Ecosystems & Biomes

Temperature, light, air, water, soil, and climate are all __________ parts of the environment.

• biotic
• abiotic
• living
• biome

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What is an ecosystem?

• All the interacting organisms that live in an environment and the abiotic parts of the environment that affect the organisms
• A person who observes and studies the interactions between the biotic and abiotic parts of the environment
• The relationship among the biotic parts of the environment
• The relationship between all the abiotic elements of a pond

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Biotic includes living and formerly living things. 

• True
• False

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What is the name for all populations of a species living within an certain area?

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biosphere

• Biome

What is the AVERAGE WEATHER in a particular place over a long period of time called?

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• biome

• climate

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Ecosystems with similar organisms living in them, located in the same climate form a...

• a biome

• a forest

• a region

• a living thing

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Which biome has a climate that is extremely cold and dry?

• forest
• tundra
• grassland
• freshwater

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The freshwater biome includes all of the following EXCEPT

• lakes
• ponds
• oceans
• streams

The greatest variety of species of living organisms is found in a(an)

• rainforest 
• taiga
• desert
• freshwater

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Which land biome is mainly covered with grass?

• Desert

• Taiga

• Grassland

• Tundra