Ecology Quest Bronze Gauntlet

by Danica Kenjura

| 5 Questions

Note from the author:

5 questions over abiotic and biotic factors.

20 pts

Which of the following describes an organism that demonstrates a behavioral adaptation to receive a benefit from a non-living component of its habitat?

Tree sloths spend most of their days high in the canopy of the rainforest trees to avoid predators

Remora fish swim near sharks and eat the food scraps which are left behind when sharks eat

Honeybees visit flower after flower, gathering nectar, which they turn into food.

Bearded dragons bask in the sunlight in order to warm up their bodies to the optimum temperature

1 pt

Which of the following describes an interaction between a biotic factor and an abiotic factor?

A pair of birds build a nest in a tree

A black bear uses a cave for a winter home

A squirrel gathers nuts to store for winter

A vulture eats the remains of a wild pig

1 pt

Meat-eating desert reptiles depend on which of the following biotic factors to supply their needs?

Daytime temperature ranges above 30 degrees Celsius

Condensation of moisture on plants for drinking water

Small animals in their habitat on which they feed

Plants that bear fruits during the summer months

1 pt

Which of the following lists includes only abiotic factors?

Plants, animals, average daily temperature

Rainfall amounts, average daily temperature, minerals in soil

Minerals in soil, plants, rainfall amounts

Animals, rainfall amounts, soil composition

1 pt

Which of the following describes a change to an abiotic factor of a squirrel’s habitat that could be harmful to it?

Increase in the population of food plants

Drought that depletes available water

Deforestation leading to reduced nesting sites

Increase in the population of local predators