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biotic and abiotic factors year 10

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A community is composed of

a)

living organisms and their nonliving environment.

b)

one species of organism living in a specific environment on Earth.

c)

the factors that constitute an organism's niche.

d)

potentially interacting populations of different kinds of organisms.

2.

An owl and a hawk both eat mice. Which of these describes the relationship between a hawk and an owl?

a)

parasitism

b)

competition

c)

predation

d)

mutualism

3.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

The interaction of a community of organisms with the non-living parts of their environment.

b)

The interaction of a community of organisms with the living parts of their environment.

c)

A collection of organisms that live in a particular environment.

4.

A community is....

a)

a group of different organisms that live in a particular habitat

b)

a group of different organisms that have the same needs so have to get along

c)

a group of different organisms that depend on each other for their survival

d)

a group of different organisms that have the same behaviours

5.

Communities of organisms are affected by biotic and abiotic factors. An abiotic factor is.....

a)

a living factor that affects the community

b)

a non-living factor that affects the community

6.

Examples of biotic factors are....

a)

soil pH

b)

the temperature

c)

predators

d)

the light intensity

e)

diseases

7.

Examples of abiotic factors are....

a)

soil pH

b)

the temperature

c)

predators

d)

the light intensity

e)

diseases

8.

Animals compete for the following resources....

a)

water, sunlight, oxygen and space

b)

food, water, sunlight and a mate

c)

a mate, food, space and water

d)

space, a mate, water and sunlight

9.

Plants compete for the following resources....

a)

water, sunlight, oxygen and space

b)

nutrients, water, sunlight and space

c)

a mate, food, space and carbon dioxide

d)

space, a mate, water and sunlight

10.

Migrating is an example of a _____________ adaptation.

a)

Structural

b)

Functional

c)

Behavioural

11.

Hibernation is an example of a _____________ adaptation.

a)

Structural

b)

Functional

c)

Behavioural

12.

Non-living factor that affects an ecosystem...

a)

biotic factor

b)

abiotic factor

c)

food chain

d)

biome

13.

What are the biotic factors in this image?

a)

sunlight, elephants, grasses

b)

sunlight, water, air

c)

elephants, plants, trees

d)

elephants, clouds, grasses

14.

What is a community?

a)

One individual of a species

b)

a group of individuals living together in an area

c)

all the different populations living together in an area

d)

different communities and their physical environment

15.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

One individual of a species

b)

a group of individuals of a species that live in the same area

c)

all the different species in an area

d)

all the communities in an area and the physical environment

16.
a non-living factor in an environment is
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
c)
commensalism
d)
ecology
17.
process by which plants make their own food
a)
respiration
b)
competition
c)
photosynthesis
d)
producer
18.
A biotic factor consists of 
a)
Living organisms 
b)
non living things 
c)
Both living and non living organisms 
d)
ecosystems
19.
An Abiotic factor consists of...
a)
non living things 
b)
both living and non living organisms 
c)
Living organisms
d)
only living organisms in the belton community. 
20.
Sunlight is an example of a ______factor 
a)
biotic 
b)
abiotic 
c)
biotic and abiotic 
d)
ecology
21.

An ecosystem is made up of all of the _____________ and __________ in one area.

a)

Populations, Communities

b)

Organisms, Populations

c)

Biotic, Abiotic

d)

Plants, Animals

22.

Living, or once-living, organisms in an ecosystem are....

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

23.

Non-living elements within an ecosystem are....

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

24.

This limits the number of individuals that can live in an ecosystem.

a)

Carrying Capacity

b)

Limiting Factor

c)

Abiotic

d)

Biotic

25.

What is a biotic factor?

a)

Anything that is living, or once living

b)

anything that is not alive

c)

something that you see in a store

d)

none of the above.

26.

What is a abiotic factor?

a)

anything that is living, or once living

b)

things that are not living, and never were living

c)

none of the above

d)

all of the above