Ecology Terms Part 1

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Study of interactions between organisms and their environment 

• niche
• community 
• ecology
• ecosystem

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What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?

• carbohydrates
• sunlight
• water
• carbon

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Non-living factor that affects an ecosystem

• biotic factor
• abiotic factor
• food chain 
• biome

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The living part of an ecosystem

• Biotic
• Abiotic
• Mother Earth
• Flowers

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In this photo, what is an abiotic factor?

• Deer

• Grass

• rain

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An individual belonging to a specific species

• Biotic
• Community
• Organism
• Reptile

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Individuals that can breed with one another make up a

• species
• population
• community
• ecosystem

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Members of a species in a defined area

• Ecosystem
• community
• biodiversity
• population

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A collection of organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another.

• Population
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Ecosphere

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All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.

• community
• habitat
• population
• ecosystem

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A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and organisms is known as...

• population

• biosphere

• biome

• community

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The area between the highest mountain and the deepest ocean where life can be found

• Biosphere
• Biome
• Farm
• Ecosystem

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What is Biodiversity?

• The study of life

• A living organism

• The variety of life on Earth

• A non living organism

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A species that plays a critical role in the health, maintenance, growth, or definition of an ecosystem.

• keystone

• invasive

• engineer

• predator

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An organism's place in the biotic environment and its role in an ecosystem is

• Niche

• Epitope

• Habitat

• Habit

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An area where an organism finds food, shelter and water in a specific arrangement

• niche
• biosphere
• biome
• habitat

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All these organisms share the same

• Biome
• Population
• Community
• Habitat

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What is this picture describing?

• It is describing natural selection.

• It is describing direct competition between flamingos and ducks.

• It is describing abiotic factors of the tundra.

• It is describing the niche of each bird.

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The study of how living things interact with one another and with their environment.

• Biology
• Lithology
• Ecology
• Farmacology

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The non-living part of an ecosystem

• Ocean
• Lava Flow
• Birds
• Abiotic

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Two or more members of a particular species living and interacting in the same area

• Community
• Population
• Organisms
• Biosphere

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Organisms that look similar and can produce fertile offspring

• Species
• Fish
• Community
• Trees

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Different populations living and interacting with each other in the same area

• Biome
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Niche