Biology Check In #1

What is a biotic factor?

• Geographic Features 

• Living things

• Hydrologic Cycle

• Non-living things

What is an abiotic factor?

• Hydrologic Cycle

• Living Things

• Non-living Things

• Geographic Features 

All the nonliving parts of an ecosystem are referred to as:

• the community

• biomes

• biotic factors  

• abiotic factors

Which of the following would be a biotic factor in an ecosystem?

• soil  

• bacteria

• rainfall

• temperature

What provides energy for an entire ecosystem?

• Sun

• Air

• Water

• Fish

What is a population?

• 1 organism 

• Groups of individuals of the same species living in a particular area

• All life, biotic and abiotic in an area

• Groups of non-related/multiple species living in the same area

What is a community?

• 1 species living in a given location

• Biotic and Abiotic Factors

• Many populations living in the same location 

• 1 organism 

Observations or data deal with numbers

• Quantitative

• Opinions

• Qualitative

• Numerical

The step of the Scientific Method in which the scientist makes a testable prediction about their observation.

• Troubleshooting

• Experimentation

• Forming a Hypothesis

• Exploration

What is the purpose of the Control Group?

• To control the results

• To make the experiment official

• To test the constants

• To be compared to the Experimental Group