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Biosphere Quiz 5/6

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All the living matter on Earth; where the hydrosphere, atmosphere, and lithosphere overlap and interact.

a)

world

b)

biome

c)

biosphere

d)

ecology

2.

What level of organization includes biotic AND abiotic factors?

a)

population

b)

ecosystem

c)

community

d)

individual

3.

How do we classify biomes?

a)

similar:

people

cultures

b)

similar:

climate

plants

animals

c)

different:

climate

plants

animals

d)

different:

people

cultures

4.

The study of interactions between organisms and their physical environment is called _________

a)

zoology

b)

ornithology

c)

mycology

d)

ecology

5.

Plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria are all examples of a(n) ___________. Capable of reproduction.

a)

abiotic factor

b)

biotic factor

c)

cultural factor

6.

Water, soil, sunlight, minerals, air, and climate are all examples of a(n) ________. It is a chemical or physical element of an environment.

a)

biotic factor

b)

abiotic factor

c)

cultural factor

7.

A stop sign, a road, a baseball field, or a school are all examples of a(n) __________. Anything man-made.

a)

biotic factor

b)

abiotic factor

c)

cultural factor

8.

How do biotic and abiotic factors interact in our example with gray wolves, Canis Lupus, in Yellowstone National Park?

a)

gray wolf (biotic)

influences

erosion of rivers (abiotic)

b)

gray wolf (abiotic)

influences

erosion of rivers (biotic)

9.

What species was listed on the Endangered Species Act in 1974 and taken off (delisted) in 2020?

In February of 2022 this species was listed back on the Endangered Species Act (with some exceptions for the population in the Northern Rockies).

a)

gray wolf

b)

red wolf

c)

venus fly trap

d)

teachers

10.

What is the ecological process that starts at the top of a food web and influences everything below it?

This can occur when a top predator is added or removed from a food web.

a)

biosphere

b)

ecosystem

c)

trophic cascade

d)

biotic factor

11.

What are the 6 levels of organization, in order, starting with individual?

a)

individual

population

community

ecosystem

biome

biosphere

b)

ecosystem

individual

community

population

biome

biosphere

c)

individual

community

population

ecosystem

biome

biosphere

12.

What level of organization does this picture illustrate?

a)

community

b)

population

c)

individual

13.

What level of organization does this image illustrate?

a)

community

b)

individual

c)

population

d)

biome

14.

What level of organization is the question below?

How is desertification impacting the savanna which zebras live in?

a)

community

b)

individual

c)

biome

d)

biosphere

15.

The image shows the location of different terrestrial biomes on Earth by different colors.

What trends do we see in the location of many of these biomes?

a)

Warmer climates/biomes are at the poles and colder climates/biomes are at the equator

b)

They line up latitudinally (left to right).

Warmer climates/biomes are closer to the equator and colder climates/biomes are closer to the poles

c)

They line up longitudinally (up and down).

There is no trend or pattern in where our biomes are located

16.

Name the biome:

The biome with the highest amount of biodiversity. Precipitation is often in excess of 100 inches a year. Poison dart frogs have adapted defensive mechanisms.

a)

grasslands

b)

rainforest

c)

desert

d)

tundra

17.

Name the biome:

Four distinct seasons. Colorful autumn. Deciduous trees loose their leaves in the winter. Animals have adapted to migrate or "hibernate".

a)

grassland

b)

temperate deciduous forest

c)

tundra

d)

desert

18.

Name the biome:

Dominated by coniferous trees (trees with needles and cones), subarctic and cold climate, plants have adapted to have darker colors to absorb more sunlight.

a)

grassland

b)

rainforest

c)

Taiga (Boreal Forest)

d)

desert

19.

What kind of biome is North Carolina in?

a)

taiga (boreal forest)

b)

temperate deciduous forest

c)

tundra

d)

rainforest

20.

How have red wolves, Canis rufus, (biotic) adapted to a warmer climate (abiotic) in the southeastern United States?

a)

molt (shed) heavy winter coats for shorter coats during the summer and large ears to release heat

b)

sleep in trees

c)

eat lots of ice cream

d)

migrate to Canada where their population is currently thriving