Ecology Unit Test Review

Living organisms in our world are connected to other:

• Environments
• Atmosphere
• Organisms
• Ecology

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The branch of biology called ecology is the scientific study of interactions among organisms and their: 

• Biosphere
• Atmosphere
• Environments
• Humans

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Water is lost to the abiotic parts of the biosphere from the process of: 

• Precipitation
• Photosynthesis
• Transpiration
• Infiltration

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Nitrogen is released to the abiotic parts of the biosphere from the process of death and: 

• Decay by bacteria
• Runoff
• Infiltration of ground water
• Lightning in storm clouds

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Starfish live in saltwater ecosystems. Some species live in shallow tidal pools, while others live in the deepest parts of the oceans. This is a description of the_______ of the starfish. 

• Habitat
• Community
• Niche
• None of these

An ecologist who studies how several species in an area interact among each other and with the abiotic parts of the environment is interested in the biological organization level called: 

• Organism
• Population
• Community
• Ecosystem

Ecosystems, biotic factors, and abiotic factors make up the: 

• Biosphere
• Atmosphere
• Universe
• Community

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Groups of different species that live together in a defined area make up a(an)

• Population
• Community
• Ecosystem
• Biosphere

The interactions of abiotic and biotic factors result in conditions that are suitable for some organisms but not others. 

• True
• False
• Maybe
• No idea

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A large group of ecosystems sharing the same type of climax community is called a:

• Biome
• Community
• Environment
• Abiotic