Download Appendix A: Pre/Post Test

Appendix A: Pre/Post Test
Name: ___________________________
Date: _____________
Period: _____
1. The practice of raising fish and other water-dwelling organisms for food is called:
A. overfishing.
B. aquaculture.
C. sustainable yielding.
D. selective cutting.
2. The largest population that an environment can support is called its
A. carrying capacity.
B. limiting factor.
C. birth rate.
D. death rate.
3. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species is
called
A. natural selection.
B. symbiosis.
C. adaptation.
D. competition.
4. To carry out photosynthesis, algae and plants use the abiotic factors sunlight, carbon
dioxide, and
A. soil.
B. salt.
C. water.
D. bacteria.
5. Organisms that live under similar environmental conditions and location, and interact
directly or indirectly are part of the same:
A. ecosystem.
B. biosystem.
C. abiotic habitat.
D. biotic habitat.
6. An example of abiotic factors influencing freshwater organisms is:
A. predation.
B. competition for food.
C. parasitism.
D. concentration of nitrogen compounds.
7. In the graph above, what does the line of best fit through the data points tell you?
Describe the meaning of its direction, the points on the graph, etc. Cite specific
evidence from the graph to support your description. (2 pts)
8. Refer to the diagram above to describe and provide evidence for three roles bacteria
play in the nitrogen cycle. (2 points)