Have an account?
Skip to Content
Build your own quiz
15 questions
Show Answers
See Preview
- 1. Multiple Choice
The community is the lowest level of the biosphere’s levels of organization to include members of different species.
True
False
- 2. Multiple Choice
Biomes are unique and do not appear more than once on Earth.
True
False
- 3. Multiple Choice
The defining characteristic of deserts is their high daytime temperatures.
True
False
- 4. Multiple Choice
Freshwater ecosystems can be found within terrestrial ecosystems.
True
False
- 5. Multiple Choice
Identify the biotic factor of an ecosystem from the following:
Rocks
Air
Dirt
Bald eagle
- 6. Multiple Choice
Biomes are defined by specific characteristics.
What characteristics would define the biome shown?
cool and windy with coarse gravelly soil
low-growing shrubs and large furry carnivores
cool and windy with small nocturnal carnivores
hot and dry with low-growing shrubs
- 7. Multiple Choice
The biosphere is best described as the regions of Earth that support _______.
plant life
animal life
human life
all life
- 8. Multiple Choice
In which biome would you be most likely to enjoy leaves changing color in the fall?
Taiga
Temperate Forest
Desert
Tropical Rainforest
- 9. Multiple Choice
In general the warmest biomes in the world are found _______.
at the poles
in the southern hemisphere
near the equator
on the western coasts of continents
- 10. Multiple Choice
The principal characteristic that determines whether an aquatic ecosystem is classified as marine or freshwater is _______.
surface area
water depth
temperature
salinity (saltiness)
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a freshwater ecosystem?
Lakes
Rivers
Seas
Creeks
- 12. Multiple Choice
The proper order, from smallest to largest, for the levels of organization is _______.
population, community, organism, biome, ecosystem, biosphere
organism, community, population, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
biosphere, biome, ecosystem, community, population, organism
organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
- 13. Multiple Choice
Scientists use specific levels of organization in order to analyze the biosphere. The Everglades are a large area of subtropical wetlands found in Florida. A variety of plants and animals can be found in the Everglades, including Florida panthers, cypress trees, herons, and alligators.
Which level of organization is not seen in the Everglades?
Population
Community
Organism
Biome
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which biome is common on North American continent?
Taiga
Savanna
Chaparral
Tropical Rainforest
- 15. Poll
If you could live in any ecosystem, what would it be?
Coastal
Alpine (mountains)
Desert
Temperate forest
Tropical rainforest
- Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags