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write the term or phrase that best matches the description.
ecosystem, population, natural selection, organism, resistance, abiotic factor, evolution, species, community, biotic factor 1. an individual living thing2. a group of various species that live in the same place and interact with each other3. living or once living part of an ecosystem4. unequal survival and reproduction that results from the presence or absence ofparticular traits5. all the organisms living in an area and their physical environment6. change in the genetic characteristics of a population from one generation to the next7. all the members of the same species that live in the same place at the same time8. nonliving part of an ecosystem9. ability of one or more organisms to tolerate a particular chemical designed to kill it10. group of organisms that are closely related and that can mate to produce fertile offspring
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11. What kind of habitat does a red backed salamander need to survive?a. damp forest floorb. sunny top of a treec.dry forest floord.sunny desert rock 12. Which of the following kingdoms include organisms thatcan make their own food?a. protists and plantsb. plants and animalsc. fungi and plantsd. fungi and protists 13. The Chihuahua is a dog that exists because ofa. natural selection.b. artificial selection.c. resistance.d.abiotic factors. 14. Humans have promoted the evolution of insects that are resistant to insecticides bya. trying to control pests with chemicals.b. using insecticides that are outdated.c. using the wrong insecticide.d. breeding more useful insects. 15. Which of the following is not true of an adaptation?a. It is an advantage to an organism in certain environments.b. It increases an organism’s chance of reproducing.c. It increases an organism’s chance of survival.d. It decreases an organism’s chance of evolving. 16. Which of the following is not one of the kingdoms of living things?a. archaebacteriab. protobacteriac. eubacteriad. protists 17. One way that bacteria and fungi are important to the environment is that theya. produce oxygen.b. use the sun’s energy to make their own food.c. are a major food source in many ecosystems.d. break down dead organisms. 18. Phytoplankton are important protists because they are the initial source ofa. food in most land ecosystems.b. food in most ocean and freshwater ecosystems.c. oxygen in the atmosphere.d. Both (a) and (b) 19. Many angiosperms depend ona. other animals in the oceans.b. gymnosperms for reproducing.c. plants for food.d. animals to carry pollen and disperse seeds. 20. Which of the following characteristics is shared by bacteria, fungi, and plants?a. They usually have cell walls.b. They have cell nuclei.c. They are single celled.d. They have the ability to make their own food.
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