Unit 7 Organisms and Their Environments Mid Unit Test

Which biome has the most biodiversity?

• Desert

• Sand

• Tundra

• Rainforest

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Based on the table of observations, which ecosystem is likely to be the least sustainable?

• A. Ecosystem 1, because it has the fewest species

• B. Ecosystem 2, because it includes both aquatic and terrestrial species.

• C. Ecosystem 3, because it has few predators.

• D. Ecosystem 4, because it supports many animals.

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A wildfire has hit this grassland biome. How will this affect the rabbit population?

• The rabbits will have less competition and increase in number.

• The rabbit population will stay the same.

• The rabbit population will have no food and decrease.

• The rabbit population will become extinct immediately.

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The picture shows an arctic fox.

In which biome does the fox most likely live?

• Desert

• Tundra

• Grasslands

• Temperate Rainforest

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______________ is home to a huge number of plants and animals and it rains A LOT.

• Desert
• Rainforest
• Grasslands
• Ocean

A student walks the schoolyard and observes that there are many living things such as different plants and animals. She notices that moss grows in moist shady areas but did not see any in the open yard where its sunny. What is the best explanation for her observation?

• Different habitats support different plants and animals

• All plants and animals can live in any environment

• Schoolyards are not able to sustain living things

• Schoolyards are the only places where moss can grow.

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What is the correct order of succession shown in this figure?

• A, B, C, D

• B, A, D, C

• C, D, A, B

• D, A, B, C

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A garden was cleared out, but had to be left alone for a month. What would you expect to see?

• lichens and mosses

• grasses and weeds

• a fully blossomed garden

• bushes and small trees

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Sally is a gardener. She has a compost heap. She puts dead plants, leaves, vegetable peelings on her compost heap. Which one of these animals likes to live in her compost heap?

• Cat

• Dog

• Sparrow

• Beetle

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Which would be an example of a microhabitat?

• The temperate deciduous forest

• A meadow inside of a forest

• A lake beside a mountain range

• the hole of a hollow tree