Understanding Ecosystems Quiz

What term describes a group of the same species living in the same area?

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Organism

• Community

Which example describes a population in an ecosystem?

• Sunlight and water availability

• A group of deer in a forest

• Interactions between plants and animals

• A forest of mixed species

What term describes a group of the same species living in the same area?

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Organism

• Community

Which example describes a population in an ecosystem?

• Sunlight and water availability

• A group of deer in a forest

• Interactions between plants and animals

• A forest of mixed species

Which of the following best defines a community in an ecosystem?

• All biotic and abiotic factors

• A single species population

• All living things in an area

• Interacting populations in an area

What distinguishes a community from a population?

• Population includes nonliving elements

• Population is a broader term than community

• Community consists of multiple populations

• Community includes abiotic factors

Which of the following best defines a community in an ecosystem?

• All biotic and abiotic factors

• A single species population

• All living things in an area

• Interacting populations in an area

What distinguishes a community from a population?

• Population includes nonliving elements

• Population is a broader term than community

• Community consists of multiple populations

• Community includes abiotic factors

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

• Deer

• Bacteria

• Trees

• Sunlight

What is the primary difference between biotic and abiotic factors?

• Biotic are living, abiotic are nonliving

• Biotic are energy sources, abiotic are material

• Biotic are nonliving, abiotic are living

• Biotic are mobile, abiotic are static