AFNR Unit 4.4 Vocabulary

What is the term for any nonliving component of an ecosystem?

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Consumer

• Flora

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Which term describes a geographic area characterized by specific kinds of plants and animals?

• Biome

• Desert

• Forest

• Energy pyramid

What type of plants lose their leaves at the end of the growing season?

• Evergreen

• Deciduous

• Coniferous

• Tropical

What is an area where rainfall averages less than 25 cm per year called?

• Forest

• Desert

• Wetland

• Grassland

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What encompasses all the biotic and abiotic components of an environment?

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Habitat

• Niche

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What depicts the amount of energy in each trophic level of an ecosystem?

• Food chain

• Energy pyramid

• Food web

• Biome

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What is the total of all external conditions that may influence an organism's development?

• Habitat

• Environment

• Ecosystem

• Niche

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What is a region in which the vegetation is mainly grass or other herbaceous plants?

• Tundra

• Grassland

• Taiga

• Tropical forest

What term describes a consumer that eats primary producers?

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Producer

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What does interdependence mean?

• Independent

• Mutually dependent

• Self-reliant

• Isolated

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