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7th Grade Biotic and Abiotic Environment

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. What does an ecosystem include?

a.
b.
c.
d.

4. What describes the energy in this food chain?

a.
b.
c.
d.

only the living things in an area

only the nonliving things in an area
all of the living and nonliving things in an area
only some of the living and nonliving things in
an area

It is moving in a cycle.
It flows between organisms in one direction.
It is moving up and down the food chain.
It is not moving.

5. Why is a food web a more realistic model than a

food chain?

2. Which of the following in the illustration is an

example of both a biotic and abiotic factor?

a.
b.
c.
d.

a.
b.

soil
grass
earthworm
tree

c.
d.

3. Which is the correct sequence from small to large

scale?
a. community, population, ecosystem, biome
b. community, ecosystem, population, biome
c. population, community, ecosystem, biome
d. population, community, biome, ecosystem

because producers are not always the first step

because energy is lost at each step in a food
chain
because most animals are omnivores
because most animals do not eat only one thing

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6. Which is true of the organisms shown in an energy

pyramid?

a.
b.
c.
d.

10. This layer of soil is called _________, is usually

rich in humus, and supports much biological
activity.
a. topsoil
b. subsoil
c. bedrock
d. None of the above
11. Decayed organic material turns into a dark colored
material called __________.
a. soil
b. humus
c. clay
d. litter

They all get their energy in the same way.

They are in the same food chain or food web.
They each require the same amount of energy.
They each provide the same amount of energy.

7. Which of the following results from

overpopulation?
a. healthier individuals
b. a stable ecosystem
c. damage to the habitat
d. a lower death rate

12. Which of the following is used to describe rocks

that contain pores and cracks that allows
groundwater to flow through it?
a. permeability
b. flexibility
c. spacious
d. geyser

8. What is the movement of individuals into an area

occupied by an existing population?
a. Immigration
b. Horizon
c. Emmigration
d. Conservation

13. Permeable rock where groundwater is contained or

flows
a. dam
b. aquifer
c. reservoir
d. water table

9. Wildfires, all of the following are true EXCEPT?

14. Water above the earth's surface is called ________.

It can be found in lakes and streams.
a. salt water
b. ground water
c. surface water
d. drinking water

a.
b.

c.
d.

15. A(n)_________ is an area of land that drains in to

the same surface water.
a. aquifer
b. watershed
c. well
d. drain

Natural event in most grassland and forest

ecosystem.
Occur naturally through lightning strikes or
when humans start them accidentally or
intentionally.
Some plant species depend on wildfires for
reporduction
None of the above

16. A renewable resource is a resource which:

a. are all living resources
b. have finite supplies that will one day be all
used up
c. can be replenished over months, years, or
decades
d. include iron, gas, and copper

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17. The protection, restoration, and management of

natural resources is called _______.
a. recycling
b. conservation
c. reserve
d. EPA
18. Fossil fuels such as coal and oil are _________
because of the years needed in order to replace.
a. renewable resources
b. nonrenewable resources
c. natural resources
d. reusable resources

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7th Grade Biotic and Abiotic Environment

Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: C
PTS: 1
STA: 7Sd: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how organisms interact with and respond to the
biotic and abiotic Indicators of their environment. (Earth Science, Life Science)
LOC: 7Sd.1: Summarize the characteristics of the levels of organization within ecosystems (including
populations, communities, habitats, niches, and biomes).
2. ANS: A
PTS: 1
STA: 7Sd: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how organisms interact with and respond to the
biotic and abiotic Indicators of their environment. (Earth Science, Life Science)
LOC: 7Sd.1: Summarize the characteristics of the levels of organization within ecosystems (including
populations, communities, habitats, niches, and biomes).
3. ANS: C
PTS: 1
STA: 7Sd: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how organisms interact with and respond to the
biotic and abiotic Indicators of their environment. (Earth Science, Life Science)
LOC: 7Sd.1: Summarize the characteristics of the levels of organization within ecosystems (including
populations, communities, habitats, niches, and biomes).
4. ANS: B
PTS: 1
STA: 7Sd: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how organisms interact with and respond to the
biotic and abiotic Indicators of their environment. (Earth Science, Life Science)
LOC: 7Sd.2: Illustrate energy flow in food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids.
5. ANS: D
PTS: 1
STA: 7Sd: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how organisms interact with and respond to the
biotic and abiotic Indicators of their environment. (Earth Science, Life Science)
LOC: 7Sd.2: Illustrate energy flow in food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids.
6. ANS: B
PTS: 1
STA: 7Sd: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how organisms interact with and respond to the
biotic and abiotic Indicators of their environment. (Earth Science, Life Science)
LOC: 7Sd.2: Illustrate energy flow in food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids.
7. ANS: C
PTS: 1
STA: 7Sd: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how organisms interact with and respond to the
biotic and abiotic Indicators of their environment. (Earth Science, Life Science)
LOC: 7Sd.3: Explain the interaction among changes in the environment due to natural hazards (including
landslides, wildfires, and floods), changes in populations, and limiting factors (including climate and the
availability of food and water, space, and shelter).
8. ANS: A
PTS: 1
STA: 7Sd: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how organisms interact with and respond to the
biotic and abiotic Indicators of their environment. (Earth Science, Life Science)
LOC: 7Sd.3: Explain the interaction among changes in the environment due to natural hazards (including
landslides, wildfires, and floods), changes in populations, and limiting factors (including climate and the
availability of food and water, space, and shelter).

