What are biotic factors?

Living things in a biome/ecosystem

What is meant by: abiotic stress?

Non-living environmental factors that negatively affect organisms

A group of connected food chains

What is the difference between weather and climate?

Weather is short term changes while climate is long term averages

A large region defined by climate, geography, and living organisms

What is an ecosystem?

All the living and nonliving things in an area

What are abiotic factors?

Non-living things in a biome/ecosystem

What is a cascade effect in an ecosystem?

A chain reaction leading to an ecosystem collapse due to biodiversity loss

What is biodiversity?

The variety of life on earth, in a habitat, or ecosystem

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Biomes and Ecosystems Quiz

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1
What are biotic factors?
Living things in a biome/ecosystem
Non-living things in a biome/ecosystem
Another name for gravitational forces
Any living thing that has the ability to fly
2
Where in the U.S. might you find the desert biome?
Michigan
North Dakota
Arizona
Ohio
3
What is meant by: abiotic stress?
A condition where an organism lacks enough nutrients from food
Non-living environmental factors that negatively affect organisms
Diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi
Emotional stress experienced by animals in captivity
4
What is a food web?
A group of connected food chains
Something a spider uses to catch flies
A single path of energy
A list of food eaten by predators in a biome
5
Which of the following is a carnivore?
Sheep
Hawk
Caterpillar
Human
6
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Climate happens daily, and weather is only seasonal
here is no real difference—both terms mean the same thing
Weather refers only to temperature, while climate refers only to rainfall
Weather is short term changes while climate is long term averages
7
Which of the following is an herbivore?
Bullfrog
Goliath Grouper
Black Bear
Deer
8
What is a biome?
A type of organism
A large region defined by climate, geography, and living organisms
A type of tree
A group of people that decided to forsake society and live around nature
9
Which of the following is an example of a decomposer?
Earthworm
Shrub
Groundhog
Rat
10
What is an ecosystem?
All the living and nonliving things in an area
A single biome
Interactions between plants and animals
A type of weather system
11
In an Energy Pyramid, where is the most energy stored?
In the middle but close to the top (secondary consumers)
At the very top (tertiary consumers)
At the very bottom (producers)
In the middle but close to the bottom (primary consumers)
12
True or False: Ecosystems could survive without sunlight
True
False
13
True or False: Rainforests produce about 20% of the world's oxygen
True
False
14
Which of the following biomes has the most biodiversity out of all of the other biomes?
Tropical Rainforest
Desert
Ocean
Tundra
15
What are abiotic factors?
Insects and arthropods
Non-living things in a biome/ecosystem
Living things in a biome/ecosystem
A type of medicine
16
True or False: The mountain biome can be found on every continent on earth.
False
True
17
Which biome can be divided into three different zones?
None of the above
Temperate Forest
Desert
Mountains
18
Where do producers get their energy from?
Other producers
Water
Dead plants
The Sun
19
In an Energy Pyramid, what percentage of energy is used up by life processes between producers and primary consumers?
5%
90%
1%
65%
20
What is a cascade effect in an ecosystem?
A chain reaction leading to an ecosystem collapse due to biodiversity loss
A weather pattern that causes flooding in lowland biomes
A type of waterfall that forms during heavy rainfall
An increase in biodiversity due to animals migrating in large groups
21
Which factor most determines what type of biome a place is?
Closeness to the equator
Climate
The animals that live there
Plant Growth
22
Which biome is known for its four distinct seasons?
Mountains
Deciduous Forest
Deep Ocean
Desert
23
Which biome is Augusta located in?
Deciduous/Temperate Forest
Grasslands
City
Taiga/Boreal Forest
24
Which of the following is a nonliving part of an ecosystem?
Fungi
Oak tree
Earthworm
Water
25
In a food chain, what comes first?
Decomposer
Primary Consumer
Producer
Tertiary Consumer
26
What is biodiversity?
The variety of life on earth, in a habitat, or ecosystem
A word used to describe anything that has a brain
A word that describes living things
A measurement for water
27
Which of the following is an omnivore?
Orca Whale
Spinosaurus
Dog
Goat

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