Final Exam Vocab Terms Study Guide

Multiple Choice

What is defined as the physical and biological components of an environment?

• Niche

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• Community

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What is the environment where a species lives called?

• Habitat

• Niche

• Ecosystem

• Biome

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What describes the role and position a species has in its environment?

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

• Niche

• Community

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What refers to the maximum number of individuals an environment can support?

• Biodiversity

• Carrying Capacity

• Population Density

• Ecosystem

Multiple Choice

What is a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

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What is a relationship where both organisms benefit?

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Competition

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What is a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected?

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Predation

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What is the gradual development of an ecosystem in an area without soil?

• Secondary Succession

• Primary Succession

• Climax Community

• Pioneer Species

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What is the development of plant and animal life in an area with existing soil called?

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

• Climax Community

• Biodiversity

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What refers to the variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat?

• Ecosystem Services

• Biodiversity

• Carrying Capacity

• Niche

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What are the benefits humans obtain from ecosystems?

• Ecosystem Services

• Succession

• Carrying Capacity

• Climax Community

Multiple Choice

What characterizes a relationship where one species hunts and eats another species?

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Predator-Prey Relationship

• Commensalism

Multiple Choice

What is the final, stable community in an ecological succession called?

• Pioneer Species

• Climax Community

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

Multiple Choice

What are the first species to colonize barren environments in primary succession?

• Climax Community

• Biodiversity

• Pioneer Species

• Ecosystem Services

Multiple Choice

What is the transfer of pollen from male to female plant structures called?

• Pollination

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Transpiration

Multiple Choice

What term refers to a non-living component of an ecosystem, such as sunlight, water, or temperature?

• Biotic Factor

• Abiotic Factor

• Habitat

• Niche

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What term refers to a living component of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, or bacteria?

• Biotic Factor

• Abiotic Factor

• Trophic Level

• Ecosystem

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

• Community

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Biome

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What term describes all the different populations that live together in a particular area?

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Community

• Population