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9. ANS: D
PTS: 1
STA: 7Sd: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how organisms interact with and respond to the
biotic and abiotic Indicators of their environment. (Earth Science, Life Science)
LOC: 7Sd.3: Explain the interaction among changes in the environment due to natural hazards (including
landslides, wildfires, and floods), changes in populations, and limiting factors (including climate and the
availability of food and water, space, and shelter).
10. ANS: A
PTS: 1
STA: 7Sd: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how organisms interact with and respond to the
biotic and abiotic Indicators of their environment. (Earth Science, Life Science)
LOC: 7Sd.4: Explain the effects of soil quality on the characteristics of an ecosystem.
11. ANS: B
PTS: 1
STA: 7Sd: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how organisms interact with and respond to the
biotic and abiotic Indicators of their environment. (Earth Science, Life Science)
LOC: 7Sd.4: Explain the effects of soil quality on the characteristics of an ecosystem.
12. ANS: A
PTS: 1
STA: 7Sd: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how organisms interact with and respond to the
biotic and abiotic Indicators of their environment. (Earth Science, Life Science)
LOC: 7Sd.4: Explain the effects of soil quality on the characteristics of an ecosystem.
13. ANS: B
PTS: 1
STA: 7Sd: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how organisms interact with and respond to the
biotic and abiotic Indicators of their environment. (Earth Science, Life Science)
LOC: 7Sd.5: Summarize how the location and movement of water on Earth's surface through groundwater zones
and surface-water drainage basins, called watersheds, are important to ecosystems and to human activities.
14. ANS: C
PTS: 1
STA: 7Sd: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how organisms interact with and respond to the
biotic and abiotic Indicators of their environment. (Earth Science, Life Science)
LOC: 7Sd.5: Summarize how the location and movement of water on Earth's surface through groundwater zones
and surface-water drainage basins, called watersheds, are important to ecosystems and to human activities.
15. ANS: B
PTS: 1
STA: 7Sd: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how organisms interact with and respond to the
biotic and abiotic Indicators of their environment. (Earth Science, Life Science)
LOC: 7Sd.5: Summarize how the location and movement of water on Earth's surface through groundwater zones
and surface-water drainage basins, called watersheds, are important to ecosystems and to human activities.
16. ANS: C
PTS: 1
STA: 7Sd: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how organisms interact with and respond to the
biotic and abiotic Indicators of their environment. (Earth Science, Life Science)
LOC: 7Sd.6 Classify resources as renewable or nonrenewable and explain the implications of their depletion and
the importance of conservation.
17. ANS: B
PTS: 1
STA: 7Sd: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how organisms interact with and respond to the
biotic and abiotic Indicators of their environment. (Earth Science, Life Science)
LOC: 7Sd.6 Classify resources as renewable or nonrenewable and explain the implications of their depletion and
the importance of conservation.
18. ANS: B
PTS: 1
STA: 7Sd: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how organisms interact with and respond to the
biotic and abiotic Indicators of their environment. (Earth Science, Life Science)
LOC: 7Sd.6 Classify resources as renewable or nonrenewable and explain the implications of their depletion and
the importance of conservation.