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1. 
Bacteria is....
A.
biotic
B.
abiotic
2. 
Water temperature would be an example of....
A.
a biotic factor
B.
an abiotic factor
3. 
A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving aspects of the environment.
A.
Population
B.
Community
C.
Habitat
D.
Ecosystem
4. 
Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all _____ parts of the environment
A.
alive
B.
biotic
C.
abiotic
D.
living
5. 
Is a volcano an abiotic or biotic factor?
A.
abiotic
B.
biotic
6. 
Is an elephant an abiotic or biotic factor?
A.
abiotic
B.
biotic
7. 
Is a fish an abiotic or biotic factor?
A.
abiotic
B.
biotic
8. 
Is a river an abiotic or biotic factor?
A.
abiotic
B.
biotic
9. 
The non-living part of an ecosystem
A.
Ocean
B.
Lava flow
C.
Birds
D.
Abiotic
10. 
The study of how living things interact with one another and with their environment.
A.
Biology
B.
Ecology
C.
Ecosystem
D.
Lithology
11. 
Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor?
A.
abiotic
B.
biotic
12. 
Is a rotting log an abiotic or biotic factor?
A.
abiotic
B.
biotic
13. 
Is a weather an abiotic or biotic factor?
A.
abiotic
B.
biotic
14. 
Is sunlight an abiotic or biotic factor?
A.
abiotic
B.
biotic
15. 
A living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem is a
A.
population
B.
biotic factor
C.
abiotic factor
D.
community
16. 
Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?
A.
sun
B.
temperature
C.
soil
D.
grass
17. 
A nonliving element in an ecosystem is an
A.
animal
B.
abiotic factor
C.
biotic factor
D.
organism
18. 
Which of the following is not a biotic factor?
A.
mushroom
B.
coyote
C.
elephant
D.
air
19. 
A system made up of organisms interacting with one another
A.
biology
B.
abiotic
C.
biotic
D.
ecosystem
20. 
A group of the same type of organisms living in the same place at the same time.
A.
threatened species
B.
populations
C.
community
D.
limiting factor
21. 
Which of the following lists has ONLY biotic factors?
A.
snail, algae, guppy, sunlight
B.
temperature, Daphnia (water flea), snail, guppy (fish)
C.
snail, guppy (fish), Daphnia (water flea), algae
D.
temperature, pH, conductivity, nitrite concentration
22. 
The factors in an ecosystem that have never had the ability to live.
A.
Biotic factor
B.
Abiotic factor
C.
Biome
D.
Community
23. 
What abiotic factors are present in the picture?
A.
Fire
B.
Oxygen
C.
Heat
D.
All possible choices
24. 
A certain plant needs moisture, carbon dioxide, oxygen, light, and minerals to survive. This scenario shows that this particular living organism depends on .
A.
Biotic and Abiotic factors
B.
Biotic Factors
C.
Abiotic Factors
D.
None of the possible choices
25. 
What are the Abiotic factors in this image?
A.
water, sunlight, dirt, and air
B.
birds and plants
C.
birds, water, and dirt
D.
plants and water
26. 
The living portions of the ecosystem
A.
Biotic factors
B.
Abiotic factors
27. 
Which of the following is a biotic factor operating within an ecosystem?
A.
Predators hunting, killing and eating their prey.
B.
Sunlight increasing the temperature causing fish to die.
C.
Increasing pH because of human pollution in a river system
D.
Destruction of a forest ecosystem because of fire.
28. 
Which of the following is an abiotic factor operating within an ecosystem?
A.
Predators hunting, killing and eating their prey.
B.
Sunlight increasing the temperature causing fish to die.
C.
Plant growing and providing food for a rabbit
D.
All possible choices
29. 
What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?
A.
carbohydrates
B.
sunlight
C.
water
D.
biocarbon
30. 
Ecology is the study of the interactions that organisms have with. (check all that apply)
A.
Organisms with other organisms
B.
Organisms without other organisms
C.
Organisms with their surroundings
D.
Organisms without their surroundings
E.
Nonliving factors with their surroundings
31. 
What is ecology? (check all that apply)
A.
Studying cells
B.
Studying animals
C.
