Which factor would be most limiting during a drought in a forest biome?

• soil

• sunlight

• trees

• water

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Why are plants less likely to grow at the bottom of a deep marine biome

than near the surface of a shallow marine biome?

• There is less sunlight available in the deep marine biome.

• There is more sunlight available in the deep marine biome.

• There are less nutrients available in the deep marine biome.

• There are more nutrients available in the deep marine biome.

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Which term best describes a factor that affects the survival of plants and animals within an ecosystem when it is found in a low amount?

• abiotic

• biotic

• environmental

• limiting

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Which adaptation would be most important for a cactus living in the

desert?

• the ability to store water in the stem

• having dark-colored leaves

• the ability to grow tall

• having shallow roots

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An area is semiarid, has few trees, and is home to ground-nesting birds. This area is

MOST likely part of which biome?

• tundra

• taiga

• grassland

• desert

In the geologic past, abiotic factors such as volcanic eruptions have had an impact on the

availability of resources. How can volcanic eruptions impact the availability of resources?

• by decreasing the thickness of soil

• by causing more heavy rains to erode topsoil

• by disrupting the sunlight from reaching producers

• by causing the surface of Earth to be warmer than usual

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How are a tundra and a desert similar?

• They both get too little rainfall to support large plants.

• They both get too little sunlight to support many plants.

• They both have healthy soil to support a wide variety of plants.

• They both have a range of temperatures to support a wide variety of

  plants.

Why are organisms in the open ocean more likely to perform

photosynthesis than organisms in a forest stream?

• There is more exposure to sunlight in the ocean.

• There is more exposure to sunlight in the forest.

• More precipitation falls over the ocean.

• More precipitation falls in the forest.

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This table shows the components of a terrestrial food web and a description of each component. Component Description E returns nutrients back to the ecosystem F uses carbon dioxide and water to make glucose G acts as an abiotic factor in the ecosystem H produces carbon dioxide as a waste product A student is labeling a sketch with the correct term for each component. What label should be used for component G?

• consumer

• decomposer

• producer

• soil

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Which producers would be found in an aquatic ecosystem?

• cacti

• algae

• pine trees

• sunflowers

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