Order & Design Quiz 39

While working on a school project about ecosystems, Luna discovered that a biogeochemical cycle that recycles nutrients found in soil and rocks is an __________ cycle.

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An organism’s occupation in its environment is its __________.

In Rohan's backyard, the garden and all its organisms form an __________.

Kai is studying how different temperatures affect the growth of a particular plant species. He finds that the range of temperature that is best suited for the plant’s survival is the __________ range.

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During a field trip to the local nature reserve, Ethan and Grace observed the number and variety of species living in the environment. They learned that this is referred to as the __________.

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Grace and Jackson are exploring a forest and observing how different animals and plants interact with each other and their surroundings. What is the study of these interactions called?

• ecology

• biology

• geology

• chemistry

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Ethan is studying the ecosystem in his backyard. What type of factor is any other organism that exists in the same environment as the organism being studied?

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

• limiting factor

• environmental factor

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What is any extreme condition that is outside of an organism’s tolerance range?

• limiting factor

• optimum range

• carrying capacity

• biotic factor

In a small town, the number of deer has increased beyond the forest's ability to support them. What occurs when a population size is greater than a species’s carrying capacity?

• overpopulation

• extinction

• migration

• adaptation

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Samuel is studying the process that continually recycles water between the earth and the atmosphere. What type of cycle is he learning about?

• hydrologic cycle

• carbon cycle

• nitrogen cycle

• sedimentary cycle

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