Ecology - Intro vocab

Intro to Ecology

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A system comprising all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interacts among them

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Population

Reorder

Reorder the following from the smallest to the largest

• Individual

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biome

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Niche

The match of a species to a specific environmental condition.

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​all of the interactions of a species with the other members of its community, including competition, predation, parasitism, and mutualism.

Biodiversity

The variety of all living things in the biosphere.

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Habitat Fragmentation

When portions or fragments of a natural habitat are eliminated for agricultural or urban development.

​Can cause the number of species in that habitat to decrease or become extinct.

Multiple Choice

What are the Abiotic factors in this image? 

• water, sunlight, dirt, air
• birds, water, dirt
• plants, water