Ecology Review

Front

Where are nitrogen-fixing bacteria found?

Back

Around the roots of plants.

Front

Abiotic factors in the environment are all __________.

Back

Nonliving.

Front

A group of populations that interact in an area is __________.

Back

Community.

Front

What type of ongoing relationship exists between birds that eat food from between the teeth of alligators?

Back

Mutualism.

Front

An individual belonging to a specific species is called an __________.

Back

Organism.

Front

What is the term for the nonliving components of an ecosystem?

Back

Abiotic factors.

Front

What is the term for the living components of an ecosystem?

Back

Biotic factors.

Front

What is the relationship called when one organism benefits and the other is harmed?

Back

Parasitism.

Front

What is the term for a large geographical biotic unit, a major community of plants and animals with similar life forms and environmental conditions?

Back

Biome.

Front

What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy?

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Photosynthesis.