Semester 1 Review Day 2: Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Front

What type of symbiotic relationship occurs when both organisms benefit?

Back

Mutualism

Front

What is a group of ecosystems with similar climate and organisms called?

Back

Biome

Front

What do we call a group of different species living in the same area?

Back

Community

Front

What is the primary factor that determines an area's biome?

Back

Climate

Front

In the interaction between huge rocks and a stream of water, which two spheres are involved?

Back

Hydrosphere and Geosphere

Front

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

Back

Biodiversity

Front

What is the process by which plants use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What is the term for the role and position a species has in its environment?

Back

Niche

Front

What is the term for a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment?

Back

Ecosystem

Front

What is the term for the gradual process by which ecosystems change and develop over time?

Back

Ecological succession