Science Assessment Chapter:5

1) Which of these is Not an example of a nonliving part of an ecosystem? -soil -air -monkey water

2) Which is an example of an abiotic factor? -water -trees -plants -insects

3) In which climate would ecosystems have the most diversity? -desert -savannah -taiga -tropical rain forest

4) A landfill closes. The city covers the top with soil and then plants trees. What is this an example of? -a biotic factor - erosion -habitat restoration -pollution

5) Oil drips from cards onto a parking lot. Then the rain washes the oil into a pond, where fish get sick and die. What is this an example of? -adaptation -pollution -population -restoration

6) Meesha’s lawn is an ecosystem. It includes grass, soil, air, insects, earthworms, and birds. Meesha puts extra water and fertilizer on her lawn. Which parts of the ecosystem will change? -none -all parts, because everything is an ecosystem interacts -just the soil, because she is making it moister and richer -just the grass, because that’s why she’s adding water and fertilizer

7) Bittersweet vines grow quickly up trees, where they block light and cause the trees to die. What is this an example of? -trees meeting a basic need -climate changing a population -pollution harming an ecosystem -a biotic factor changing an ecosystem