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3.1 Quiz: Intro to Global Systems

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lakes, rivers, streams, underground aquifers, and dew all belong to this part of the global system:

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

2.

Grass, trees, insects, bacteria, elephants, and humans belong to this part of the global system.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

3.

Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, and other greenhouse gases belong to this part of the global system.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

4.

Rocks, lava, fault lines, concrete, and the ocean floor all belong to this part of the global system.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

5.

The study of the complex system of interactions that sustain life on the planet is called

a)

Zoology

b)

Ecology

c)

Chemistry

d)

Economics

6.

Non-living factors in the environment that impact an organisms survival are called

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

c)

Bacteria

d)

Plankton

7.

A group of the SAME species that live together in an ecosystem is called

a)

Community

b)

Cluster

c)

Population

d)

Organism

8.

A group of different species that live together in an ecosystem is called a

a)

Community

b)

Cluster

c)

Population

d)

Organism

9.

What is the correct order of the ecological levels of organization?

a)

Organism, Biosphere, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome

b)

Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere

c)

Organism, Community, Ecosystem, Population, Biome, Biosphere

d)

Population, Community, Biome, Ecosystem, Biosphere, Organism

10.

Wind, rain, temperature, and sunlight are all examples of which?

a)

Biotic factors

b)

Abiotic factors

11.

What are biotic factors in a pond ecosystem?

a)

fish, water lilies, frogs

b)

pond water and rain that falls on the pond

c)

air above the pond and pond water

d)

the sunlight that shines on the pond

12.

Scientists generally use three approaches to studying ecology. Which best describes experimentation?

a)

Counting the number of migrating geese that visit a pond

b)

Using a computer program to predict the growth of a forest

c)

Raising ants in a terrarium, each identical except for the clay in the soil

d)

Observing frogs as they swim across a pond

13.

Most organisms in the biosphere exchange the gases oxygen and carbon dioxide with the atmosphere. Which of the following describes an exchange of matter between the atmosphere and the geosphere?

a)

a volcanic eruption releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

b)

carbon dioxide dissolving from the atmosphere into ocean water

c)

the remains of living things settling on the floor of the ocean, and then becoming rock

d)

water vapor condensing in the air to form clouds

14.

Ecology includes studying ecosystems at different levels. Which is the largest or broadest level?

a)

Biome

b)

Biosphere

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem