Abiotic Factors Lesson Quiz B Multiple Choice 1.

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Lesson Quiz B
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Chapter 20
Lesson 1
Abiotic Factors
Multiple Choice
Directions: On the line before each question, write the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which situation represents an abiotic factor and a biotic factor?
A. a frog feeding on insects
B. a tree growing in rich soil
C. a chicken hatching from an egg
D. a caterpillar changing into a butterfly
2. Which factor is a part of the climate at the South Pole?
A. rich soil
B. high tides
C. low temperatures
D. atmospheric nitrogen
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3. Why is Earth’s atmosphere beneficial to the planet?
A. It produces light.
B. It provides living things with helium.
C. It is the source of oxygen for living things.
D. It would be much hotter on Earth without the atmosphere.
4. Which includes a mixture of rocks, air, water, and the remains of
once-living things?
A. soil
B. minerals
C. an ecosystem
D. a biotic factor
Short Answer
Directions: Respond to each statement on the lines provided.
5. Defend this statement: Life on Earth depends on water.
6. Compose a sentence that explains the relationship between an ecosystem’s abiotic
and biotic factors.
7. Identify an example of how the atmosphere protects Earth’s living organisms.
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