Ecology

What is the scientific study of interactions among organisms with each other and with the environment?

• Ecology

• Zoology

• Botany

• Physics

Who was the German biologist who came up with the term "ecology"?

• Robert Hooke

• Charles Darwin

• Albert Einstein

• Ernst Haeckel

What is the portion of the Earth that can sustain life and all of its interactions?

• Hemisphere

• Biosphere

• Troposphere

• Atmosphere

Every organism relies on other organisms to survive. What is this called?

• Biosphere

• Organism

• Interdependence

• Species

What are a group of individuals similar to one another that can breed and create fertile offspring?

• Population

• Herd

• Species

• Colony

What are a group of organisms of one species that interbreed and live together within a defined area?

• Population

• Flock

• Pack

• Culture

What are groups of populations called?

• Species

• Communities

• Biosphere

• Organisms

What is a combination of the communities and physical (nonliving) environment?

• Mesosphere

• Biome

• Species

• Ecosystem

What is a large area that has a particular climate, and particular species of plants and animals that live there(tundra, rainforest, desert)?

• Ecosystem

• Ecology

• Biome

• Succession

All of the following are examples of biomes except

• Tundra

• Pond

• Grassland

• Desert