Effects of Changes in Biotic and Abiotic Factors

Select all the ABIOTIC factors

• bacteria

• minerals

• sunlight

• temperature

• mushrooms

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Which is an example of an ABIOTIC factor in a pond environment?

• The water

• A frog

• A grasshopper

• A snake

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Which is an example of a BIOTIC factor in the environment?

• The climate in the region

• Carnivores that consume other animals

• Amount of helium gas in the air

• Flow of water in a river

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Which of the following shows an ABIOTIC factor interacting with a BIOTIC factor in the environment?

• Lamprey eels survive by attaching themselves to trout.

• Water temperature affects its oxygen level.

• Low light intensity affects the growth of forest pine trees.

• Gypsy moth caterpillars eat the leaves of apple trees.

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Which of the following is an ABIOTIC factor that could affect BIOTIC factors?

• Population of rabbits.

• Length of daylight.

• Presence of harmful bacteria.

• Number of herbivores.

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Which is an example of a seasonal change to a BIOTIC factor?

• Temperatures get cooler in the fall.

• Hours of sunlight increase the summer.

• Birds fly south for the winter.

• Rainfall increases in the spring.

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A living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem is a

• population

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

• community

How does a decrease in an abiotic factor such as rain impact a population in an ecosystem?

• The population will likely increase.

• The population will not be affected.

• The population will likely decrease.

• The population will become a different biotic factor.

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What would happen if the acorn production decreased dramatically?

• the squirrel population would increase

• the squirrel population would have to find a new place to live

• the squirrel population would not be affected

• the squirrel population would be extinct

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Which of the following shows an abiotic factor interacting with a biotic factor in the environment?

• Lamprey eels survive by attaching themselves to trout.

• Water temperature affects its oxygen level.

• Low light intensity affects the growth of forest pine trees.

• Gypsy moth caterpillars eat the leaves of apple tree.

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