CH. 3 Lesson 1 and 2 quiz

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Which of the following is considered a BIOTIC factor?

• Air
• Water
• Rabbits
• Soil

If the death rate is higher than the birth rate, the population will decrease.

• True
• False

Emigration means to move INTO a population.

• True
• False

A living thing is called a/an

• Organism
• Population
• Community
• Ecosystem

All of the Prairie Dogs on the prairie is referring to a

• Organism
• Population
• Community
• Ecosystem

All of the prairie dogs, bison, owls, and grasses in the prairie are called a

• Organism
• Population
• Community
• Ecosystem

Taking the number of individuals in a specific area is called the

• Carrying Capacity
• Limiting Factor
• Population Density

The largest number of organisms that an ecosystem can successfully sustain is called

• Carrying Capacity
• LImiting Factor
• Population Density

If you were talking about the prairie dogs, bison, grasses, and abiotic factors such as temperature, sunlilght and water in an area, you are referring to an

• Organism
• Population
• Community
• Ecosystem