Biology - Ch. 11 - Living Things & Environment

What is the study of the relationship between the environment and living things?

• Astronomy

• Ecology

• Biology

Everything that surrounds an organism and acts upon it is the organisms' _____________________.

• Environment

• Niche

• Population

What do we call it when organisms act upon other organisms or part of their environment?

• Niche

• Habitat

• Interact

What do we call a group of the same kind of organisms living in a certain place?

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

All of the different populations that live in a certain place are a(n) _______________.

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

What do we call a group of communities interacting with one another and the nonliving parts of their environment?

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

What is an organism's role or job?

• Habitat

• Niche

• Range

What provides an organism with water, shelter, and a place to reproduce?

• Habitat

• Niche

• Range

What things limit how much a population can grow (Ex: food or water)?

• Range

• Carrying Capacity

• Limiting Factors

What is the largest size of a population that can be supported by the resources of an area?

• Carrying Capacity

• Limiting Factors

• Range