A) Complete the statement, using the word bank provided. (1 point)
Any factor in the environment that causes population growth to decrease is a
growth factor limiting nutrient carrying capacity abiotic factor
limiting factor biotic factor
limiting factor
A) Complete the statement below. (1 point)
A snake that eats a frog that has eaten an insect that fed on a plant is a
secondary consumer
A) What is the combined portions of Earth called in which all living things exist? (1 point)
biome
ecosystem
community
biosphere
biosphere
A) Each of the following is an abiotic factor in the environment EXCEPT (1 point)
temperature.
soil type.
plants
rainfall.
plants
A) Only 10 percent of the energy stored in an organism can be passed on to the next trophic
level. Of the remaining energy, some is used for the organism’s life processes, and the rest is
(1 point)
stored as body tissue.
eliminated as heat.
stored as fat.
used in reproduction.