Interactions in Ecosystems Review

Front

What are the living portions of an ecosystem?

Back

Biotic factors

Front

What are the nonliving aspects of an ecosystem?

Back

Abiotic factors

Front

What may cause a population to increase?

Back

Increase of food supply, removal of predators, removal of disease, all of these.

Front

What is the ecological relationship where one organism benefits and the other is not affected?

Back

Commensalism

Front

What do we call an organism that actively hunts its food or prey?

Back

Predator

Front

What is the term for organisms that only eat plants?

Back

Herbivore

Front

What is the term for organisms that eat both plants and animals?

Back

Omnivore

Front

What is the ecological relationship where both organisms benefit?

Back

Mutualism

Front

What is the ecological relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another?

Back

Parasitism

Front

What are the physical components of an ecosystem, such as water, soil, and sunlight?

Back

Abiotic factors