Interdependent relationships in Ecosystems

The place where an organism lives is called its

• hobbit
• hospital
• habitat
• habit

The nonliving parts of an ecosystem are called

• biotic factors
• dead things
• abiotic factors
• asymmetrical factors

Sunlight, water, oxygen, temperature, and soil are all

• biotic factors
• abiotic factors
• living things
• homeostasis

A tick living on a dog and taking its blood is an example of 

• commensalism
• predation
• mutualism
• parasitism

Fish picking off bits of algae or parasites from a turtle's shell is an example of 

• competition
• predation
• commensalism
• mutualism

Male giraffes fighting for a female giraffe is an example of 

• competition
• predation
• symbiosis
• craziness!

The living parts of an ecosystem are called

• abiotic factors
• biotic factors
• biology
• microbiology

A place with similar climates and organisms is called a

• biome
• biotic place
• Biosphere
• a vacation destination!

Limiting factors limit the growth of a population. Limiting factors include:

• Food and water
• Space to live
• Weather
• All of these

Birds that leave Maryland and fly south for the winter are _____________ to a NEW area.

• immigrating
• emigrating