Bio 8 Ecology- Populations, communities and Ecosystems.

The living portions of an ecosystem.

• Biotic factors

• Abiotic factors

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The branch of study that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

• Biology

• Lithology

• Ecology

• pharmacology

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All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.

• community
• habitat
• population
• ecosystem

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The non-living part of an ecosystem is known as _________

• Ocean

• Lava Flow

• Birds

• Abiotic

Organisms that look similar and can produce fertile offspring

• Species
• Fish
• Community
• Trees

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Two or more members of a particular species living and interacting in the same area

• Community
• Population
• Organisms
• Biosphere

Different populations living and interacting with each other in the same area

• Biome
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Niche

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An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:

• Autotroph

• Producer

• Consumer

• Genotroph

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In this Food Web Pyramid Which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?

• Herbivore
• Carnivore
• Omnivore
• Secondary Consumer

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An illustration that uses arrows to show the MANY possible directions in which matter and energy can pass through the organisms in an ecosystem.

• Food chain

• Food web

• Energy Pyramid

• Succession Map

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