Biotic & Abiotic

Increasing which of the following will result in an increase in competition among members of a population of a species living in the same habitat?

• Population density

• Size of the habitat

• Rate of disease

• Food Supply

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The aggressive South American cane toad was introduced to Australia by humans. Information about the cane toad is provided in the table. Based on the table, native organisms will be negatively affected by competition with cane toads if they -

• hunt from the air

• live in the water

• eat reptiles

• are longer than 15cm

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Penguins that are able to survive the extremely harsh winters in the icy lands of Antarctica do so by huddling together in tightly packed groups. They do this because they are depending on each other to meet their need for a certain -

• duration of sunlight

• quantity of fresh water

• range of temperatures

• nutritional requirement

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Trees in a temperate deciduous forest compete for all of the following EXCEPT -

• sunlight

• shelter

• soil

• water

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Prairie dogs are small mammals. They are primarily herbivores that live in underground burrows in grassland prairie ecosystems. Prairie dogs depend on burrows for -

• food

• water

• protection

• sunlight

Fish in a small pond will most likely depend on which of the following biotic factors to meet their needs?

• Large predators that consume aquatic vertebrates

• Insects that feed on other insects in the pond

• Water birds that prey on amphibians and small fish

• Plants that exchange gases with the pond water

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Refer to the tables provided. Which plants depend on and may compete for sandy soil in zone 9?

• Black Hickory and Sweetgum

• Loblolly Pine and Black Hickory

• Post Oak and Chinese Elm

• Live Oak and Post Oak

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Animals

• Biotic

• Abiotic

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plants

• Abiotic

• Biotic

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Sunlight

• Biotic

• Abiotic

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