3.1 Quiz

The biosphere includes:

• Only land environments

• Only living organisms, not their environments

• All parts of Earth in which life exists

• Only water environments

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Ecology is best defined as:

• The study of rocks and minerals

• The scientific study of interactions among organisms and their environment

• The study of weather and climate

• The study of human history

A species is:

• A group of organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring

• A group of different populations living together

• All the organisms in an ecosystem

• Any living part of the environment

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A group of individuals belonging to the same species in the same area is called a:

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Biome

A community is defined as:

• A group of different populations living together in a defined area

• A group of the same species living together

• The physical environment of a population

• A group of ecosystems in a region

Which level of ecological organization includes both living and nonliving factors?

• Species

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Population

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A biome is:

• A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and organisms

• A group of the same species

• All of the ecosystems on Earth

• A specific abiotic factor in an area

The hydrosphere consists of:

• All gases surrounding Earth

• Solid Earth including rocks and continents

• All water on Earth and in the atmosphere

• Only freshwater lakes and rivers

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The geosphere includes:

• Rocks, continents, ocean floor, and Earth’s interior

• Only living organisms

• Water in all its forms

• The thin outermost layer of gases

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An abiotic factor is:

• Any living part of the environment

• Any nonliving part of the environment

• Any group of interacting species

• A type of population

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