Chapter 4 Test Review

Which of the following pairs of organisms belong to the same population?

• a dog and a cat

• a marigold and a geranium

• a human mother and her child

• a spider and a cockroach

Which of these phrases does not describe part of the process of evolution by natural selection?

• the environment contains limited resources

• organisms produce more offspring than will survive to reproduce

• communities include populations of several species

• organisms in a population differ in their traits

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Which of the following components of an ecosystem are not abiotic factors?

• wind

• small rocks

• sunlight

• tree branches

Which of the following organisms does not belong with the rest?

• moss

• grass

• algae

• wild flower

Which of the following describes soil and temperature in an ecosystem?

• abiotic factors

• biotic factors

• unnecessary factors

• selection factors

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Which of the following is part of an organism’s habitat?

• shelter

• food

• water

• all of the above

Some snakes produce a powerful venom that paralyzes their prey. This poison is an example of

• coevolution.

• an adaptation.

• a reptile.

• a biotic factor.

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Which invertebrates are generally small, allowing them to live on little food and to hide from enemies?

• insects

• bacteria

• protists

• mice

Which of the following are nonvascular plants?

• flowering plants

• algae

• mosses

• trees

Archaea and bacteria are

• two domains.

• in the same kingdom.

• in the protists kingdom.

• in the fungi kingdom.