AP_ Unit 9_ Ecology_ ECOLOGY & BIOSPHERE (Ch. 52)

Which of the following is NOT an abiotic factor?

• Temperature

• Light

• Water

• Wind

• Disease

Members of a species in a defined area

• Ecosystem
• community
• biodiversity
• population

All the organisms in a particular location, including their nonliving environment

• ecosystem
• carnivore
• niche
• population

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

TRUE or FALSE: All of the following features are biotic factors in the environment: Light, Organisms, Disease, Symbiotic Relationships

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

All the organisms of all the species that exist in a certain area is called a

• Ecosystem

• community

• biodiversity

• population

The factor that has the greatest influence on the metabolic rate of plants and animals is

• light

• water availability

• temperature

• wind direction

The region of aquatic biomes where light penetrates and where most phytoplankton is found is called

• the chaparral

• the canopy

• the aphotic zone

• the photic zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The region of aquatic biomes where light cannot penetrate and therefore organisms cannot do photosynthesis is called

• the chaparral

• the canopy

• the aphotic zone

• the photic zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The daily period of time during which an organism receives light is called

• photoperiod

• daylight zone

• estivation period

• growth time

A specific environment or home to living things suited for that location and climate is called a _____________. Examples include the tundra, the chaparral, and the savanna.

• community

• climate

• ecosystem

• biome