Ecology

Organisms need what to live?

• energy and matter

• water and food

• energy and food

• mass and matter

What is an interaction between organisms in an area?

• abiotic factors

• ecology

• biotic factors

• species

A nonliving part of an environment, such as water, nutrients, soil, sunlight, rainfall, or temperature.

• ecology

• biotic factor

• plants

• abiotic factors

A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same place at the same time

• species

• population

• community

• ecosystem

Organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring.

• population

• species

• community

• ecosystem

This is made up of all the populations of different species that live and interact in an area.

• population

• species

• community

• ecosystem

A community of organisms and their nonliving environment that exchange energy and other resources

• population

• species

• community

• ecosystem

Large regions characterized by climate and communities of species grouped together

• biotic

• abiotic

• biomes

• tropical

A population's niche is the role the population plays in the ecosystem

• true

• false

The place where an organism usually lives and is part of an organism's niche

• habitat

• community

• biome

• ecosystem