Characteristics of Life, Levels of Organization, Community Inter

Which of the following best defines the term "biotic"?

• Non-living physical and chemical elements in the environment

• Living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem

• The process of breaking down food for energy

• The movement of water through the environment

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Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor?

• Tree

• Bacteria

• Sunlight

• Rabbit

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Arrange the following levels of organization in order from smallest to largest: organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere.

• Biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism

• Organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere

• Population, organism, community, ecosystem, biosphere

• Organism, community, population, ecosystem, biosphere

Which of the following is NOT one of the 8 characteristics shared by all living things?

• Ability to reproduce

• Ability to move

• Response to stimuli

• Growth and development

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What is the main difference between mutualism and parasitism?

• Both organisms benefit in mutualism, but only one benefits in parasitism while the other is harmed.

• Both organisms are harmed in mutualism, but only one is harmed in parasitism.

• Both organisms benefit in parasitism, but only one benefits in mutualism.

• Both organisms are unaffected in mutualism, but both are harmed in parasitism.

Which of the following is an example of commensalism?

• A tick feeding on a dog

• A bee pollinating a flower

• A bird nesting in a tree without harming the tree

• Two lions fighting over territory

Which of the following best describes predation?

• Two species living together and both benefit

• One organism hunts and eats another organism

• Two organisms competing for the same resource

• One organism benefits, the other is unaffected

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Select the abiotic factors

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Which of the following interactions results in both species being harmed?

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Competition

What is an example of an organism responding to its environment?

• A bee pollinating a flower

• A plant bending toward sunlight

• A fish eating algae

• A bird building a nest in a tree

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