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Nc Een Biomes And Ecology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a biotic factor?

a)

Protozoa

b)

a rock

c)

a snail

d)

a mushroom

2.

Which of the following determine which organisms can live in an area?

a)

abiotic factors

b)

biotic factors

c)

Both abiotic and biotic

d)

Neither abiotic or biotic

3.

What biome receives the least amount of solar radiation?

a)

desert

b)

temperate forest

c)

tropical rain forest

d)

tundra

4.

NC has 3 "sub" biomes. Which one has sandy soil?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Mountains

c)

Piedmont

5.

Which of NC's sub biomes includes rolling hills and clay soils?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Mountains

c)

Piedmont

6.

Which of NC's sub biomes includes high elevations, black bears and more evergreen trees?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Mountains

c)

Piedmont

7.

A group of organisms that are genetically related, look similar, reproduce and share resources in one area are a ________________.

a)

community

b)

ecosystem

c)

biome

d)

species

8.

Biodiversity includes which of the following?

a)

Ecological diversity

b)

Genetic diversity

c)

Species diversity

d)

All of these are correct

9.

What type of organism eats an animal that only eats plants?

a)

Producer

b)

Primary consumer

c)

Secondary consumer

d)

Omnivore

10.

How much of the energy from one level of a food chain is available to the next level?

a)

0%

b)

10%

c)

50%

d)

100%

11.

What is an example of a positive thing humans can do to help the environment?

a)

Use more renewable resources

b)

Steamroll the land

c)

Use chemical fertilizers on crops

d)

Use pesticides

12.

What types of organisms break down dead matter into smaller molecules?

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Herbivore

d)

Decomposer

13.

The arrows in a food chain show:

a)

What eats what.

b)

all the possibilities that an organism might eat

c)

how energy flows through the ecosystem

d)

All of these are correct

14.

What action would decrease the stability of a forest?

a)

Selective cutting of trees

b)

Cutting down all the trees

c)

Adding natural predators for insects that eat leaves

d)

None of these are correct

15.

Why is biodiversity important?

a)

Stability of an ecosystem

b)

Sustainability of a population

c)

A healthy ecosystem

d)

All of these are correct

16.

Kudzu in NC and rabbits in Australia are examples of:

a)

prey

b)

parasitism

c)

predators

d)

invasive species

17.

Which of the following terms refers to all the biotic and abiotic factors in an environment?

a)

biome

b)

ecosystem

c)

biosphere

d)

community

18.

Select all answers that are correct: Biomes can be ____________ or ___________________.

a)

alien

b)

terrestrial

c)

porphyritic

d)

aquatic

19.

The _____________ is the area where you will find all life on Earth.

a)

biosphere

b)

biome

c)

ecosystem

d)

location

20.

Choose all the correct options: A biome is determined by an area's ____________ and ______________.

a)

climate

b)

current weather

c)

animals

d)

geography