Chapter 9 Science Test

Front

Which factor is abiotic? Options: water, plant, animal

Back

water

Front

Which factor is biotic? Options: soil, a pine cone, temperature

Back

a pine cone

Front

______________ is the study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environment.

Back

ecology

Front

A(n) ________________________ is made up of all living and nonliving things in one place.

Back

ecosystem

Front

___________________ is the gradual change from one community to another community in an area.

Back

succession

Front

All biomes are part of the __________________, which is the part of the Earth that supports life.

Back

biosphere

Front

___________________ biomes include forests, deserts, tundra, and grasslands.

Back

terrestrial

Front

A(n) _________________ is all the population that live together in an ecosystem at the same time.

Back

community

Front

__________________________ are the nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Back

abiotic factors

Front

A(n) ____________________________ is a geographic area that contains ecosystems with similar biotic and abiotic features

Back

biome