Ecology Vocabulary

Front

What are the living portions of the ecosystem?

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Biotic factors

Front

From where do autotrophs obtain their energy?

Back

The sun

Front

An individual belonging to a specific species is a:

Back

Organism

Front

What is Long Island Sound, including the plants and animals living in it, considered?

Back

Ecosystem

Front

All living things or organisms in an ecosystem are:

Back

Biotic factors

Front

What are the non-living components of an ecosystem called?

Back

Abiotic factors

Front

What term describes organisms that produce their own food?

Back

Autotrophs

Front

What do we call organisms that cannot produce their own food and rely on others?

Back

Heterotrophs

Front

What is the term for a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area?

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Population

Front

What is the term for the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity