Question: 1.
___ is an important abiotic factor in ecosystems.

Answer: Water

Question: ___ are important in determining a biome.

Answer: Plants

Question: Match the terms with the definitions.

Answer: detritus - dead organic matter
community - all the populations of all the different species living together in the same place, in the same ecosystem, interacting with one another
ecosystem - all the living things interacting with one another and all the nonliving things in a particular place

Question: What is a biome?

Answer: a large area with a specific climate and certain types of plant and animal communities

Question: Match the terms with the definitions.
benthos
biological productivity
decomposers
estuary
nekton
plankton

Answer:

Question: The ___ biome is characterized by moderate temperatures and high quantities of precipitation.

Answer: temperate rain forest

Question: ___ is an important biotic factor in ecosystems.

Answer: Detritus

Question: The ___ zone is the most productive zone in lakes.

Answer: littoral

Question: Match the terms with the definitions.

Answer: habitat - the place that an organism lives
organism - individual living thing
population - all the members of one species living together in the same place at the same time
species - a group of organisms that are closely related and are able to mate and produce fertile offspring

Question: The ___ is known as the rain forest of the sea for all its biological diversity and productivity.

Answer: coral reef