LE Unit 3 Vocabulary Quiz

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor?

• Bacteria

• Cattle

• Oxygen

• Grass

What is an autotroph?

• An organism that lives in a desert biome

• An organism that feeds on other organisms

• An organism that cannot survive without water

• An organism that makes its own food

What does biodiversity refer to?

• The maximum range at which a habitat can support specific species

• The process by which carbon moves through Earth's living systems

• The variety of life forms in an area

• The physical origin of organisms

What is a biome?

• A unique large-scale habitat determined by climate

• An organism that makes its own food

• The apex or final stage of a community

• The combined life in a given habitat

Which of the following is an example of a carnivore?

• Algae

• Grasshopper

• Barn owl

• Vole

What is carrying capacity?

• The study of how living things relate to their environment

• The maximum range at which a habitat can support specific species

• The process by which carbon moves through Earth's living systems

• The condition from a living thing that affects other living things

What is a biotic factor?

• A condition from a living thing that affects other living things

• The apex or final stage of a community

• The physical origin of organisms

• An organism that makes its own food

What is the carbon cycle?

• The process by which carbon moves through Earth's living systems

• The study of how living things relate to their environment

• The act of vying for or seeking the same resource for survival

• The total amount of one species in a given space

What is a decomposer?

• An organism that lives in a desert biome

• An organism that feeds on other organisms

• An organism that breaks down dead things

• An organism that makes its own food

What is an ecological pyramid?

• A linear basic 'story' of who eats whom

• A unique role that a species plays

• The natural progression or stages of a forest or habitat

• The apex or final stage of a community