Biology Quiz

What defines a species?

• Organisms with different characteristics

• Organisms that cannot breed

• Organisms with common characteristics that can breed to produce fertile offspring

• Organisms that produce infertile offspring

What is the term used to describe a number of organisms of the same species?

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Habitat

What is the term for many different populations living together in a particular habitat?

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Biome

• Population

What is a habitat?

• A place where an organism lives

• A type of food for organisms

• A method of reproduction

• A form of protection

What does a habitat provide to an organism?

• Shelter, food, water, and protection

• Only food and water

• Only shelter and reproduction

• Only protection and food

Where do organisms reproduce?

• In their habitat

• In the sky

• In the ocean only

• In artificial environments only

What is an ecosystem?

• A group of non-living components only

• A community of organisms living in the same habitat, together with non-living environment

• A single species living in isolation

• A collection of abiotic components only

What are the components of an ecosystem?

• Only biotic components

• Only abiotic components

• Biotic components (living organisms) and abiotic components (non-living organisms)

• Only living organisms

What is the definition of "survival"?

• The ability to stay alive

• The ability to communicate

• The ability to learn

• The ability to travel

Which of the following is an abiotic component?

• Trees

• Animals

• Soil

• Birds