Quiz about Ecosystems and Interactions

Question 1

Living things depend on many different _________ in order to survive.

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resources

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environments

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ecosystems

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interactions

Question 2

Environments include both _____ and _____ things.

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living; nonliving

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resources; factors

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air; water

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buildings; animals

Question 3

For populations to continue to survive, some organisms in the population must _________.

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reproduce

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grow

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eat

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die

Question 4

Ecosystems depend on organisms to ________ with each other to maintain stability.

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interact

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build

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eat

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grow

Question 5

Organisms are the ________ things in an ecosystem.

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living

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factors

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nonliving

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resources

Question 6

Air, water, and sunlight are all ________ components of an ecosystem.

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nonliving

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factors

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man-made

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living

Question 7

All living organisms that inhabit an environment are called?

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Biotic

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Abiotic

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Dead

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community

Question 8

Predators is an example of what kind of factor.

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Biotic

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Abiotic

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dead

Question 9

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment

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abiotic

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alive

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biotic

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living

Question 10

What does a biotic do?

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move, repopulate, and live

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do nothing

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stand still

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dead things

Question 11

Which level of organization does the group pictured represent?

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a population

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a community

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an organism

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an ecosystem

Question 12

Which of the examples below describe the level of organization within an ecosystem that is the smallest?

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A kangaroo jumping around

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A kangaroo, ants, lizard, a tree, and a bird

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a group of kangaroos

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a kangaroo, ants, a lizard, a bird, the sun, and the soil

Question 13

An ecosystem is

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a place where biotic and abiotic things interact

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made of biotic things

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only biotic and abiotic things

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made of abiotic things

Question 14

All of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem are __________.

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abiotic

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biotic

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biology

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biography

Question 15

A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area are called a/an __________.

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population

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community

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habitat

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ecosystem

Question 16

All of the living AND non-living things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an __________.

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ecosystem

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community

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habitat

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population

Question 17

A group of different species that live together and interact in an environment are called a/an __________.

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community

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habitat

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population

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ecosystem

Question 18

What are biotic factors?

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living things/ organisms

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dead things

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weather

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plants

Question 19

Organisms that hunt other organisms for food are called __________.

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predators

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prey

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producers

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heterotrophs

Question 20

A bird in a tree watched as a lion stalked, attacked, and then ate a zebra. Which of these animals was the prey?

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zebra

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bird

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lion

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all of the above

Question 21

An individual living thing is a/an ___________.

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organism

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habitat

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ecosystem

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population

Question 22

How are populations different from communities?

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Populations consist of one species; communities consist of many species.

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Populations can contain plants and fungi; communities consist of animals only.

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Populations consist of many species; communities consist of one species.

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Populations consist of animals only; communities can contain plants and fungi.

Question 23

Which of the following is an example of an animal adapting to its environment?

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A desert owl hunting at night to avoid heat

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A bald eagle that cannot see well

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A fish that eats fish food

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A deer that drinks water

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