Which statement is true?(1 point)

Responses

Biomes contain thousands of ecosystems and provide ecosystem services.
Biomes contain thousands of ecosystems and provide ecosystem services.

An ecosystem consists of living things that interact in the same environment.
An ecosystem consists of living things that interact in the same environment.

An ecosystem is classified by factors such as temperature and precipitation.
An ecosystem is classified by factors such as temperature and precipitation.

Some biomes can be too small to see without a microscope.

1 answer

The statements "Biomes contain thousands of ecosystems and provide ecosystem services" and "An ecosystem consists of living things that interact in the same environment" are both true.

However, the most directly accurate response to the definition of an ecosystem is: "An ecosystem consists of living things that interact in the same environment."

The statement about biomes is also true, as biomes are large areas that encompass multiple ecosystems and provide various ecosystem services.

The statement regarding ecosystems being classified by temperature and precipitation is misleading; rather, these factors are used to classify biomes, not ecosystems.

The statement about biomes being too small to see without a microscope is incorrect, as biomes are vast regions and not microscopic.

Therefore, the most straightforward true statement is: "An ecosystem consists of living things that interact in the same environment."