community

• Organism

• Population

Which level of organization in ecology consists of both biological communities and abiotic factors?

• Organism

• Population

• Biological community

• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is a biome?

• A single ecosystem

• A large group of ecosystems sharing the same climate and having similar communities

• A small group of similar species

• A collection of different climates

Which term describes the level of biological organization that includes different species living in the same area and interacting with each other?

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Population

• Biosphere

What is an autotroph?

• An organism that consumes other organisms for energy

• An organism that makes its own food

• An organism that eats only plants

• An organism that eats both plants and animals

Which of the following is an example of a heterotroph?

• Rabbit

• Lion

• Grass

• Sunflower

What does a herbivore primarily consume?

• Only meat

• Both plants and meat

• Only plants

• Only water