Ch.2 Ecosystems

Which of these is a nonliving part of an ecosystem?

• whales
• plants
• fungi
• water

A system made up of organisms interacting with one another

• biology
• abiotic
• biotic
• ecosystem

An ___________ is all the living and non-living things that surround you.

• Community
• Environment 
• Ecosystem
• Climate

What is the vocabulary word for a group of individuals that live in a certain area?

• Community 
• Individual 
• Population 
• Ecosystem 

An organisms particular role in an ecosystem, or how it makes it living.

• Natural Selection
• Adaptation
• Niche
• Species

An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce.

• Biotic
• Abiotic
• Ecosystem
• Habitat

All the living and nonliving things that interact in an area

• Biotic
• Abiotic
• Ecosystem
• Habitat

Which is a living part of an ecosystem?

• air
• soil
• bacteria
• rock

If an ecosystem receives little rainfall, which will most likely happen because of the lack of rain?

• all populations will die
• plant populations will be smaller
• animal populations will be smaller
• both animal and plant populations will be smaller

Which of these is a way that competition helps ecosystems?

• the strongest and healthiest organisms survive
• prey gradually disappear from ecosystems
• populations increase
• there will be more food to eat