Year 9 Ecology Quiz

The non living parts of an ecosystem

• abiotic factors
• biotic factors
• oxygen
• soil

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An abiotic part of an ecosystem; this gas is required by all living things.

• oxygen
• ecology
• biotic factors
• jellybeans

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The place where an organism lives that provides it with shelter, food and water.

• ecosystem
• population
• community
• habitat

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the living parts of an ecosystem

• biotic factors
• biology
• abiotic factors
• animals

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An abiotic part of an ecosystem; made of small pieces of rock, water and decaying matter.

• sunlight
• oxygen
• water
• soil

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A pearlfish spends the day inside the intestines of a sea cucumber. The fish emerges from the sea cucumber at night to feed on small crustaceans. The sea cucumber is not harmed by this. 

• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism
• Predation

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A boxer crab carries a pair of small anemones in its claws. When approached by a predator, the crab waves the stinging tentacles of the anemones to deter the predator. The anemones eat the small particles of food dropped by the crab when it is feeding.

• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism
• Predation

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A coyote captures, kills, and eats a rabbit. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism
• Predation

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Organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms.

• Decomposers
• Producers
• Consumers

Nonliving factors that affect the ecosystem; includes light, space, temperature, shelter, water, and soil composition

• Abiotic Factor

• Biotic Factor

• Rocks

• Biodiversity