Ecosystems and Biodiversity

Which words from the article help the reader to understand the importance of a special habitat?

• place where animals or plants live and survive

• includes all living things in an area

• consists of the light and temperature of an area

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What can the reader conclude about ecosystems based on the information in this passage?

• Ecosystems are always distinctly different and unique

• Ecosystems are interrelated with other ecosystems surrounding or including them.

• Ecosystems are slow-developing entities of biological communities.

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Which of the following are not biotic or abiotic factors in an ecosystem?

• water and air

• rocks and energy

• cultural components

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Paragraph 8 is mostly about ______.

• biospheres of Earth and all living organisms

• the effects of abiotic factors on living things

• the importance of biological diversity in the ecosystem

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Which marked location on the map above would you expect to have the greatest biodiversity?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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