Ecology: Ecosystems and Biomes – Quiz 1

What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors?

• Biotic factors include all of the living components of an ecosystem, including water, soil, and weather. Abiotic factors include all of the non-living components of an ecosystem, including plants, animals, and fungi.
• Biotic factors include all of the living components of an ecosystem, including plants, animals, and fungi. Abiotic factors include all of the non-living components of an ecosystem, including water, soil, and weather.
• Abiotic factors include all of the living components of an ecosystem, including plants, animals, and fungi. Biotic factors include all of the non-living components of an ecosystem, including water, soil, and weather.
• Abiotic factors include all of the living components of an ecosystem, including water, soil, and weather. Biotic factors include all of the non-living components of an ecosystem, including plants, animals, and fungi.

Which factor in the diagram below would be a biotic factor?

• Sand
• Stones
• Cactus
• Sunlight

Which term below describes the location where an organism lives?

• Niche
• Habitat
• Population
• Community

Which part of the diagram below represents a population?

• Part A
• Part B
• Part C
• Part D

Which factor in the diagram below would be an abiotic factor?

• Snow
• Bushes
• Reindeer
• Polar Bear

Which term below is used to describe a group of organisms of the same type that live in the same physical area?

• Biome
• Population
• Ecosystem
• Community

Which statement below best describes the habitat of a bumblebee?

• Statement A
• Statement B
• Statement C
• Both A and B

Which part of the diagram below represents an ecosystem?

• Part A
• Part B
• Part C
• Part D

Which factor in the diagram below would be an abiotic factor?

• Snake
• Camel
• Cactus
• Sunlight

Which level of organization includes abiotic factors?

• Individual
• Population
• Ecosystem
• Community