Studying the ecosystem
D.
Studying plants
32. 
____________ organisms (species) have the ability to grow and reproduce.
A.
All
B.
Most
C.
Some
D.
No
33. 
To grow and reproduce an organism gets what from their environment? (check all that apply)
A.
Energy
B.
Friendship
C.
Companionship
D.
Basic Materials
E.
Habitat
34. 
Plants get energy by....
A.
Respiration from sunlight
B.
Photosynthesis of sunlight
C.
Decomposition of sunlight
D.
All possible choices
35. 
All organisms get energy through…​
A.
Photosynthesis of sunlight
B.
Consuming other organisms
C.
both possible choices
36. 
Parts of the environment that are NOT living.
A.
Biotic Factors
B.
Live Factors
C.
Nonbiotic factors
D.
Abiotic Factors
37. 
Parts of the environment that are living.
A.
Biotic Factors
B.
Live Factors
C.
Nonbiotic factors
D.
Abiotic Factors
38. 
Parts of the environment that were once living.
A.
Biotic factors
B.
Abiotic factors
C.
Both choices
39. 
Which are NOT biotic factors (check all that apply)
A.
Deer
B.
Air
C.
Insect
D.
Water
E.
Sunlight
F.
Rotting log
40. 
Which are NOT abiotic factors? (check all that apply)
A.
Deer
B.
Protists
C.
Air
D.
Sunlight
E.
Insects
F.
Volcano
41. 
Ecology studies the interactions between...
A.
Biotic factors like how one organism effects another
B.
Abiotic factors like how organisms are effected by their environment
C.
Both possible choices
42. 
A human skeleton is.....
A.
an abiotic factor
B.
a biotic factor
43. 
What is NOT true about an Ecosystem?
A.
Is the entire planet
B.
Is an area of the planet
C.
Consists of all of the nonliving items like rivers, temperature, air, etc.
D.
Consists of all the animals
44. 
All animals and fungi breathe in oxygen and need water to survive. Abiotic Factor in Ecology for this statement is...
A.
Carbon Dioxide and water
B.
Oxygen and water
C.
Animals and Fungi
D.
Animals and Protists
45. 
All animals and fungi breathe in oxygen and need water to survive. Biotic Factor in Ecology for this statement is...
A.
Animals and protists
B.
Animals and fungi
C.
Oxygen and water
D.
Oxygen and glucose
46. 
All plants take in carbon dioxide and water. Biotic Factor in Ecology for this statement is...
A.
The roots
B.
Carbon dixoide and water
C.
The plant
D.
Carbon dioxide and glucose
47. 
All plants take in carbon dioxide and water. Abiotic Factor in Ecology for this statement is...
A.
The plant
B.
The roots
C.
Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen
D.
Carbon Dioxide and Water
48. 
What is the soure of energy for ecosystems?
A.
the sun
B.
producers
C.
consumers
D.
water
49. 
Identify number 11 in the ecosystem.
A.
biotic factor
B.
aiotic factor
50. 
Identify number 10 in the ecosystem.
A.
biotic factor
B.
abiotic factor
51. 
Identify number 9 in the ecosystem.
A.
biotic factor
B.
abiotic factor
52. 
Identify number 8 in the ecosystem.
A.
biotic factor
B.
abiotic factor
53. 
Identify number 7 in the ecosystem.
A.
biotic factor
B.
abiotic factor
54. 
Identify number 6 in the ecosystem.
A.
biotic factor
B.
abiotic factor
55. 
Identify number 5 in the ecosytem.
A.
biotic factor
B.
abiotic factor
56. 
Identify number 4 in the Ecosystem.
A.
biotic factor
B.
abiotic factor
57. 
An ecosystem includes.....
A.
Includes all of the plants living on the planet
B.
Includes all of the animals living on the planet
C.
Includes Earth's core (the center of the planet)
D.
Includes the amount of rainfall in an area
58. 
What is NOT true about Abiotic factors?
A.
number of organisms in the ecosystem
B.
average temp of an ecosystem
C.
size of an ecosystem
D.
all choices
59. 
______ organisms (species) have the ability to grow and reproduce.
A.
All
B.
Most
C.
Some
D.
No