Ch 4.1 Weekly Quiz

1. Which of the following lives in a prairie ecosystem?

• A grass
• B mushroom
• C oak tree
• D woodpecker

2. Which of the following is a biotic factor?

• A temperature
• B sunlight
• C bacteria
• D water

3. Which of the following lists the levels of an ecosystem in order from largest to smallest?

• A population, organism, community, ecosystem
• B ecosystem, community, organism, population
• C organism, community, population, ecosystem
• D ecosystem, community, population, organism

4. An organism gets food, water, shelter, and other things it needs to live, grow, and reproduce from its

• A population
• B habitat
• C abiotic factors
• D species

5. The nonliving things that interact with an organism are called _______.

• abiotic factors
• biotic factors
• ecology
• oxygen
• carbon dioxide

6. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment is called ________.

• ecology
• abiotic factors
• biotic factors
• oxygen
• carbon dioxide

7. A group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce is called a ________________.

• species
• abiotic factors
• biotic factors
• ecology
• oxygen

8. _____________ is an abiotic factor in the environment that is important for plants to make their own food.

• sunlight
• abiotic factors
• biotic factors
• ecology
• oxygen

9. All the organisms that live in a particular area and their nonliving surroundings make up an _________________.

• ecosystem
• abiotic factors
• biotic factors
• ecology
• oxygen

10. All the members of one ____________ living in a particular area make up a population.

• species
• abiotic factors
• biotic factors
• ecology
• oxygen