Living Environment Biodiversity Lab

What is the study of the interactions among living things and between living things and their surroundings?

• Biology

• Ecology

• Geology

• Immunology

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What is a species that has an unusually large effect on its ecosystem called?

• organism

• biotic species

• abiotic species

• keystone species

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What is a variety of living things in an ecosystem called?

• biodiversity

• community

• ecosystem

• population

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What are all of the organisms and nonliving things in an area called?

• biome

• biotic

• ecosystem

• organism

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What is a group of different species that lives in one area called?

• biome

• community

• keystone species

• population

Biodiversity is important to keep an area (biome) healthy. In this example "Food Web A" is sustainable. Why is sustainability important for an ecosystem in "Food Web A".

• If one organism is removed the food web can still operate (work) with little or no negative effect.

• If an organism is removed the food web will collapse and will affect the environment.

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What is the difference between biotic and abiotic?

• Biotic are non-living things

• Abiotic are living organisms

• Biotic is life,
  Abiotic is non-living

• Biotic is non-living, Abiotic is living

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Which option is biotic?

• Light

• Water

• Salt in the water

• Angel fish

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Which biome is more likely to survive a change in the environment?

• High (rich) biodiversity

• Low (poor) biodiversity

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What does biodiversity mean?

• Only one species in an area.

• The different amount of species in an area

• All abiotic life

• Nitrogen fixation

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