SNC1/2L Ecosystems and Ecology

_____ is a science that tries to explain the connections between everything on Earth.

• Ecosystem
• Environment
• Ecology

Ecologists study how living things interact with each other and with everything else in their ____.

• Environment
• Ecosystem
• Ecology

A lake, a field, a desert, a pond, and a human body are examples of a(n) __________.

• aquatic
• terrestrial
• ecosystem

The living things such as trees, bugs, bears, and shrubs that live in a forest are the __________ parts of the ecosystem.

• biotic
• terrestrial
• aquatic

All of the non-living things such as rocks and water, found in a forest, are the _____ parts of the ecosystem.

• abiotic
• environmental
• biotic

A termite colony and a town are both examples of a land-based, or ____________, ecosystem.

• aquatic
• abiotic
• terrestrial

A lake and a sea are both examples of a water-based, or __________ ecosystem.

• terrestrial
• aquatic
• oceanic

Keeping a balance between the abiotic and biotic parts of the ecosystem keep it

• healthy
• ecological
• environmental

Human activities, such as building houses and roads, can upset the ____________ in an ecosystem.

• ecology
• balance
• abiotic