Ecology-Overview (CK)

Any area which an organism lives is part of the ______.

• biosphere

• abiotic area

• biome

• biotic factors

Which of the following depicts only the biotic factors of a rainforest?

• frogs, birds, and trees
• soil, lake, and rain
• lake, fish, and insects
• all of these

The scientific study of interactions among/between organisms and their environment is called ________.

• Ecology
• Biology
• Psychology
• Geology

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How do plants obtain their energy?

• through photosynthesis
• through the air
• from animals
• from bacteria

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The parts of an environment that are not living are called _____________.

• abiotic factors
• biomes
• photosynthesis
• biotic factors

The snake obtains its energy from

• the mouse
• water
• the sun
• the tree

Which study would best be done in a laboratory?

• Analyzing the DNA of a certain species of insect from the desert.
• Measuring the temperature of a soil sample after a severe drought.
• Observing the interactions of the carnivores with their prey.
• Counting all of the insects that live in a certain area.

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Which best defines ecology?

• The study of the interaction between living and nonliving factors in an environment
• The measure of the number of all the organisms in an area.
• A study of how humankind has changed the environment.
• The study of organisms, from cells to systems.

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The study of how living organisms interact with each other and their environment is __________.

• ecology
• the biomes
• the biosphere
• biotic

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Which are abiotic factors?

• sunlight, climate, water, and air
• sunlight, temperature, soil, and bacteria
• temperature, soil, water, and flowers
• sunlight, climate, water, and insects

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