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Quiz: Parts of an Ecosystem
Read each question. Circle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which of the following is an example of an 5. Which of these is an example of a biotic factor
ecosystem? that could limit a community in an ecosystem?
A. an oyster A. A drought occurs for several months.
B. a school of fish B. New predators move into the ecosystem.
C. fish and sharks C. A hurricane passes through an ecosystem.
D. the open ocean D. Living space is lost due to human activities.
2. Which of these is an example of a biotic factor 6. The table shows data about abiotic factors of
that could affect the size of a population? streams in two different watersheds.
A. climate
B. disease
C. a natural disaster
D. water availability
3. Which example represents an abiotic factor in
an aquatic ecosystem?
What are two other abiotic factors that could
A. Water lilies float on top of a pond. also be studied to help determine the health of
B. A population of bass is living in a lake. the streams in the two watersheds?
C. The pH of a lake is decreased by acid rain. A. aquatic insects and sunlight
D. Dragonflies feed on small insects near a B. phytoplankton and water depth
pond. C. light penetration and water flow rate
4. Which of these is an example of a population D. water flow rate and macroinvertebrates
in a desert ecosystem?
A. a saguaro cactus
B. the amount of rainfall
C. a fennec fox and its young
D. hawks and the lizards they feed on
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7. The diagram shows a food web in a forest.
Which of these is represented by the diagram?
A. abiotic factors
B. community
C. ecosystem
D. population
Read each statement. Write your answer on the lines.
8. A student wants to investigate a biome.
What characteristics should the student use to identify an ecosystem?
Explain how ecosystems and communities are related.
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9. How can biotic and abiotic factors affect the size of a population? Give an example of a biotic and an
abiotic factor that could affect a population of snakes living in a prairie.
10. What are the effects of the introduction of a species from one ecosystem to a completely different one?
Describe two possible results.
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