Ecology

Study of interactions between organisms and their environment 

• niche
• community 
• ecology
• ecosystem

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Members of a species in a defined area

• Ecosystem
• community
• biodiversity
• population

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Non-living factor that affects an ecosystem

• biotic factor
• abiotic factor
• food chain 
• biome

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

• carbohydrates
• sunlight
• water
• carbon

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The nonliving aspects of an ecosystem.

• Abiotic factors
• Biotic factors

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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

Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant gives of purified water to be evaporated.

• precipitation
• concentration
• transpiration
• evaporation

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Individuals that can breed with one another make up a

• species
• population
• community
• ecosystem

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The air we breathe is only ____% oxygen.

• 10
• 21
• 78
• 90

Organisms that obtains its energy from abiotic sources, such as sunlight or inorganic chemicals

• Autotroph
• Heterotroph
• Omnivore
• Carnivore

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