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Ecosystem Interactions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An organism's habitat provides everything it needs to:
a)
live 
b)
grow
c)
reproduce
d)
all of the above
2.
All the members of ONE species interacting in a given area are called:
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
3.
Which of the following contains abiotic factors?
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
4.

Living and nonliving things in an area is what level of organization

a)

community

b)

ecosystem

c)

organism

d)

population

5.

Drought, erosion, flood, and prolonged heat spells are examples of

a)

community

b)

ecosystem

c)

abiotic factors

d)

biotic factors

6.
All the populations living in the same area and interacting would be called:
a)
an organism
b)
a community
c)
an ecosystem
d)
a biome
7.
Which is NOT a biotic factor?
a)
grass
b)
water
c)
rabbit
d)
owl
8.

Which is NOT an abiotic factor?

a)

The salt content of water

b)

the temperature of the water

c)

the oxygen in the water

d)

the fish in the water

9.

What is the correct order of organization from least to greatest?

a)

organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere

b)

organism, community, population, ecosystem, biosphere

c)

organism, community, ecosystem, population, biosphere

d)

organism, population, ecosystem, community, biosphere

10.

Which of the following determines where an organism can live?

a)

if the needs of the organism are met by the biotic factors in the habitat

b)

if the needs of the organism are met by the abiotic factors in the habitat

c)

if the needs of the organism are met by the biotic and abiotic factors in a habitat

d)

if the needs of the organism are met by the other populations of organisms in the habitat

11.

Which of the following are abiotic factors?


volcano sun sunflower rain turtle

a)

volcano, sun, rain

b)

sun, sunflower, rain

c)

rain, volcano, turtle

d)

turtle, sun, volcano

12.

What level of organization is described below?


parrots, sloths, howler monkeys, Brazil nut tree, orchids, praying mantis

a)

ecosystem

b)

community

c)

population

d)

biosphere

13.

Which of the following is an example of an interaction between a biotic and abiotic factor in an ecosystem?

a)

a bird lays an egg

b)

elephants gets a drink from the river

c)

sun melts the snow on top of a mountain

d)

a deer eats grass

14.

When ecosystems have similar climates and are home to similar organisms, they are classified as ___.

a)

biome

b)

ecosystem

c)

population

d)

community

15.

Class of students is to school campus as ____ is to ____.

a)

organism - biome

b)

ecosystem - biome

c)

organism - population

d)

population - ecosystem

16.

Biotic components of ecosystems include

a)

all living things in an ecosystem

b)

all nonliving things in an ecosystem

c)

both living and nonliving things

d)

none of the answers

17.

What level of organization is listed below?


sand, cactus, lizard, hare, coyote, dry, windy

a)

ecosystem

b)

organism

c)

population

d)

community

18.

A bee goes from to flower to flower for pollen. What would this represent for the bee?

a)

habitat

b)

niche

c)

ecosystem

d)

biome

19.

A single living thing is called:

a)

niche

b)

abiotic

c)

an organism

d)

a population

20.

To the zebra, the African savannahs would be its

a)

niche

b)

community

c)

population

d)

habitat